TGT · Target Corp

$163.75 +2.87 (+1.78%) At close · Sep 1

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Market Cap

$74.13B

454.30M

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

TGT Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 13,725,727 TGT shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 3,019,324 shares. Days to cover was 3.53 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

TGT Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 13,260,839 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -3.4% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 10,929,021 to 15,498,404 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 45% chance it falls

13,260,839 -3.4% vs reported

Likely range 10,929,021 to 15,498,404 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

54/100

Short interest 3.0% of shares — P60 Days to cover 3.5 — P56 Price vs VWAP +13.4% — P87 Short-volume trend -7.4% — P25 Short interest change -18.0% — P16 Worst FTD 0.02% of shares — P64

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.

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Short Interest History

Settlement Date	Current Position	Previous Position	Change	Avg Daily Volume	Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 24	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 10	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-14	13,725,727	16,745,051	-3,019,324	3,891,377	3.53
2026-07-31	16,745,051	20,099,170	-3,354,119	3,339,153	5.01
2026-07-15	20,099,170	18,658,100	+1,441,070	4,302,648	4.67
2026-06-30	18,658,100	19,674,659	-1,016,559	5,140,068	3.63
2026-06-15	19,674,659	15,629,714	+4,044,945	4,367,715	4.50
2026-05-29	15,629,714	14,359,090	+1,270,624	7,903,401	1.98
2026-05-15	14,359,090	15,488,655	-1,129,565	4,718,156	3.04
2026-04-30	15,488,655	16,300,360	-811,705	4,756,193	3.26
2026-04-15	16,300,360	18,810,647	-2,510,287	4,510,740	3.61
2026-03-31	18,810,647	18,467,892	+342,755	6,427,129	2.93
2026-03-13	18,467,892	19,634,863	-1,166,971	7,092,648	2.60
2026-02-27	19,634,863	19,227,449	+407,414	5,728,469	3.43
2026-02-13	19,227,449	18,776,532	+450,917	7,089,736	2.71
2026-01-30	18,776,532	18,256,199	+520,333	5,898,547	3.18
2026-01-15	18,256,199	20,145,522	-1,889,323	6,727,965	2.71
2025-12-31	20,145,522	20,176,926	-31,404	7,718,751	2.61
2025-12-15	20,176,926	19,651,031	+525,895	6,454,022	3.13
2025-11-28	19,651,031	17,207,231	+2,443,800	9,882,706	1.99
2025-11-14	17,207,231	17,864,000	-656,769	6,152,279	2.80
2025-10-31	17,864,000	20,746,098	-2,882,098	6,395,067	2.79
2025-10-15	20,746,098	20,530,466	+215,632	8,305,911	2.50
2025-09-30	20,530,466	16,777,297	+3,753,169	10,038,652	2.05
2025-09-15	16,777,297	16,092,746	+684,551	7,982,253	2.10

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