PZZA · Papa Johns International Inc
$32.24
-1.14 (-3.42%)
At close · Jul 21
Market Cap
$1.06B
Shares
32.90M
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
71/100
Short interest 17.4% of shares — P97
Days to cover 5.5 — P84
Price vs VWAP -5.4% — P37
Short-volume trend -0.4% — P50
Short interest change -2.0% — P39
Worst FTD 0.50% of shares — P89
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 5,716,193 | 5,831,108 | -114,915 | 5.51 |
| 2026-06-15 | 5,831,108 | 5,485,036 | +346,072 | 6.42 |
| 2026-05-29 | 5,485,036 | 6,009,020 | -523,984 | 4.52 |
| 2026-05-15 | 6,009,020 | 5,322,184 | +686,836 | 3.82 |
| 2026-04-30 | 5,322,184 | 3,951,576 | +1,370,608 | 7.86 |
| 2026-04-15 | 3,951,576 | 4,076,969 | -125,393 | 4.84 |
| 2026-03-31 | 4,076,969 | 4,687,150 | -610,181 | 3.87 |
| 2026-03-13 | 4,687,150 | 3,978,192 | +708,958 | 2.08 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3,978,192 | 3,816,265 | +161,927 | 2.48 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3,816,265 | 3,649,954 | +166,311 | 3.33 |
| 2026-01-30 | 3,649,954 | 3,319,266 | +330,688 | 3.48 |
| 2026-01-15 | 3,319,266 | 3,838,109 | -518,843 | 3.75 |
| 2025-12-31 | 3,838,109 | 3,342,931 | +495,178 | 5.39 |
| 2025-12-15 | 3,342,931 | 3,628,320 | -285,389 | 5.61 |
| 2025-11-28 | 3,628,320 | 4,251,664 | -623,344 | 4.33 |
| 2025-11-14 | 4,251,664 | 2,801,592 | +1,450,072 | 1.07 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2,801,592 | 3,453,999 | -652,407 | 2.48 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3,453,999 | 4,341,177 | -887,178 | 1.62 |
| 2025-09-30 | 4,341,177 | 3,908,662 | +432,515 | 4.41 |
| 2025-09-15 | 3,908,662 | 4,406,212 | -497,550 | 3.99 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4,406,212 | 4,292,058 | +114,154 | 3.92 |
| 2025-08-15 | 4,292,058 | 3,632,757 | +659,301 | 3.85 |
| 2025-07-31 | 3,632,757 | 3,838,304 | -205,547 | 4.66 |
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CIK
901491
CUSIP
698813102
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