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KARO · Karooooo Ltd. · Short Interest

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$60.00 -0.76 (-1.25%) At close · Oct 2
Market Cap
$1.90B
Shares
30.89M
Volume · Oct 2 63.28K Avg daily vol (3M) 102.09K

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

KARO Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 66,254 KARO shares sold short as of the September 15, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 25,790 shares. Days to cover was 1.32 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

KARO Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 91,361 shares sold short for the September 30, 2026 settlement, +37.9% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 61,514 to 147,247 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through September 30, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected October 9, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Sep 30 short interest

as of Sep 30 High confidence 85% chance it rises
91,361 +37.9% vs reported
Likely range 61,514 to 147,247 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Oct 9. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
28/100
Short interest 0.2% of shares — P26 Days to cover 1.3 — P29 Price vs VWAP -4.1% — P55 Short-volume trend -11.8% — P13 Short interest change -28.0% — P10 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P32

Positioning score 28.1 + catalyst boost 0 (total capped at 100). This is a screening index, not a probability of a squeeze.

Method and coverage limits

Factor percentiles compare eligible primary operating-company stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-09-15). The weighted mean uses short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, and fails-to-deliver 10%. Missing factors redistribute their weight; incomplete coverage is not evidence of low risk. Price, volume, and earnings boosts add 10 each, capped at 20.

Shares outstanding are not free float. Borrow fees, utilization, lendable supply, recalls, and dealer inventory are not measured. Short-sale volume does not measure the change in open shorts; fails to deliver are not a borrow-cost measurement; price vs VWAP does not establish short sellers' entry prices. Earnings can move prices in either direction.

The weights are judgment-based, not calibrated to future squeeze outcomes. The separate options assessment below does not change this universe ranking.

Options positioning & squeeze sensitivity

Nearest expiration after today within 30 calendar days; same-day expirations and later maturities are excluded.

No active listed options were found.

Open interest has both a buyer and a seller; it does not reveal dealer hedge direction. Gross gamma sums both calls and puts without netting and uses a local 1% price-change approximation. It measures sensitivity, not predicted buying or a squeeze probability.

Assessment prepared 2026-10-03 06:08 UTC. Options model values may come from a cached snapshot; their original computation time is not supplied. Open interest has its own effective date.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-10-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 26
— — — —
2026-09-30 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Oct 9
— — — —
2026-09-15 66,254 92,044 -25,790 1.32
2026-08-31 92,044 91,758 +286 1.52
2026-08-14 91,758 128,116 -36,358 1.00
2026-07-31 128,116 148,198 -20,082 1.00
2026-07-15 148,198 147,537 +661 1.01
2026-06-30 147,537 127,571 +19,966 1.58
2026-06-15 127,571 135,913 -8,342 1.37
2026-05-29 135,913 124,797 +11,116 1.95
2026-05-15 124,797 97,615 +27,182 1.00
2026-04-30 97,615 138,588 -40,973 1.15
2026-04-15 138,588 143,064 -4,476 3.17
2026-03-31 143,064 104,462 +38,602 4.19
2026-03-13 104,462 121,017 -16,555 2.42
2026-02-27 121,017 120,836 +181 2.70
2026-02-13 120,836 107,458 +13,378 2.42
2026-01-30 107,458 95,073 +12,385 1.97
2026-01-15 95,073 93,945 +1,128 2.65
2025-12-31 93,945 105,708 -11,763 3.22
2025-12-15 105,708 67,554 +38,154 2.64
2025-11-28 67,554 64,944 +2,610 1.77
2025-11-14 64,944 53,922 +11,022 1.41
2025-10-31 53,922 40,315 +13,607 1.00
2025-10-15 40,315 63,261 -22,946 1.00

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