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Ardent Health, Inc. short interest

3.8M shares of Ardent Health were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 6.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-19.0%+29% over a year
Days to cover6.83at 549K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.64%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 the fewest since 15 Jun 2026, and the share price moved -18% 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 31 Jul 2024 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20263.8M-19.0%549K6.83
    30 September 20264.6M+1.2%433K10.71
    15 September 20264.6M+17.4%467K9.81
    31 August 20263.9M-5.9%298K13.07
    14 August 20264.1M-4.1%454K9.13
    31 July 20264.3M-6.3%541K7.98
    15 July 20264.6M+2.6%551K8.37
    30 June 20264.5M+23.6%602K7.46
    15 June 20263.6M+20.1%759K4.79
    29 May 20263.0M+5.1%410K7.37
    15 May 20262.9M-7.3%480K6.00
    30 April 20263.1M+5.8%358K8.67
    15 April 20262.9M+3.1%315K9.30
    31 March 20262.8M+2.3%365K7.80
    13 March 20262.8M+4.5%445K6.24
    27 February 20262.7M+4.4%452K5.89
    13 February 20262.6M-11.9%457K5.58
    30 January 20262.9M-0.1%357K8.11
    15 January 20262.9M+8.0%362K8.01
    31 December 20252.7M-2.4%474K5.66
    15 December 20252.7M+1.1%613K4.48
    28 November 20252.7M-1.3%767K3.55
    14 November 20252.8M-0.4%869K3.17
    31 October 20252.8M-5.2%312K8.85
    15 October 20252.9M+19.4%380K7.69
    30 September 20252.4M+19.7%501K4.87
    15 September 20252.0M-6.3%282K7.24
    29 August 20252.2M+1.6%278K7.85
    15 August 20252.1M+3.9%496K4.32
    31 July 20252.1M+7.2%558K3.70
    15 July 20251.9M+15.4%330K5.83
    30 June 20251.7M+0.2%357K4.67
    13 June 20251.7M+5.5%260K6.41
    30 May 20251.6M-4.5%241K6.54
    15 May 20251.7M+0.4%359K4.60
    30 April 20251.6M-5.2%257K6.40
    15 April 20251.7M+34.5%424K4.09
    31 March 20251.3M+69.6%632K2.04
    14 March 2025761K-23.9%545K1.40
    28 February 20251.0M-21.7%658K1.52
    14 February 20251.3M+7.2%200K6.39
    31 January 20251.2M-13.9%458K2.60
    15 January 20251.4M-16.1%278K4.97
    31 December 20241.6M+34.9%270K6.11
    13 December 20241.2M+73.8%256K4.78
    29 November 2024703K+23.6%213K3.30
    15 November 2024569K+16.1%286K1.99
    31 October 2024490K-36.6%245K2.00
    15 October 2024773K-53.2%335K2.31
    30 September 20241.7M+125.1%628K2.63
    13 September 2024734K+34.3%283K2.59
    30 August 2024547K+31.8%481K1.14
    15 August 2024415K+16.9%221K1.87
    31 July 2024355K767K1.00
    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.