WTRG
Essential Utilities, Inc.
$39.47
+1.54 (+4.06%)
At close · Jul 16
Market Cap
$11.19B
Shares
283,632,983
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
42/100
Short interest 1.7% of shares — P47
Days to cover 1.8 — P41
Price vs VWAP +3.9% — P69
Short-volume trend -12.4% — P14
Short interest change +1.6% — P52
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P19
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 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 |
| 2025-08-29 | 4,890,079 | 4,019,953 | +870,126 | 2.31 |
| 2025-08-15 | 4,019,953 | 4,365,361 | -345,408 | 1.92 |
| 2025-07-31 | 4,365,361 | 4,696,750 | -331,389 | 2.46 |
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