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VZ · Verizon Communications Inc

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Market Cap
$208.15B
Shares
4.15B

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

VZ Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 74,586,649 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, -2.3% versus the latest reported position. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 21, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 21
74,586,649 -2.3% vs reported
The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
50/100
Short interest 1.8% of shares — P48 Days to cover 3.7 — P58 Price vs VWAP +9.8% — P81 Short-volume trend -1.4% — P45 Short interest change -8.4% — P29 Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P22

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 76,354,402 83,388,266 -7,033,864 3.72
2026-07-31 83,388,266 85,680,317 -2,292,051 2.93
2026-07-15 85,680,317 94,985,050 -9,304,733 2.44
2026-06-30 94,985,050 89,914,318 +5,070,732 2.64
2026-06-15 89,914,318 86,615,694 +3,298,624 3.87
2026-05-29 86,615,694 87,476,337 -860,643 3.97
2026-05-15 87,476,337 88,027,837 -551,500 4.59
2026-04-30 88,027,837 89,726,814 -1,698,977 3.36
2026-04-15 89,726,814 88,438,006 +1,288,808 3.33
2026-03-31 88,438,006 95,282,309 -6,844,303 3.04
2026-03-13 95,282,309 113,473,590 -18,191,281 3.84
2026-02-27 113,473,590 148,344,833 -34,871,243 4.26
2026-02-13 148,344,833 110,059,370 +38,285,463 3.32
2026-01-30 110,059,370 120,595,282 -10,535,912 2.97
2026-01-15 120,595,282 118,765,170 +1,830,112 3.83
2025-12-31 118,765,170 117,969,960 +795,210 5.74
2025-12-15 117,969,960 114,325,367 +3,644,593 4.46
2025-11-28 114,325,367 103,245,865 +11,079,502 4.55
2025-11-14 103,245,865 101,722,175 +1,523,690 3.67
2025-10-31 101,722,175 97,515,795 +4,206,380 2.92
2025-10-15 97,515,795 87,625,884 +9,889,911 3.11
2025-09-30 87,625,884 92,919,127 -5,293,243 4.71
2025-09-15 92,919,127 89,688,125 +3,231,002 5.29
2025-08-29 89,688,125 86,076,450 +3,611,675 5.65

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