CTSH
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp
$42.57
-0.83 (-1.91%)
At close · Jul 10
Market Cap
$20.93B
Shares
473,869,469
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
54/100
Short interest 12.6% of shares — P93
Days to cover 3.1 — P61
Price vs VWAP -12.7% — P22
Short-volume trend -33.2% — P3
Short interest change -0.1% — P44
Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P63
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 59,750,850 | 59,812,102 | -61,252 | 3.06 |
| 2026-06-15 | 59,812,102 | 60,207,976 | -395,874 | 7.31 |
| 2026-05-29 | 60,207,976 | 47,358,090 | +12,849,886 | 5.77 |
| 2026-05-15 | 47,358,090 | 41,158,999 | +6,199,091 | 6.55 |
| 2026-04-30 | 41,158,999 | 35,730,105 | +5,428,894 | 6.03 |
| 2026-04-15 | 35,730,105 | 33,126,617 | +2,603,488 | 7.20 |
| 2026-03-31 | 33,126,617 | 31,168,917 | +1,957,700 | 5.77 |
| 2026-03-13 | 31,168,917 | 31,578,912 | -409,995 | 5.15 |
| 2026-02-27 | 31,578,912 | 29,627,896 | +1,951,016 | 3.40 |
| 2026-02-13 | 29,627,896 | 25,195,869 | +4,432,027 | 3.23 |
| 2026-01-30 | 25,195,869 | 23,275,672 | +1,920,197 | 5.08 |
| 2026-01-15 | 23,275,672 | 25,363,177 | -2,087,505 | 5.73 |
| 2025-12-31 | 25,363,177 | 27,484,754 | -2,121,577 | 5.05 |
| 2025-12-15 | 27,484,754 | 29,689,700 | -2,204,946 | 6.59 |
| 2025-11-28 | 29,689,700 | 32,383,630 | -2,693,930 | 6.34 |
| 2025-11-14 | 32,383,630 | 29,872,324 | +2,511,306 | 6.74 |
| 2025-10-31 | 29,872,324 | 27,566,387 | +2,305,937 | 6.03 |
| 2025-10-15 | 27,566,387 | 26,387,041 | +1,179,346 | 7.73 |
| 2025-09-30 | 26,387,041 | 27,368,258 | -981,217 | 5.16 |
| 2025-09-15 | 27,368,258 | 25,139,311 | +2,228,947 | 6.99 |
| 2025-08-29 | 25,139,311 | 22,740,685 | +2,398,626 | 7.93 |
| 2025-08-15 | 22,740,685 | 17,156,425 | +5,584,260 | 4.80 |
| 2025-07-31 | 17,156,425 | 19,211,631 | -2,055,206 | 4.13 |
| 2025-07-15 | 19,211,631 | 20,992,086 | -1,780,455 | 6.74 |
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