NPK · National Presto Industries Inc

$149.95 -0.76 (-0.50%) At close · Aug 21

Market Cap

$1.07B

7.14M

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

308,479 +0.6% vs reported

The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Aug 25. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

60/100

Short interest 4.3% of shares — P69 Days to cover 3.7 — P56 Price vs VWAP +15.1% — P86 Short-volume trend -1.6% — P44 Short interest change +4.8% — P70 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P16

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.

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Short Interest History

Settlement Date	Current Position	Previous Position	Change	Avg Daily Volume	Days to Cover
2026-08-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 10	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-14 Scheduled FINRA publishes Aug 25	—	—	—	—	—
2026-07-31	306,714	292,627	+14,087	82,171	3.73
2026-07-15	292,627	297,632	-5,005	83,960	3.49
2026-06-30	297,632	264,629	+33,003	131,319	2.27
2026-06-15	264,629	246,530	+18,099	166,457	1.59
2026-05-29	246,530	232,263	+14,267	139,233	1.77
2026-05-15	232,263	231,694	+569	83,693	2.78
2026-04-30	231,694	218,387	+13,307	85,602	2.71
2026-04-15	218,387	217,829	+558	74,078	2.95
2026-03-31	217,829	199,317	+18,512	115,532	1.89
2026-03-13	199,317	198,040	+1,277	104,249	1.91
2026-02-27	198,040	211,893	-13,853	79,996	2.48
2026-02-13	211,893	194,048	+17,845	82,827	2.56
2026-01-30	194,048	196,454	-2,406	74,396	2.61
2026-01-15	196,454	187,441	+9,013	83,141	2.36
2025-12-31	187,441	168,623	+18,818	68,216	2.75
2025-12-15	168,623	158,575	+10,048	55,468	3.04
2025-11-28	158,575	167,765	-9,190	68,686	2.31
2025-11-14	167,765	162,258	+5,507	62,705	2.68
2025-10-31	162,258	161,618	+640	83,878	1.93
2025-10-15	161,618	147,299	+14,319	73,161	2.21
2025-09-30	147,299	136,653	+10,646	55,072	2.67
2025-09-15	136,653	140,178	-3,525	43,656	3.13
2025-08-29	140,178	150,926	-10,748	41,815	3.35

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