WEN · Wendy's Co
$8.64
-0.01 (-0.12%)
At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$1.65B
Shares
190.67M
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.
Model estimate
Expected Aug 14 short interest
as of Aug 14
60,696,613
+3.2% vs reported
Short Squeeze Score
83/100
Short interest 30.8% of shares — P100
Days to cover 8.5 — P85
Price vs VWAP +11.9% — P83
Short-volume trend -0.5% — P49
Short interest change +2.2% — P64
Worst FTD 0.92% of shares — P93
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-07-31). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2026-08-31
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Sep 10
|
— | — | — | — |
|
2026-08-14
Scheduled
FINRA publishes Aug 25
|
— | — | — | — |
| 2026-07-31 | 58,820,073 | 57,533,325 | +1,286,748 | 8.46 |
| 2026-07-15 | 57,533,325 | 59,995,573 | -2,462,248 | 3.79 |
| 2026-06-30 | 59,995,573 | 51,668,925 | +8,326,648 | 1.19 |
| 2026-06-15 | 51,668,925 | 50,266,151 | +1,402,774 | 6.58 |
| 2026-05-29 | 50,266,151 | 50,725,039 | -458,888 | 4.70 |
| 2026-05-15 | 50,725,039 | 46,292,209 | +4,432,830 | 3.05 |
| 2026-04-30 | 46,292,209 | 44,235,440 | +2,056,769 | 6.26 |
| 2026-04-15 | 44,235,440 | 37,621,126 | +6,614,314 | 6.19 |
| 2026-03-31 | 37,621,126 | 36,255,027 | +1,366,099 | 4.40 |
| 2026-03-13 | 36,255,027 | 32,855,639 | +3,399,388 | 4.54 |
| 2026-02-27 | 32,855,639 | 32,036,184 | +819,455 | 2.93 |
| 2026-02-13 | 32,036,184 | 31,157,132 | +879,052 | 2.97 |
| 2026-01-30 | 31,157,132 | 29,483,419 | +1,673,713 | 4.70 |
| 2026-01-15 | 29,483,419 | 27,702,454 | +1,780,965 | 4.78 |
| 2025-12-31 | 27,702,454 | 26,533,500 | +1,168,954 | 5.87 |
| 2025-12-15 | 26,533,500 | 28,789,660 | -2,256,160 | 3.43 |
| 2025-11-28 | 28,789,660 | 31,548,214 | -2,758,554 | 4.28 |
| 2025-11-14 | 31,548,214 | 29,831,456 | +1,716,758 | 3.33 |
| 2025-10-31 | 29,831,456 | 23,201,411 | +6,630,045 | 5.26 |
| 2025-10-15 | 23,201,411 | 23,266,486 | -65,075 | 4.27 |
| 2025-09-30 | 23,266,486 | 21,659,014 | +1,607,472 | 2.71 |
| 2025-09-15 | 21,659,014 | 20,944,958 | +714,056 | 3.40 |
| 2025-08-29 | 20,944,958 | 18,561,547 | +2,383,411 | 3.83 |
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CIK
30697
CUSIP
95058W100
13F (30d)
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