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YELP · Yelp Inc

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Market Cap
$1.23B
Shares
54.26M

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

YELP Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 8,635,166 YELP shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 93,972 shares. Days to cover was 6.77 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

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

YELP Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 8,710,879 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +0.9% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 8,003,139 to 9,442,416 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 54% chance it falls
8,710,879 +0.9% vs reported
Likely range 8,003,139 to 9,442,416 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology
Short Squeeze Score
68/100
Short interest 15.9% of shares — P96 Days to cover 6.8 — P80 Price vs VWAP -8.4% — P29 Short-volume trend -2.9% — P40 Short interest change +1.1% — P58 Worst FTD 0.03% of shares — P68

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 8,635,166 8,541,194 +93,972 6.77
2026-07-31 8,541,194 9,040,893 -499,699 9.88
2026-07-15 9,040,893 8,685,644 +355,249 7.43
2026-06-30 8,685,644 8,193,378 +492,266 5.60
2026-06-15 8,193,378 8,256,257 -62,879 6.77
2026-05-29 8,256,257 7,917,469 +338,788 5.81
2026-05-15 7,917,469 7,536,263 +381,206 5.77
2026-04-30 7,536,263 8,660,502 -1,124,239 7.88
2026-04-15 8,660,502 7,536,779 +1,123,723 8.57
2026-03-31 7,536,779 6,708,304 +828,475 6.45
2026-03-13 6,708,304 7,508,433 -800,129 4.17
2026-02-27 7,508,433 7,018,326 +490,107 3.61
2026-02-13 7,018,326 6,563,662 +454,664 3.56
2026-01-30 6,563,662 5,907,808 +655,854 6.26
2026-01-15 5,907,808 5,288,768 +619,040 6.37
2025-12-31 5,288,768 5,612,312 -323,544 6.21
2025-12-15 5,612,312 5,277,059 +335,253 5.88
2025-11-28 5,277,059 4,724,092 +552,967 4.44
2025-11-14 4,724,092 5,173,511 -449,419 4.50
2025-10-31 5,173,511 5,462,191 -288,680 8.57
2025-10-15 5,462,191 5,492,252 -30,061 5.60
2025-09-30 5,492,252 5,082,408 +409,844 6.36
2025-09-15 5,082,408 4,933,010 +149,398 6.53

Full FINRA short interest reporting calendar

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