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LAUR · Laureate Education, Inc.

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Market Cap
$5.04B
Shares
137.75M

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

LAUR Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 3,300,960 LAUR shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 375,728 shares. Days to cover was 3.51 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

LAUR Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 3,374,156 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +2.2% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 2,923,921 to 3,834,663 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 48% chance it rises
3,374,156 +2.2% vs reported
Likely range 2,923,921 to 3,834,663 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
52/100
Short interest 2.4% of shares — P54 Days to cover 3.5 — P55 Price vs VWAP -2.4% — P43 Short-volume trend -2.2% — P42 Short interest change +12.8% — P80 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P41

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks 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.

Short Interest History

Settlement Date Current Position Previous Position Change Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 24
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 3,300,960 2,925,232 +375,728 3.51
2026-07-31 2,925,232 4,011,902 -1,086,670 2.70
2026-07-15 4,011,902 4,746,312 -734,410 3.71
2026-06-30 4,746,312 5,166,177 -419,865 2.81
2026-06-15 5,166,177 5,327,162 -160,985 4.02
2026-05-29 5,327,162 5,345,894 -18,732 5.06
2026-05-15 5,345,894 5,342,167 +3,727 4.26
2026-04-30 5,342,167 5,650,266 -308,099 4.03
2026-04-15 5,650,266 5,989,225 -338,959 4.04
2026-03-31 5,989,225 3,104,862 +2,884,363 1.82
2026-03-13 3,104,862 1,970,235 +1,134,627 1.54
2026-02-27 1,970,235 1,989,380 -19,145 1.53
2026-02-13 1,989,380 1,833,032 +156,348 2.25
2026-01-30 1,833,032 2,147,019 -313,987 1.92
2026-01-15 2,147,019 1,888,613 +258,406 2.45
2025-12-31 1,888,613 2,198,477 -309,864 1.66
2025-12-15 2,198,477 2,234,624 -36,147 1.77
2025-11-28 2,234,624 1,865,289 +369,335 2.19
2025-11-14 1,865,289 2,029,344 -164,055 1.30
2025-10-31 2,029,344 2,264,071 -234,727 1.90
2025-10-15 2,264,071 2,216,751 +47,320 2.04
2025-09-30 2,216,751 3,172,307 -955,556 1.69
2025-09-15 3,172,307 2,888,720 +283,587 3.81

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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