MSA · MSA Safety Inc
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers twice a month. Each reading settles on the 15th and the last business day of the month and is published seven business days later — the next scheduled dates are listed at the top of the table. Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-15). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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2026-08-14
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
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2026-07-31
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 11
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| 2026-07-15 | 1,398,888 | 1,420,594 | -21,706 | 5.65 |
| 2026-06-30 | 1,420,594 | 1,410,355 | +10,239 | 3.65 |
| 2026-06-15 | 1,410,355 | 1,408,788 | +1,567 | 3.95 |
| 2026-05-29 | 1,408,788 | 1,511,637 | -102,849 | 4.53 |
| 2026-05-15 | 1,511,637 | 1,108,120 | +403,517 | 4.44 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1,108,120 | 907,744 | +200,376 | 4.41 |
| 2026-04-15 | 907,744 | 901,452 | +6,292 | 4.31 |
| 2026-03-31 | 901,452 | 879,162 | +22,290 | 3.75 |
| 2026-03-13 | 879,162 | 932,674 | -53,512 | 5.32 |
| 2026-02-27 | 932,674 | 1,202,000 | -269,326 | 4.09 |
| 2026-02-13 | 1,202,000 | 1,247,619 | -45,619 | 5.60 |
| 2026-01-30 | 1,247,619 | 1,522,077 | -274,458 | 5.13 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,522,077 | 1,401,024 | +121,053 | 6.56 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,401,024 | 1,284,072 | +116,952 | 5.83 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,284,072 | 1,289,128 | -5,056 | 4.29 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,289,128 | 1,363,986 | -74,858 | 6.26 |
| 2025-11-14 | 1,363,986 | 1,207,883 | +156,103 | 6.45 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1,207,883 | 1,358,249 | -150,366 | 4.08 |
| 2025-10-15 | 1,358,249 | 1,320,753 | +37,496 | 7.76 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,320,753 | 1,358,312 | -37,559 | 4.50 |
| 2025-09-15 | 1,358,312 | 1,255,726 | +102,586 | 5.99 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,255,726 | 1,257,270 | -1,544 | 7.28 |
| 2025-08-15 | 1,257,270 | 1,257,082 | +188 | 4.52 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,257,082 | 1,213,134 | +43,948 | 6.45 |