KAI · Kadant Inc
$311.01
-8.02 (-2.51%)
At close · Jul 17
Market Cap
$3.67B
Shares
11,808,462
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
75/100
Short interest 8.7% of shares — P86
Days to cover 5.8 — P85
Price vs VWAP -0.1% — P53
Short-volume trend +8.4% — P79
Short interest change +6.0% — P61
Worst FTD 0.04% of shares — P62
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 | 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 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,517,628 | 1,544,793 | -27,165 | 13.19 |
| 2025-08-15 | 1,544,793 | 1,583,338 | -38,545 | 16.61 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,583,338 | 1,586,866 | -3,528 | 13.72 |
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CIK
886346
CUSIP
48282T104
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