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$43.73 -0.71 (-1.60%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$2.74B
Shares
62.59M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 14 short interest

as of Aug 14
371,636 +34.4% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Aug 25. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
46/100
Short interest 0.4% of shares — P33 Days to cover 3.8 — P56 Price vs VWAP +2.4% — P58 Short-volume trend +4.3% — P68 Short interest change -7.5% — P33 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P26

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-31). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
2026-07-31 276,503 298,777 -22,274 3.78
2026-07-15 298,777 364,766 -65,989 3.44
2026-06-30 364,766 395,827 -31,061 3.41
2026-06-15 395,827 402,471 -6,644 5.01
2026-05-29 402,471 352,002 +50,469 6.93
2026-05-15 352,002 313,622 +38,380 5.83
2026-04-30 313,622 305,758 +7,864 8.01
2026-04-15 305,758 297,108 +8,650 4.30
2026-03-31 297,108 328,053 -30,945 2.18
2026-03-13 328,053 323,884 +4,169 5.12
2026-02-27 323,884 322,840 +1,044 4.31
2026-02-13 322,840 241,887 +80,953 3.79
2026-01-30 241,887 241,719 +168 3.57
2026-01-15 241,719 216,951 +24,768 4.07
2025-12-31 216,951 215,194 +1,757 3.03
2025-12-15 215,194 203,996 +11,198 2.62
2025-11-28 203,996 215,060 -11,064 1.75
2025-11-14 215,060 613,218 -398,158 3.24
2025-10-31 613,218 690,742 -77,524 8.45
2025-10-15 690,742 750,434 -59,692 11.40
2025-09-30 750,434 818,402 -67,968 6.91
2025-09-15 818,402 914,934 -96,532 12.03
2025-08-29 914,934 994,645 -79,711 15.89
2025-08-15 994,645 1,095,790 -101,145 13.45
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