CATO
Cato Corp
$3.35
+0.07 (+2.13%)
At close · Jul 2
Market Cap
$73.34M
Shares
19,958,858
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
43/100
Short interest 2.2% of shares — P52
Days to cover 4.3 — P67
Short-volume trend -13.8% — P11
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-15). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-15 | 429,792 | 485,361 | -55,569 | 4.34 |
| 2026-05-29 | 485,361 | 473,581 | +11,780 | 3.37 |
| 2026-05-15 | 473,581 | 404,720 | +68,861 | 8.20 |
| 2026-04-30 | 404,720 | 383,879 | +20,841 | 11.40 |
| 2026-04-15 | 383,879 | 360,595 | +23,284 | 5.35 |
| 2026-03-31 | 360,595 | 357,347 | +3,248 | 4.50 |
| 2026-03-13 | 357,347 | 357,216 | +131 | 7.43 |
| 2026-02-27 | 357,216 | 359,805 | -2,589 | 10.32 |
| 2026-02-13 | 359,805 | 355,012 | +4,793 | 6.48 |
| 2026-01-30 | 355,012 | 370,160 | -15,148 | 5.00 |
| 2026-01-15 | 370,160 | 348,036 | +22,124 | 6.23 |
| 2025-12-31 | 348,036 | 355,548 | -7,512 | 5.42 |
| 2025-12-15 | 355,548 | 366,333 | -10,785 | 8.79 |
| 2025-11-28 | 366,333 | 357,104 | +9,229 | 7.37 |
| 2025-11-14 | 357,104 | 355,452 | +1,652 | 5.98 |
| 2025-10-31 | 355,452 | 396,861 | -41,409 | 3.89 |
| 2025-10-15 | 396,861 | 480,926 | -84,065 | 7.78 |
| 2025-09-30 | 480,926 | 471,457 | +9,469 | 10.11 |
| 2025-09-15 | 471,457 | 438,178 | +33,279 | 5.95 |
| 2025-08-29 | 438,178 | 408,471 | +29,707 | 1.33 |
| 2025-08-15 | 408,471 | 412,695 | -4,224 | 16.49 |
| 2025-07-31 | 412,695 | 451,796 | -39,101 | 8.86 |
| 2025-07-15 | 451,796 | 463,560 | -11,764 | 11.72 |
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