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MSEX · Middlesex Water Co

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Market Cap
$1.10B
Shares
18.84M

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

MSEX Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 839,099 MSEX shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 12,474 shares. Days to cover was 6.26 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

MSEX Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 840,158 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +0.1% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 749,908 to 927,587 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
840,158 +0.1% vs reported
Likely range 749,908 to 927,587 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
66/100
Short interest 4.5% of shares — P70 Days to cover 6.3 — P78 Price vs VWAP +4.3% — P72 Short-volume trend -7.2% — P25 Short interest change +1.5% — P60 Worst FTD 0.11% of shares — P83

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
2026-08-14 839,099 826,625 +12,474 6.26
2026-07-31 826,625 901,246 -74,621 6.01
2026-07-15 901,246 860,652 +40,594 3.43
2026-06-30 860,652 818,102 +42,550 4.08
2026-06-15 818,102 787,334 +30,768 6.91
2026-05-29 787,334 824,589 -37,255 6.86
2026-05-15 824,589 801,236 +23,353 7.42
2026-04-30 801,236 771,309 +29,927 3.58
2026-04-15 771,309 689,829 +81,480 5.01
2026-03-31 689,829 788,151 -98,322 3.57
2026-03-13 788,151 790,556 -2,405 7.06
2026-02-27 790,556 856,610 -66,054 7.73
2026-02-13 856,610 807,359 +49,251 7.06
2026-01-30 807,359 790,569 +16,790 7.85
2026-01-15 790,569 822,640 -32,071 7.35
2025-12-31 822,640 745,826 +76,814 7.12
2025-12-15 745,826 627,049 +118,777 4.53
2025-11-28 627,049 659,602 -32,553 4.79
2025-11-14 659,602 610,209 +49,393 3.14
2025-10-31 610,209 528,481 +81,728 4.53
2025-10-15 528,481 482,948 +45,533 5.24
2025-09-30 482,948 488,372 -5,424 3.29
2025-09-15 488,372 528,670 -40,298 3.03

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