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$41.11 -0.06 (-0.15%) At close · Sep 1
S&P 400 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$11.60B
Shares
283.78M

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

WTRG Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 5,185,937 WTRG shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, a decrease of 389,416 shares. Days to cover was 2.65 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

WTRG Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 5,274,011 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +1.7% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 4,581,666 to 6,054,371 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 48% chance it rises
5,274,011 +1.7% vs reported
Likely range 4,581,666 to 6,054,371 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
48/100
Short interest 1.8% of shares — P48 Days to cover 2.7 — P45 Price vs VWAP +5.4% — P74 Short-volume trend -2.7% — P41 Short interest change -7.0% — P31 Worst FTD 0.01% of shares — P42

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 Days to Cover
    2026-09-15 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 24
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    2026-08-31 Scheduled
    FINRA publishes Sep 10
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    2026-08-14 5,185,937 5,575,353 -389,416 2.65
    2026-07-31 5,575,353 5,043,679 +531,674 2.61
    2026-07-15 5,043,679 4,791,565 +252,114 2.74
    2026-06-30 4,791,565 4,715,104 +76,461 1.78
    2026-06-15 4,715,104 4,109,891 +605,213 2.76
    2026-05-29 4,109,891 4,040,220 +69,671 2.90
    2026-05-15 4,040,220 4,452,676 -412,456 2.17
    2026-04-30 4,452,676 4,258,170 +194,506 1.59
    2026-04-15 4,258,170 5,066,077 -807,907 2.12
    2026-03-31 5,066,077 5,408,230 -342,153 2.81
    2026-03-13 5,408,230 7,835,006 -2,426,776 2.46
    2026-02-27 7,835,006 6,837,681 +997,325 1.51
    2026-02-13 6,837,681 5,768,324 +1,069,357 3.13
    2026-01-30 5,768,324 6,377,574 -609,250 2.80
    2026-01-15 6,377,574 5,042,728 +1,334,846 3.74
    2025-12-31 5,042,728 4,895,838 +146,890 2.98
    2025-12-15 4,895,838 5,730,440 -834,602 2.32
    2025-11-28 5,730,440 5,658,377 +72,063 2.49
    2025-11-14 5,658,377 5,222,246 +436,131 2.76
    2025-10-31 5,222,246 5,812,398 -590,152 2.14
    2025-10-15 5,812,398 5,991,038 -178,640 3.22
    2025-09-30 5,991,038 5,014,176 +976,862 2.77
    2025-09-15 5,014,176 4,890,079 +124,097 2.79

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