FA
First Advantage CorpCompany with tickers: FA
CIK
1210677
CUSIP
31846B108
Shares Outstanding
171,537,047
Website
https://fadv.com
13F Activity (30d)
105 filings
91 filers
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
81/100
Short interest 7.6% of shares — P83
Days to cover 20.3 — P97
Short-volume trend +2.2% — P61
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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