FA
First Advantage Corp
$21.15
+0.57 (+2.77%)
At close · Jul 14
Market Cap
$3.63B
Shares
171,537,047
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
73/100
Short interest 9.3% of shares — P88
Days to cover 7.8 — P92
Price vs VWAP +29.9% — P97
Short-volume trend -17.2% — P9
Short interest change +22.0% — P78
Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P46
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 | 16,036,394 | 13,149,738 | +2,886,656 | 7.83 |
| 2026-06-15 | 13,149,738 | 13,076,092 | +73,646 | 6.14 |
| 2026-05-29 | 13,076,092 | 13,048,335 | +27,757 | 20.29 |
| 2026-05-15 | 13,048,335 | 13,945,140 | -896,805 | 8.92 |
| 2026-04-30 | 13,945,140 | 13,580,160 | +364,980 | 12.94 |
| 2026-04-15 | 13,580,160 | 13,877,982 | -297,822 | 15.18 |
| 2026-03-31 | 13,877,982 | 13,115,819 | +762,163 | 11.71 |
| 2026-03-13 | 13,115,819 | 13,411,859 | -296,040 | 9.03 |
| 2026-02-27 | 13,411,859 | 13,425,054 | -13,195 | 7.83 |
| 2026-02-13 | 13,425,054 | 12,292,596 | +1,132,458 | 9.70 |
| 2026-01-30 | 12,292,596 | 12,071,703 | +220,893 | 21.62 |
| 2026-01-15 | 12,071,703 | 12,084,705 | -13,002 | 22.53 |
| 2025-12-31 | 12,084,705 | 12,162,650 | -77,945 | 22.67 |
| 2025-12-15 | 12,162,650 | 12,448,970 | -286,320 | 21.46 |
| 2025-11-28 | 12,448,970 | 10,828,003 | +1,620,967 | 14.81 |
| 2025-11-14 | 10,828,003 | 12,156,604 | -1,328,601 | 10.50 |
| 2025-10-31 | 12,156,604 | 12,491,768 | -335,164 | 15.99 |
| 2025-10-15 | 12,491,768 | 12,191,508 | +300,260 | 17.99 |
| 2025-09-30 | 12,191,508 | 11,347,825 | +843,683 | 12.59 |
| 2025-09-15 | 11,347,825 | 11,172,220 | +175,605 | 16.04 |
| 2025-08-29 | 11,172,220 | 11,141,106 | +31,114 | 17.63 |
| 2025-08-15 | 11,141,106 | 10,826,083 | +315,023 | 11.12 |
| 2025-07-31 | 10,826,083 | 10,305,399 | +520,684 | 12.13 |
| 2025-07-15 | 10,305,399 | 9,986,161 | +319,238 | 15.35 |
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