HSY
Hershey Co
$175.24
+1.58 (+0.91%)
At close · Jul 13
Market Cap
$35.55B
Shares
202,843,372
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
64/100
Short interest 4.9% of shares — P72
Days to cover 3.7 — P68
Price vs VWAP -5.0% — P38
Short-volume trend +7.9% — P78
Short interest change +20.4% — P77
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P36
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 | 9,916,072 | 8,233,418 | +1,682,654 | 3.65 |
| 2026-06-15 | 8,233,418 | 8,461,484 | -228,066 | 4.23 |
| 2026-05-29 | 8,461,484 | 10,480,814 | -2,019,330 | 4.53 |
| 2026-05-15 | 10,480,814 | 8,918,832 | +1,561,982 | 5.32 |
| 2026-04-30 | 8,918,832 | 9,427,802 | -508,970 | 4.30 |
| 2026-04-15 | 9,427,802 | 8,664,199 | +763,603 | 4.98 |
| 2026-03-31 | 8,664,199 | 7,618,456 | +1,045,743 | 4.29 |
| 2026-03-13 | 7,618,456 | 8,240,177 | -621,721 | 5.40 |
| 2026-02-27 | 8,240,177 | 8,991,712 | -751,535 | 4.03 |
| 2026-02-13 | 8,991,712 | 9,202,877 | -211,165 | 3.00 |
| 2026-01-30 | 9,202,877 | 9,707,616 | -504,739 | 4.62 |
| 2026-01-15 | 9,707,616 | 10,480,809 | -773,193 | 5.77 |
| 2025-12-31 | 10,480,809 | 9,117,511 | +1,363,298 | 7.53 |
| 2025-12-15 | 9,117,511 | 8,706,886 | +410,625 | 6.16 |
| 2025-11-28 | 8,706,886 | 9,954,122 | -1,247,236 | 5.22 |
| 2025-11-14 | 9,954,122 | 7,225,130 | +2,728,992 | 4.97 |
| 2025-10-31 | 7,225,130 | 8,124,679 | -899,549 | 3.66 |
| 2025-10-15 | 8,124,679 | 8,241,003 | -116,324 | 5.99 |
| 2025-09-30 | 8,241,003 | 9,059,536 | -818,533 | 5.02 |
| 2025-09-15 | 9,059,536 | 8,788,726 | +270,810 | 8.36 |
| 2025-08-29 | 8,788,726 | 10,535,078 | -1,746,352 | 7.40 |
| 2025-08-15 | 10,535,078 | 10,223,609 | +311,469 | 6.55 |
| 2025-07-31 | 10,223,609 | 10,331,336 | -107,727 | 4.88 |
| 2025-07-15 | 10,331,336 | 9,856,053 | +475,283 | 5.87 |
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