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MLAB · Mesa Laboratories Inc /Co/

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$125.47 -2.40 (-1.88%) At close · Sep 1
Market Cap
$702.11M
Shares
5.60M

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

MLAB Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 337,738 MLAB shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 13,636 shares. Days to cover was 1.99 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

MLAB Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 403,448 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +19.5% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 330,669 to 508,436 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 High confidence 81% chance it rises
403,448 +19.5% vs reported
Likely range 330,669 to 508,436 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
68/100
Short interest 6.0% of shares — P79 Days to cover 2.0 — P38 Price vs VWAP +20.1% — P94 Short-volume trend +5.1% — P69 Short interest change +4.2% — P66 Worst FTD 0.02% of shares — P59

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
2026-08-14 337,738 324,102 +13,636 1.99
2026-07-31 324,102 274,176 +49,926 2.50
2026-07-15 274,176 276,170 -1,994 1.21
2026-06-30 276,170 239,181 +36,989 1.32
2026-06-15 239,181 279,822 -40,641 1.00
2026-05-29 279,822 232,139 +47,683 1.33
2026-05-15 232,139 198,615 +33,524 1.68
2026-04-30 198,615 198,395 +220 1.84
2026-04-15 198,395 220,739 -22,344 1.89
2026-03-31 220,739 224,457 -3,718 2.03
2026-03-13 224,457 223,687 +770 1.29
2026-02-27 223,687 211,720 +11,967 2.85
2026-02-13 211,720 223,102 -11,382 2.52
2026-01-30 223,102 246,660 -23,558 2.78
2026-01-15 246,660 280,731 -34,071 2.24
2025-12-31 280,731 283,413 -2,682 3.16
2025-12-15 283,413 280,290 +3,123 2.31
2025-11-28 280,290 326,568 -46,278 1.16
2025-11-14 326,568 364,590 -38,022 2.70
2025-10-31 364,590 343,694 +20,896 4.55
2025-10-15 343,694 332,573 +11,121 3.30
2025-09-30 332,573 418,061 -85,488 1.38
2025-09-15 418,061 399,329 +18,732 2.66

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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