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IHRT · iHeartMedia, Inc.

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$2.73 +0.03 (+1.11%)
Market Cap
$417.93M
Shares
154.79M

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

IHRT Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 6,082,384 IHRT shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 71,453 shares. Days to cover was 7.68 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

IHRT Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 5,827,755 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -4.2% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 5,244,781 to 6,471,332 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 58% chance it falls
5,827,755 -4.2% vs reported
Likely range 5,244,781 to 6,471,332 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
60/100
Short interest 3.9% of shares — P67 Days to cover 7.7 — P84 Price vs VWAP -27.6% — P9 Short-volume trend +4.2% — P67 Short interest change -1.2% — P47 Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P69

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks 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.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 6,082,384 6,153,837 -71,453 7.68
2026-07-31 6,153,837 6,032,004 +121,833 10.29
2026-07-15 6,032,004 5,883,396 +148,608 10.01
2026-06-30 5,883,396 6,479,577 -596,181 4.52
2026-06-15 6,479,577 5,137,244 +1,342,333 5.90
2026-05-29 5,137,244 4,454,914 +682,330 3.24
2026-05-15 4,454,914 4,116,654 +338,260 3.04
2026-04-30 4,116,654 4,394,769 -278,115 2.44
2026-04-15 4,394,769 4,952,594 -557,825 9.16
2026-03-31 4,952,594 4,684,464 +268,130 5.91
2026-03-13 4,684,464 5,661,766 -977,302 4.17
2026-02-27 5,661,766 5,927,475 -265,709 9.13
2026-02-13 5,927,475 5,718,297 +209,178 8.20
2026-01-30 5,718,297 5,829,277 -110,980 10.56
2026-01-15 5,829,277 5,985,537 -156,260 10.94
2025-12-31 5,985,537 5,695,536 +290,001 5.93
2025-12-15 5,695,536 6,009,145 -313,609 4.17
2025-11-28 6,009,145 5,571,162 +437,983 8.23
2025-11-14 5,571,162 5,450,788 +120,374 1.13
2025-10-31 5,450,788 5,675,066 -224,278 10.51
2025-10-15 5,675,066 6,564,345 -889,279 8.68
2025-09-30 6,564,345 6,289,194 +275,151 6.56
2025-09-15 6,289,194 6,785,574 -496,380 7.31

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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