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SFD · Smithfield Foods Inc

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$21.84 -0.07 (-0.32%) At close · Sep 1
Market Cap
$8.64B
Shares
393.77M

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

SFD Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 3,704,271 SFD shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 678,616 shares. Days to cover was 2.04 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

SFD Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 3,944,536 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +6.5% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 3,319,080 to 4,689,954 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 High confidence 64% chance it rises
3,944,536 +6.5% vs reported
Likely range 3,319,080 to 4,689,954 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
40/100
Short interest 0.9% of shares — P39 Days to cover 2.0 — P38 Price vs VWAP -11.2% — P24 Short-volume trend +3.5% — P64 Short interest change -15.5% — P19 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P54

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 3,704,271 4,382,887 -678,616 2.04
2026-07-31 4,382,887 5,789,222 -1,406,335 4.41
2026-07-15 5,789,222 6,236,099 -446,877 3.94
2026-06-30 6,236,099 5,480,526 +755,573 4.69
2026-06-15 5,480,526 4,420,319 +1,060,207 4.79
2026-05-29 4,420,319 3,259,000 +1,161,319 3.88
2026-05-15 3,259,000 2,952,613 +306,387 2.58
2026-04-30 2,952,613 3,666,333 -713,720 1.71
2026-04-15 3,666,333 4,324,250 -657,917 1.71
2026-03-31 4,324,250 3,346,284 +977,966 1.75
2026-03-13 3,346,284 3,415,491 -69,207 3.91
2026-02-27 3,415,491 3,192,368 +223,123 4.49
2026-02-13 3,192,368 2,793,433 +398,935 3.71
2026-01-30 2,793,433 2,641,530 +151,903 3.81
2026-01-15 2,641,530 2,933,309 -291,779 3.11
2025-12-31 2,933,309 2,622,436 +310,873 4.20
2025-12-15 2,622,436 2,471,215 +151,221 2.81
2025-11-28 2,471,215 2,376,302 +94,913 2.83
2025-11-14 2,376,302 2,351,736 +24,566 2.28
2025-10-31 2,351,736 3,013,435 -661,699 2.23
2025-10-15 3,013,435 2,513,915 +499,520 2.77
2025-09-30 2,513,915 2,107,025 +406,890 2.27
2025-09-15 2,107,025 2,745,755 -638,730 1.00

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