Hertz Global Holdings, Inc.
NASDAQHertz Global Holdings has now gained 43% on the week and 45% across two sessions, yet the short sellers who drove that move are still sitting on their positions — creating one of the more uncomfortable standoffs in the market right now. The most striking update since Friday's note is not what moved, but what didn't. Short interest has barely shifted. Bears held 106.8 million shares…
HTZ utilization hits 100%, matching its 52-week high—every available share to borrow is lent out as short interest holds at 34% of float, up 35% in one month.
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Read on ORTEX →Sign up for premiumHertz Global Holdings has now gained 43% on the week and 45% across two sessions, yet the short sellers who drove that move are still sitting on their positions — creating one of the more uncomfortable standoffs in the…
Snapshot as of 9 Aug 2026
Hertz Global Holdings reports August 6 with short sellers at their most committed position of this cycle, every share in the borrow pool already lent out, and analysts cutting targets faster than the stock can…
Hertz Global Holdings arrives at its August 6 earnings date with short sellers adding rather than covering, the borrow market still completely locked, and the Street cutting targets to levels that imply the stock has…
Hertz Global Holdings heads into its August 6 earnings print with the short book at a new cycle high, Barclays slashing its target to match the current stock price, and the borrow market locked shut for a fifth…
Hertz Global Holdings enters the final two weeks before its August 6 earnings with the bear book at its heaviest level yet, availability still pinned at zero, and the ORTEX short score ticking up to a new high for the…
Hertz Global Holdings trades at $1.80 with three weeks until August 6 earnings, the bear book is near record size, and the options market is quietly moving in the other direction. Short interest has stabilised at the…
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