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Ascent Industries Co. short interest

150K shares of Ascent Industries were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (148K to 428K). Short sellers would need 6.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short150Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.2%-26% over a year
Days to cover6.74at 22K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.67%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the bottom of its range over the last year (148K to 428K), and the share price moved +16% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 15 Aug 2022 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026150K+0.2%22K6.74
    30 September 2026150K-0.5%29K5.08
    15 September 2026151K-16.5%28K5.39
    31 August 2026180K+21.9%47K3.80
    14 August 2026148K-6.3%69K2.15
    31 July 2026158K-3.3%38K4.17
    15 July 2026163K+0.9%36K4.53
    30 June 2026162K-58.4%173K1.00
    15 June 2026389K-9.1%58K6.77
    29 May 2026428K+3.9%59K7.25
    15 May 2026412K+6.6%83K4.98
    30 April 2026386K+6.3%60K6.42
    15 April 2026363K+7.4%115K3.16
    31 March 2026338K+19.5%139K2.44
    13 March 2026283K+0.9%254K1.12
    27 February 2026281K-1.9%34K8.16
    13 February 2026286K-1.5%68K4.23
    30 January 2026291K-3.2%51K5.73
    15 January 2026301K-1.9%50K6.02
    31 December 2025306K+9.2%56K5.50
    15 December 2025281K+27.2%78K3.61
    28 November 2025221K+19.5%76K2.92
    14 November 2025185K+22.5%140K1.32
    31 October 2025151K-25.2%93K1.62
    15 October 2025202K-17.5%51K3.98
    30 September 2025244K-1.4%49K4.95
    15 September 2025248K+6.2%67K3.68
    29 August 2025233K-10.4%50K4.63
    15 August 2025260K-2.8%45K5.78
    31 July 2025268K-2.3%35K7.59
    15 July 2025274K+13.5%45K6.14
    30 June 2025242K+342.2%186K1.30
    13 June 202555K+79.1%88K1.00
    30 May 202531K+81.9%154K1.00
    15 May 202517K+36.1%66K1.00
    30 April 202512K-27.5%85K1.00
    15 April 202517K-7.4%40K1.00
    31 March 202518K+83.9%47K1.00
    14 March 202510K-40.8%37K1.00
    28 February 202517K-41.1%25K1.00
    14 February 202529K-31.9%11K2.59
    31 January 202542K+81.8%23K1.82
    15 January 202523K-7.7%32K1.00
    31 December 202425K-26.6%35K1.00
    13 December 202434K+187.0%48K1.00
    29 November 202412K+32.6%18K1.00
    15 November 20249K+9.9%57K1.00
    31 October 20248K-36.3%29K1.00
    15 October 202413K+181.5%27K1.00
    30 September 20245K-34.7%171K1.00
    13 September 20247K+18.8%6K1.24
    30 August 20246K-45.0%15K1.00
    15 August 202411K+15.2%9K1.16
    31 July 20249K+65.5%8K1.19
    15 July 20246K-9.0%10K1.00
    28 June 20246K+28.7%8K1.00
    14 June 20245K-33.5%4K1.10
    31 May 20247K-26.7%23K1.00
    15 May 202410K+8.0%8K1.22
    30 April 20249K+31.2%5K2.01
    15 April 20247K-23.5%6K1.12
    28 March 20249K-11.1%4K2.23
    15 March 202410K-1.7%7K1.44
    29 February 202410K-7.7%7K1.52
    15 February 202411K+21.9%6K1.98
    31 January 20249K-12.8%5K1.87
    12 January 202411K-15.5%14K1.00
    29 December 202312K+15.5%30K1.00
    15 December 202311K+26.0%16K1.00
    30 November 20239K-19.6%7K1.18
    15 November 202311K+13.7%6K1.70
    31 October 20239K-9.8%9K1.08
    13 October 202310K-3.0%5K2.11
    29 September 202311K-1.9%6K1.76
    15 September 202311K-17.5%6K1.98
    31 August 202313K-19.0%6K2.26
    15 August 202316K-8.6%8K2.00
    31 July 202318K+50.0%11K1.57
    14 July 202312K-1.8%6K2.12
    30 June 202312K+31.2%8K1.56
    15 June 20239K+6.5%8K1.20
    31 May 20239K+78.7%6K1.39
    15 May 20235K+2.2%10K1.00
    28 April 20235K-0.1%6K1.00
    14 April 20235K+27.1%8K1.00
    31 March 20234K-19.2%6K1.00
    15 March 20235K-47.9%9K1.00
    28 February 20239K-22.1%12K1.00
    15 February 202311K+7.6%9K1.30
    31 January 202311K+4.4%10K1.06
    13 January 202310K+27.8%18K1.00
    30 December 20228K+236.8%70K1.00
    15 December 20222K+30.4%35K1.00
    30 November 20222K-59.8%16K1.00
    15 November 20225K-62.1%49K1.00
    31 October 202212K+108.9%8K1.53
    14 October 20226K-47.7%9K1.00
    30 September 202211K-31.6%17K1.00
    15 September 202216K+8.3%14K1.12
    31 August 202215K-52.0%19K1.00
    15 August 202231K45K1.00
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.