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$238.57 +0.87 (+0.37%) At close · Sep 4
S&P 600 member Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$6.35B
Shares
26.58M

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

IBP Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 1,854,841 IBP shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 144,487 shares. Days to cover was 5.33 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

IBP Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 1,910,647 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +3.0% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 1,704,907 to 2,113,283 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Low confidence 54% chance it falls
1,910,647 +3.0% vs reported
Likely range 1,704,907 to 2,113,283 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
72/100
Short interest 7.0% of shares — P82 Days to cover 5.3 — P72 Price vs VWAP +5.2% — P71 Short-volume trend +0.5% — P52 Short interest change +8.4% — P74 Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P70

Peer-relative percentile rank across all listed securities reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). 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.

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    • Short Interest History

    Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
    2026-09-15 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 24
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    2026-08-31 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 10
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    2026-08-14 1,854,841 1,710,354 +144,487 5.33
    2026-07-31 1,710,354 1,636,170 +74,184 4.36
    2026-07-15 1,636,170 1,511,381 +124,789 4.27
    2026-06-30 1,511,381 1,299,226 +212,155 2.61
    2026-06-15 1,299,226 1,070,621 +228,605 2.86
    2026-05-29 1,070,621 1,171,505 -100,884 2.47
    2026-05-15 1,171,505 1,494,406 -322,901 1.60
    2026-04-30 1,494,406 1,437,258 +57,148 4.85
    2026-04-15 1,437,258 1,546,155 -108,897 4.78
    2026-03-31 1,546,155 1,660,459 -114,304 4.47
    2026-03-13 1,660,459 1,487,952 +172,507 4.16
    2026-02-27 1,487,952 1,702,788 -214,836 3.68
    2026-02-13 1,702,788 1,655,552 +47,236 4.66
    2026-01-30 1,655,552 1,823,399 -167,847 6.93
    2026-01-15 1,823,399 1,976,244 -152,845 5.36
    2025-12-31 1,976,244 2,153,266 -177,022 8.83
    2025-12-15 2,153,266 1,895,374 +257,892 6.84
    2025-11-28 1,895,374 1,819,435 +75,939 5.73
    2025-11-14 1,819,435 1,880,544 -61,109 4.55
    2025-10-31 1,880,544 2,391,278 -510,734 5.52
    2025-10-15 2,391,278 2,448,479 -57,201 6.31
    2025-09-30 2,448,479 2,306,437 +142,042 6.34
    2025-09-15 2,306,437 2,009,709 +296,728 5.76

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