IMKTA · Ingles Markets Inc
$84.88
-4.75 (-5.30%)
At close · Jul 23
Market Cap
$1.61B
Shares
18.99M
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
59/100
Short interest 5.2% of shares — P74
Days to cover 5.6 — P84
Price vs VWAP -4.7% — P40
Short-volume trend -1.4% — P46
Short interest change -0.4% — P43
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P28
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 | 978,973 | 983,227 | -4,254 | 5.57 |
| 2026-06-15 | 983,227 | 1,060,930 | -77,703 | 6.79 |
| 2026-05-29 | 1,060,930 | 892,653 | +168,277 | 7.17 |
| 2026-05-15 | 892,653 | 935,925 | -43,272 | 6.37 |
| 2026-04-30 | 935,925 | 1,013,242 | -77,317 | 7.17 |
| 2026-04-15 | 1,013,242 | 975,222 | +38,020 | 7.75 |
| 2026-03-31 | 975,222 | 900,673 | +74,549 | 6.74 |
| 2026-03-13 | 900,673 | 858,210 | +42,463 | 7.13 |
| 2026-02-27 | 858,210 | 946,062 | -87,852 | 6.29 |
| 2026-02-13 | 946,062 | 951,306 | -5,244 | 5.89 |
| 2026-01-30 | 951,306 | 1,026,474 | -75,168 | 7.67 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,026,474 | 978,752 | +47,722 | 9.21 |
| 2025-12-31 | 978,752 | 1,016,283 | -37,531 | 9.09 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,016,283 | 1,035,660 | -19,377 | 8.56 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,035,660 | 1,025,805 | +9,855 | 11.68 |
| 2025-11-14 | 1,025,805 | 1,030,771 | -4,966 | 10.08 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1,030,771 | 872,668 | +158,103 | 12.00 |
| 2025-10-15 | 872,668 | 935,327 | -62,659 | 9.34 |
| 2025-09-30 | 935,327 | 963,256 | -27,929 | 7.73 |
| 2025-09-15 | 963,256 | 1,000,760 | -37,504 | 9.32 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,000,760 | 995,483 | +5,277 | 9.06 |
| 2025-08-15 | 995,483 | 793,361 | +202,122 | 6.92 |
| 2025-07-31 | 793,361 | 757,738 | +35,623 | 7.41 |
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