what is a high short interest

World Acceptance (WRLD) has the highest short interest by a US stock, with 156.79% of float sold short (382,904 shares).

ASSETSHARES SHORTFLOATSHORT % OF FLOATSHORT RATIO
World Acceptance (WRLD)
382,904
2.3846M
156.79%
6.62
INLIF LIMITED Ordinary Shares (INLF)
1.469M
876,064
140.44%
.1
Greif (GEF.B)
442,127
28.1034M
135.83%
4.52
Ramaco Resources (METC)
18.1166M
43.7426M
87.61%
8.51
STAK Inc Ordinary Shares (STAK)
1.3028M
10.0103M
73.69%
.24
Hertz Global (HTZ)
125.8289M
171.6157M
72.41%
5.82
Dream Finders HomesĀ  (DFH)
4.2804M
26.5258M
68.67%
5.99
DarkIris (DKI)
153,271
12,671
68.46%
.08
Newsmax (NMAX)
5.0143M
30.9417M
63.48%
4.97
Lucid (LCID)
101.0629M
157.3519M
60.44%
9.45
Quantum (QMCO)
4.5002M
34.146M
58.61%
1.49
MultiSensor AI (MSAI)
166,144
1.3274M
58.61%
16.58
RH (RH)
5.4466M
13.7835M
58.12%
6.57
Q/C Technologies (QCLS)
908,277
7.9024M
55.69%
.08
Shoe Station (SHOE)
9.5231M
17.9549M
53.14%
10.76
Xponential Fitness (XPOF)
11.2905M
21.9071M
51.98%
12.74
Faraday Future Intelligent Electric (FFAI)
3.0861M
3.8291M
51.38%
.47
Groupon (GRPN)
12.2901M
18.074M
49.19%
14.43
Fluence Energy (FLNC)
37.4703M
89.0692M
49.11%
6.62
Nuwellis (NUWE)
195,586
383,697
48.26%
.11
HighPeak Energy (HPK)
7.0636M
21.8407M
48.21%
11.29
WhiteFiber, Inc Ordinary Shares (WYFI)
6.9971M
11.2461M
48.04%
4.1
Better Home & Finance (BETR)
3.2602M
8.4275M
47.81%
2.7
Purecycle Technologies (PCT)
69.2739M
161.873M
47.44%
10.26
Avis Budget (CAR)
4.4211M
14.8641M
47.35%
10.6