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Market Cap
$337.45B
Shares
1.57B

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

MS Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 13,869,791 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -0.2% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
13,869,791 -0.2% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
47/100
Short interest 0.9% of shares — P38 Days to cover 3.1 — P50 Price vs VWAP -0.4% — P48 Short-volume trend +3.3% — P64 Short interest change +4.1% — P66 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P27

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 13,893,636 13,347,497 +546,139 3.06
2026-07-31 13,347,497 17,224,493 -3,876,996 2.22
2026-07-15 17,224,493 17,686,436 -461,943 3.14
2026-06-30 17,686,436 17,919,619 -233,183 2.46
2026-06-15 17,919,619 18,277,241 -357,622 3.04
2026-05-29 18,277,241 15,346,174 +2,931,067 3.07
2026-05-15 15,346,174 14,608,865 +737,309 2.95
2026-04-30 14,608,865 15,494,661 -885,796 2.77
2026-04-15 15,494,661 16,282,811 -788,150 2.42
2026-03-31 16,282,811 17,831,534 -1,548,723 2.13
2026-03-13 17,831,534 15,921,158 +1,910,376 2.48
2026-02-27 15,921,158 16,523,284 -602,126 2.18
2026-02-13 16,523,284 14,098,500 +2,424,784 1.80
2026-01-30 14,098,500 15,928,487 -1,829,987 1.74
2026-01-15 15,928,487 15,749,255 +179,232 2.63
2025-12-31 15,749,255 15,670,281 +78,974 3.30
2025-12-15 15,670,281 13,529,580 +2,140,701 2.86
2025-11-28 13,529,580 13,949,748 -420,168 2.26
2025-11-14 13,949,748 14,187,742 -237,994 2.63
2025-10-31 14,187,742 15,098,399 -910,657 2.58
2025-10-15 15,098,399 14,573,942 +524,457 2.47
2025-09-30 14,573,942 16,224,917 -1,650,975 2.40
2025-09-15 16,224,917 14,685,837 +1,539,080 3.16
2025-08-29 14,685,837 15,274,375 -588,538 3.64

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