RCI Hospitality (RICK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $54.26 +0.05 (+0.09%) Closing price 02/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$55.24 +0.98 (+1.81%) As of 04:21 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends RCI Hospitality Short Interest DataRCI Hospitality (RICK) has a short interest of 474,100 shares, representing 5.82% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -13.71% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.2, indicating that it would take 5.2 days of the average trading volume of 59,723 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest474,100 sharesPrevious Short Interest549,400 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-13.71%Dollar Volume Sold Short$25.23 millionShort Interest Ratio5.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 15, 2025Outstanding Shares8,900,000 sharesFloat Size8,150,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.82%Today's Trading Volume38,163 sharesAverage Trading Volume59,723 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average64% Short Selling RCI Hospitality? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for RCI Hospitality and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartRICK Short Interest Over TimeRICK Days to Cover Over TimeRICK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time RCI Hospitality Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/15/2025474,100 shares $25.23 million -13.7%5.8%5.2 $53.22 12/31/2024549,400 shares $31.57 million -27.5%6.7%6.1 $57.47 12/15/2024758,100 shares $39.49 million +3.4%9.3%8.8 $52.09 11/30/2024733,500 shares $38.48 million +0.3%8.9%9.6 $52.46 11/15/2024731,700 shares $36.19 million -9.1%8.9%9.6 $49.46 10/31/2024804,600 shares $34.94 million -11.2%9.7%10.9 $43.42 10/15/2024906,100 shares $39.48 million +5.9%11.0%11.1 $43.57 9/30/2024855,300 shares $38.10 million -2.7%10.4%9.3 $44.55 9/15/2024878,700 shares $40.23 million +9.1%10.6%8.5 $45.78 8/31/2024805,100 shares $36.70 million -7.0%9.7%7.9 $45.59 Get the Latest News and Ratings for RICK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for RCI Hospitality and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/15/2024865,600 shares $39.52 million -5.1%10.5%7.7 $45.66 7/31/2024911,800 shares $45.12 million -1.5%10.9%7.8 $49.48 7/15/2024925,600 shares $42.84 million +24.6%11.1%9.1 $46.28 6/30/2024742,700 shares $32.35 million +16.7%8.7%7.9 $43.56 6/15/2024636,200 shares $27.76 million +9.3%7.4%8.1 $43.63 5/31/2024581,900 shares $26.03 million +50.4%6.8%8.3 $44.74 5/15/2024386,800 shares $18.71 million +10.0%4.7%6.6 $48.37 4/30/2024351,500 shares $17.84 million -0.3%4.3%6.8 $50.76 4/15/2024352,400 shares $17.70 million +6.4%4.3%6.8 $50.24 3/31/2024331,100 shares $19.20 million -15.3%4.0%6.9 $58.00 3/15/2024390,800 shares $21.29 million +13.3%4.8%8 $54.47 2/29/2024345,000 shares $19.44 million -1.2%4.2%5.7 $56.36 2/15/2024349,000 shares $20.47 million +4.6%4.3%5.8 $58.66 1/31/2024333,600 shares $20.60 million -3.8%4.1%5.9 $61.76 1/15/2024346,900 shares $21.83 million -0.4%4.2%6 $62.93 12/31/2023348,300 shares $23.08 million -21.9%4.2%5.7 $66.26 12/15/2023446,200 shares $28.31 million +27.9%5.4%7.4 $63.44 11/30/2023348,800 shares $20.44 million +29.9%4.2%6.7 $58.61 11/15/2023268,600 shares $15.23 million +0.5%3.2%5.3 $56.71 10/31/2023267,200 shares $14.57 million -3.6%3.2%5.2 $54.51 10/15/2023277,300 shares $14.47 million -4.9%3.4%5.4 $52.17 9/30/2023291,600 shares $17.69 million +3.5%3.5%5.6 $60.66 9/15/2023281,800 shares $17.92 million +10.3%3.4%5.8 $63.60 8/31/2023255,600 shares $16.69 million -10.7%3.1%5.6 $65.28 8/15/2023286,100 shares $18.93 million -1.5%3.5%6.1 $66.17 7/31/2023290,500 shares $20.26 million +5.2%3.5%6.5 $69.75 7/15/2023276,100 shares $19.28 million -7.2%3.3%6.1 $69.83 6/30/2023297,600 shares $22.61 million -15.6%3.6%6.9 $75.99 6/15/2023352,500 shares $27.30 million +8.8%4.3%7.5 $77.44 5/31/2023324,100 shares $23.41 million -9.9%3.9%6.1 $72.23I don’t see your name on the payout list… (Ad)The two new trades Jim is about to send out only scratch the surface of the profit opportunities you'll see as a Velocity Trader subscriber. Because he's given the people who follow his work the chance to bank gains of 43,508% since November of 2015… including a current streak where he's delivered 712 winners without a single loss.Discover how to join them here. 5/15/2023359,700 shares $26.42 million +0.3%4.4%6.1 $73.45 4/30/2023358,800 shares $26.87 million +2.7%4.4%5.3 $74.90 4/15/2023349,400 shares $26.26 million -5.9%4.3%4.9 $75.16 3/31/2023371,200 shares $29.02 million -10.1%4.6%4.8 $78.17 3/15/2023412,800 shares $33.13 million +17.9%5.1%4.9 $80.26 2/28/2023350,200 shares $29.34 million -3.2%4.3%4 $83.77 2/15/2023361,800 shares $30.77 million +11.2%4.5%4.2 $85.05 1/31/2023325,500 shares $29.55 million -5.1%4.0%4.3 $90.79 1/15/2023342,800 shares $32.60 million +27.2%4.2%4.7 $95.10 12/30/2022269,500 shares $25.11 million -18.1%3.3%3.7 $93.19 12/15/2022328,900 shares $30.44 million +32.7%4.1%4.8 $92.56 11/30/2022247,800 shares $22.55 million +1.0%3.1%4.1 $91.02 11/15/2022245,300 shares $20.65 million -17.0%3.0%4.1 $84.17 10/31/2022295,700 shares $24.97 million +0.4%3.7%4.4 $84.43 10/15/2022294,600 shares $21.52 million +4.6%3.7%4.3 $73.04 9/30/2022281,700 shares $18.41 million -21.1%3.5%3.8 $65.34 9/15/2022357,100 shares $25.22 million -14.3%4.5%4.7 $70.62 8/31/2022416,500 shares $27.16 million -16.1%5.2%5.2 $65.21 8/15/2022496,400 shares $34.52 million +3.1%6.2%4.8 $69.54 7/31/2022481,300 shares $27.41 million +21.4%5.9%4.5 $56.96 7/15/2022396,600 shares $20.88 million -2.8%5.1%3.7 $52.66 6/30/2022407,900 shares $19.73 million -14.9%4.6%4 $48.36 6/15/2022479,100 shares $24.85 million +40.3%5.4%4.8 $51.87 5/31/2022341,600 shares $19.72 million +33.7%4.3%3.6 $57.73 5/15/2022255,500 shares $14.95 million -1.7%3.3%3.3 $58.51 4/30/2022259,900 shares $16.10 million +11.9%3.3%3.2 $61.96 4/15/2022232,200 shares $14.74 million +0.2%2.9%2.8 $63.50 3/31/2022231,800 shares $14.25 million -5.9%2.9%2.8 $61.46 3/15/2022246,300 shares $14.70 million -4.8%3.1%2.9 $59.70 2/28/2022258,700 shares $16.79 million +3.7%3.3%3.1 $64.92 2/15/2022249,600 shares $16.80 million +50.9%3.1%3.1 $67.30 1/31/2022165,400 shares $11.56 million -2.4%2.1%2.6 $69.87 1/15/2022169,400 shares $14.39 million +2.9%2.1%3 $84.95 12/31/2021164,600 shares $12.82 million -0.4%2.1%3.2 $77.88 12/15/2021165,300 shares $10.71 million -11.5%2.1%3.5 $64.77 11/30/2021186,800 shares $11.83 million -5.9%2.2%4.2 $63.31 11/15/2021198,600 shares $14.71 million -1.0%2.3%4.5 $74.06 10/29/2021200,500 shares $13.59 million -1.3%2.3%4.2 $67.80 10/15/2021203,200 shares $14.34 million -12.7%2.3%4.3 $70.56 9/30/2021232,800 shares $15.95 million +11.3%2.9%4.5 $68.51 9/15/2021209,200 shares $14.03 million -17.3%2.6%3.7 $67.08 8/31/2021252,800 shares $16.33 million -8.5%3.2%4.3 $64.61 8/13/2021276,200 shares $18.64 million +11.2%3.5%4.6 $67.49 7/30/2021248,400 shares $15.59 million +1.6%3.1%3.4 $62.76 7/15/2021244,400 shares $14.88 million -7.9%3.1%3.4 $60.87 6/30/2021265,400 shares $17.57 million -13.0%3.4%3.6 $66.20 6/15/2021304,900 shares $20.54 million -8.1%3.9%4 $67.38 5/28/2021331,900 shares $25.72 million -11.7%4.2%4.1 $77.50 5/14/2021376,000 shares $26.41 million +13.9%4.8%4.4 $70.25 4/30/2021330,000 shares $23.43 million -2.2%4.2%3.7 $71.01I don’t see your name on the payout list… (Ad)The two new trades Jim is about to send out only scratch the surface of the profit opportunities you'll see as a Velocity Trader subscriber. Because he's given the people who follow his work the chance to bank gains of 43,508% since November of 2015… including a current streak where he's delivered 712 winners without a single loss.Discover how to join them here. 4/15/2021337,400 shares $23.32 million +6.4%4.3%3.7 $69.13 3/31/2021317,100 shares $19.82 million -24.2%4.0%3.3 $62.51 3/15/2021418,100 shares $29.63 million +16.3%5.3%4.2 $70.86 2/26/2021359,500 shares $21.85 million -16.3%4.5%3.7 $60.79 2/12/2021429,500 shares $23.88 million -18.5%5.4%4.5 $55.61 1/29/2021526,900 shares $21.93 million -0.6%6.5%6.2 $41.63 1/15/2021529,900 shares $21.49 million No Change6.5%6.3 $40.55 RICK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is RCI Hospitality's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of RCI Hospitality shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of January 15th, investors have sold 474,100 shares of RICK short. 5.82% of RCI Hospitality's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on RCI Hospitality's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for RCI Hospitality? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. RICK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on RCI Hospitality's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting RCI Hospitality? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of RCI Hospitality: Wolverine Trading LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, and PEAK6 Investments LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for RCI Hospitality? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 5.82% of RCI Hospitality's floating shares are currently sold short. Is RCI Hospitality's short interest increasing or decreasing? RCI Hospitality saw a drop in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 474,100 shares, a drop of 13.7% from the previous total of 549,400 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is RCI Hospitality's float size? RCI Hospitality currently has issued a total of 8,900,000 shares. Some of RCI Hospitality's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. RCI Hospitality currently has a public float of 8,150,000 shares. How does RCI Hospitality's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.82% of RCI Hospitality's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to RCI Hospitality: Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (14.16%), Papa Johns International, Inc. (12.94%), Bloomin' Brands, Inc. (12.82%), BJ's Restaurants, Inc. (6.85%), Jack in the Box Inc. (14.24%), Biglari Holdings Inc. (1.23%), Dine Brands Global, Inc. (13.22%), Denny's Co. (3.99%), Nathan's Famous, Inc. (0.63%), Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (16.48%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($4.18 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.91 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.16 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.75 billion), International Paper ($2.57 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.06 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.06 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.63 billion), and Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short RCI Hospitality stock? Short selling RICK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from RCI Hospitality as its price is falling. RICK shares are trading up $0.05 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against RCI Hospitality? A short squeeze for RCI Hospitality occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of RICK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is RCI Hospitality's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including RICK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies CBRL Short Interest Data PZZA Short Interest Data BLMN Short Interest Data BJRI Short Interest Data JACK Short Interest Data BH Short Interest Data DIN Short Interest Data DENN Short Interest Data NATH Short Interest Data RRGB Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:RICK) was last updated on 2/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNVDA Crash UpdateAn overseas AI rival sent shockwaves through the U.S. tech market last week... 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