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VRSN · Verisign Inc/Ca

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Market Cap
$26.49B
Shares
90.30M

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

VRSN Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 1,489,143 VRSN shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 408,447 shares. Days to cover was 1.89 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent splits of this listing

VRSN Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 1,519,093 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +2.0% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 1,283,013 to 1,790,383 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 53% chance it rises
1,519,093 +2.0% vs reported
Likely range 1,283,013 to 1,790,383 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
48/100
Short interest 1.6% of shares — P46 Days to cover 1.9 — P36 Price vs VWAP +5.8% — P73 Short-volume trend +10.8% — P83 Short interest change -21.5% — P14 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P26

Peer-relative percentile rank across all listed securities 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 1,489,143 1,897,590 -408,447 1.89
2026-07-31 1,897,590 1,831,555 +66,035 2.02
2026-07-15 1,831,555 1,901,907 -70,352 2.84
2026-06-30 1,901,907 2,460,901 -558,994 1.85
2026-06-15 2,460,901 2,128,589 +332,312 3.43
2026-05-29 2,128,589 2,071,667 +56,922 2.37
2026-05-15 2,071,667 2,096,604 -24,937 2.70
2026-04-30 2,096,604 1,717,527 +379,077 2.40
2026-04-15 1,717,527 1,915,345 -197,818 1.81
2026-03-31 1,915,345 1,800,285 +115,060 2.30
2026-03-13 1,800,285 1,681,365 +118,920 2.66
2026-02-27 1,681,365 1,782,420 -101,055 2.27
2026-02-13 1,782,420 2,298,249 -515,829 1.56
2026-01-30 2,298,249 2,665,860 -367,611 3.46
2026-01-15 2,665,860 2,442,212 +223,648 4.75
2025-12-31 2,442,212 2,329,621 +112,591 4.22
2025-12-15 2,329,621 2,579,255 -249,634 2.68
2025-11-28 2,579,255 2,293,508 +285,747 2.14
2025-11-14 2,293,508 2,283,133 +10,375 2.75
2025-10-31 2,283,133 1,692,512 +590,621 1.79
2025-10-15 1,692,512 1,854,333 -161,821 2.71
2025-09-30 1,854,333 2,039,178 -184,845 2.45
2025-09-15 2,039,178 1,840,700 +198,478 2.94

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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