KTB · Kontoor Brands, Inc.
$85.30
+1.94 (+2.33%)
At close · Jul 21
Market Cap
$4.71B
Shares
55.27M
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
84/100
Short interest 9.5% of shares — P88
Days to cover 5.3 — P82
Price vs VWAP +10.9% — P88
Short-volume trend +17.2% — P92
Short interest change +9.6% — P66
Worst FTD 0.10% of shares — P75
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 | 5,233,663 | 4,777,368 | +456,295 | 5.25 |
| 2026-06-15 | 4,777,368 | 4,392,033 | +385,335 | 5.48 |
| 2026-05-29 | 4,392,033 | 4,156,436 | +235,597 | 5.99 |
| 2026-05-15 | 4,156,436 | 4,090,950 | +65,486 | 4.14 |
| 2026-04-30 | 4,090,950 | 4,041,278 | +49,672 | 6.80 |
| 2026-04-15 | 4,041,278 | 4,050,685 | -9,407 | 7.40 |
| 2026-03-31 | 4,050,685 | 4,108,095 | -57,410 | 4.64 |
| 2026-03-13 | 4,108,095 | 4,010,390 | +97,705 | 3.32 |
| 2026-02-27 | 4,010,390 | 4,251,827 | -241,437 | 4.81 |
| 2026-02-13 | 4,251,827 | 4,167,048 | +84,779 | 5.80 |
| 2026-01-30 | 4,167,048 | 3,676,011 | +491,037 | 5.91 |
| 2026-01-15 | 3,676,011 | 3,548,578 | +127,433 | 4.53 |
| 2025-12-31 | 3,548,578 | 3,323,998 | +224,580 | 4.65 |
| 2025-12-15 | 3,323,998 | 3,026,243 | +297,755 | 4.56 |
| 2025-11-28 | 3,026,243 | 2,966,414 | +59,829 | 5.17 |
| 2025-11-14 | 2,966,414 | 2,644,263 | +322,151 | 4.14 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2,644,263 | 2,733,469 | -89,206 | 5.74 |
| 2025-10-15 | 2,733,469 | 2,745,493 | -12,024 | 5.56 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2,745,493 | 2,982,424 | -236,931 | 3.75 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2,982,424 | 3,120,410 | -137,986 | 5.32 |
| 2025-08-29 | 3,120,410 | 3,481,794 | -361,384 | 4.72 |
| 2025-08-15 | 3,481,794 | 3,628,701 | -146,907 | 3.20 |
| 2025-07-31 | 3,628,701 | 3,629,012 | -311 | 5.28 |
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Key facts
CIK
1760965
CUSIP
50050N103
13F (30d)
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