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$298.76 +1.20 (+0.40%) At close · Sep 4
S&P 600 member Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$3.50B
Shares
11.81M

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

KAI Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 1,056,956 KAI shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 20,165 shares. Days to cover was 8.95 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

KAI Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 1,088,617 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +3.0% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 968,439 to 1,198,839 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 62% chance it falls
1,088,617 +3.0% vs reported
Likely range 968,439 to 1,198,839 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
66/100
Short interest 9.0% of shares — P88 Days to cover 9.0 — P88 Price vs VWAP -3.0% — P39 Short-volume trend -1.8% — P44 Short interest change -1.9% — P45 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P48

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 1,056,956 1,077,121 -20,165 8.95
    2026-07-31 1,077,121 1,125,997 -48,876 8.93
    2026-07-15 1,125,997 1,030,304 +95,693 9.71
    2026-06-30 1,030,304 971,735 +58,569 5.81
    2026-06-15 971,735 997,808 -26,073 5.70
    2026-05-29 997,808 1,022,997 -25,189 7.15
    2026-05-15 1,022,997 1,385,242 -362,245 4.50
    2026-04-30 1,385,242 1,474,844 -89,602 7.62
    2026-04-15 1,474,844 1,556,699 -81,855 11.68
    2026-03-31 1,556,699 1,617,109 -60,410 8.26
    2026-03-13 1,617,109 1,512,505 +104,604 11.72
    2026-02-27 1,512,505 1,425,878 +86,627 6.67
    2026-02-13 1,425,878 1,371,606 +54,272 10.37
    2026-01-30 1,371,606 1,372,138 -532 13.92
    2026-01-15 1,372,138 1,398,773 -26,635 9.68
    2025-12-31 1,398,773 1,363,052 +35,721 8.45
    2025-12-15 1,363,052 1,352,586 +10,466 9.18
    2025-11-28 1,352,586 1,419,258 -66,672 9.07
    2025-11-14 1,419,258 1,390,351 +28,907 13.47
    2025-10-31 1,390,351 1,366,769 +23,582 7.66
    2025-10-15 1,366,769 1,406,169 -39,400 9.85
    2025-09-30 1,406,169 1,469,920 -63,751 10.04
    2025-09-15 1,469,920 1,517,628 -47,708 16.00

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    Key facts CIK 886346 CUSIP 48282T104 13F (30d) 217 filings 217 filers Visit website Investor relations