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$45.46 +0.18 (+0.40%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$8.44B
Shares
191.45M

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

Model estimate

Expected Aug 14 short interest

as of Aug 14
10,669,232 +1.3% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Aug 25. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
62/100
Short interest 5.5% of shares — P76 Days to cover 4.6 — P64 Price vs VWAP +15.3% — P88 Short-volume trend -3.6% — P36 Short interest change -0.4% — P52 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P26

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-31). 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
2026-08-31 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
2026-08-14 Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
2026-07-31 10,527,973 10,568,285 -40,312 4.61
2026-07-15 10,568,285 10,612,934 -44,649 5.55
2026-06-30 10,612,934 9,604,978 +1,007,956 5.46
2026-06-15 9,604,978 9,114,690 +490,288 5.93
2026-05-29 9,114,690 9,104,660 +10,030 5.59
2026-05-15 9,104,660 7,079,668 +2,024,992 4.11
2026-04-30 7,079,668 6,765,806 +313,862 4.65
2026-04-15 6,765,806 7,067,603 -301,797 3.94
2026-03-31 7,067,603 5,997,197 +1,070,406 2.63
2026-03-13 5,997,197 5,001,782 +995,415 2.42
2026-02-27 5,001,782 5,279,103 -277,321 1.55
2026-02-13 5,279,103 5,691,938 -412,835 2.26
2026-01-30 5,691,938 4,796,433 +895,505 3.59
2026-01-15 4,796,433 4,557,722 +238,711 2.69
2025-12-31 4,557,722 5,255,038 -697,316 3.47
2025-12-15 5,255,038 5,227,132 +27,906 3.04
2025-11-28 5,227,132 5,669,665 -442,533 3.54
2025-11-14 5,669,665 5,606,158 +63,507 3.44
2025-10-31 5,606,158 5,183,584 +422,574 3.99
2025-10-15 5,183,584 5,207,454 -23,870 3.77
2025-09-30 5,207,454 5,091,826 +115,628 2.32
2025-09-15 5,091,826 4,980,681 +111,145 2.75
2025-08-29 4,980,681 5,905,939 -925,258 3.46
2025-08-15 5,905,939 6,726,520 -820,581 2.66
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