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Business First Bancshares, Inc. short interest

1.2M shares of Business First Bancshares were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (225K to 1.2M). Short sellers would need 6.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-4.6%+361% over a year
Days to cover5.97at 198K shares a day
Of shares in issue3.99%shares short over shares outstanding
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  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 top of its range over the last year (225K to 1.2M), and the share price moved +33% 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 13 Apr 2018 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20261.2M-4.6%198K5.97
    30 September 20261.2M+11.2%217K5.69
    15 September 20261.1M+9.6%191K5.82
    31 August 20261.0M-4.3%186K5.45
    14 August 20261.1M+25.2%235K4.51
    31 July 2026847K-10.0%246K3.45
    15 July 2026941K-10.9%213K4.41
    30 June 20261.1M+70.7%404K2.61
    15 June 2026619K+4.1%200K3.10
    29 May 2026595K-2.4%193K3.07
    15 May 2026609K+7.5%159K3.84
    30 April 2026567K+19.8%180K3.14
    15 April 2026473K-9.8%206K2.30
    31 March 2026525K+48.3%228K2.31
    13 March 2026354K+15.7%154K2.30
    27 February 2026306K+1.5%159K1.92
    13 February 2026301K+21.0%217K1.39
    30 January 2026249K-0.3%150K1.66
    15 January 2026250K+10.9%104K2.40
    31 December 2025225K-4.5%119K1.89
    15 December 2025236K-4.6%105K2.24
    28 November 2025247K-7.2%158K1.57
    14 November 2025266K+18.6%86K3.11
    31 October 2025225K-12.2%127K1.77
    15 October 2025256K+7.3%93K2.74
    30 September 2025238K+10.7%104K2.30
    15 September 2025215K-9.4%79K2.71
    29 August 2025238K-20.3%88K2.71
    15 August 2025298K+28.7%96K3.09
    31 July 2025232K-6.1%90K2.58
    15 July 2025247K-2.9%100K2.46
    30 June 2025254K-4.4%165K1.54
    13 June 2025266K+4.8%76K3.48
    30 May 2025254K-3.0%77K3.29
    15 May 2025262K+0.6%88K2.98
    30 April 2025260K+11.4%130K2.00
    15 April 2025234K+1.4%135K1.72
    31 March 2025230K+8.1%91K2.53
    14 March 2025213K-1.9%75K2.86
    28 February 2025217K-12.0%93K2.35
    14 February 2025247K+24.1%75K3.29
    31 January 2025199K-13.7%141K1.42
    15 January 2025231K-9.4%102K2.27
    31 December 2024254K+90.6%133K1.91
    13 December 2024133K+7.2%90K1.48
    29 November 2024124K-42.4%90K1.39
    15 November 2024216K+45.2%130K1.67
    31 October 2024149K-1.6%66K2.27
    15 October 2024151K-19.1%56K2.70
    30 September 2024187K+6.4%106K1.76
    13 September 2024176K+10.0%67K2.61
    30 August 2024160K-37.5%71K2.26
    15 August 2024256K+74.8%66K3.85
    31 July 2024146K-31.3%120K1.22
    15 July 2024213K+17.0%51K4.21
    28 June 2024182K+10.6%67K2.72
    14 June 2024165K+7.1%34K4.90
    31 May 2024154K+1.3%53K2.90
    15 May 2024152K-16.9%60K2.51
    30 April 2024182K-5.4%51K3.56
    15 April 2024193K-1.5%40K4.88
    28 March 2024196K-19.8%45K4.39
    15 March 2024244K+8.2%55K4.46
    29 February 2024226K-6.4%41K5.46
    15 February 2024241K+23.4%53K4.57
    31 January 2024195K+8.3%47K4.11
    12 January 2024180K-9.3%64K2.80
    29 December 2023199K+5.8%57K3.47
    15 December 2023188K+2.6%69K2.73
    30 November 2023183K-41.2%52K3.53
    15 November 2023311K+46.2%50K6.27
    31 October 2023213K+2.5%58K3.64
    13 October 2023208K-13.6%49K4.25
    29 September 2023240K-6.2%40K6.03
    15 September 2023256K-13.8%83K3.08
    31 August 2023297K+22.1%61K4.86
    15 August 2023243K+4.5%101K2.40
    31 July 2023233K-9.9%89K2.63
    14 July 2023258K-9.6%56K4.59
    30 June 2023286K+2.4%105K2.73
    15 June 2023279K+0.2%56K4.96
    31 May 2023278K-21.1%71K3.93
    15 May 2023353K+18.6%81K4.38
    28 April 2023297K-5.3%53K5.65
    14 April 2023314K+16.0%60K5.25
    31 March 2023271K-2.5%106K2.54
    15 March 2023278K+13.8%133K2.08
    28 February 2023244K-31.9%185K1.32
    15 February 2023358K+37.0%85K4.20
    31 January 2023261K-7.9%77K3.40
    13 January 2023284K-5.5%55K5.17
    30 December 2022300K+94.5%97K3.09
    15 December 2022154K+68.8%75K2.07
    30 November 202291K-25.1%108K1.00
    15 November 2022122K-47.0%72K1.70
    31 October 2022230K-4.9%72K3.20
    14 October 2022242K+10.4%56K4.34
    30 September 2022219K-0.6%42K5.27
    15 September 2022221K+1.9%31K7.16
    31 August 2022217K-20.8%29K7.39
    15 August 2022273K+18.7%31K8.88
    29 July 2022230K-9.5%47K4.86
    15 July 2022255K+7.3%31K8.25
    30 June 2022237K+20.6%96K2.46
    15 June 2022197K+23.8%32K6.24
    31 May 2022159K+2.2%41K3.86
    13 May 2022156K+15.5%37K4.17
    29 April 2022135K+17.5%29K4.61
    14 April 2022115K-11.5%26K4.37
    31 March 2022130K-16.0%30K4.32
    15 March 2022154K+20.4%32K4.75
    28 February 2022128K+0.8%42K3.02
    15 February 2022127K+51.3%34K3.76
    31 January 202284K+5.8%29K2.87
    14 January 202279K-11.1%18K4.30
    31 December 202189K-15.0%30K2.99
    15 December 2021105K+12.3%31K3.43
    30 November 202193K-9.2%32K2.90
    15 November 2021103K-8.0%40K2.55
    29 October 2021112K+3.9%60K1.86
    15 October 2021108K-13.7%72K1.50
    30 September 2021125K-7.3%42K3.00
    15 September 2021134K+1.0%33K4.03
    31 August 2021133K-2.2%30K4.48
    13 August 2021136K-1.7%43K3.15
    30 July 2021138K-2.7%35K3.96
    15 July 2021142K-1.8%58K2.47
    30 June 2021145K-6.2%93K1.57
    15 June 2021154K+1.7%24K6.43
    28 May 2021152K+6.9%21K7.30
    14 May 2021142K+12.1%23K6.08
    30 April 2021127K-4.0%19K6.63
    15 April 2021132K-10.8%18K7.48
    31 March 2021148K+7.0%43K3.48
    15 March 2021138K-4.7%40K3.43
    26 February 2021145K+5.5%25K5.75
    12 February 2021138K+1.1%38K3.61
    29 January 2021136K+0.4%40K3.36
    15 January 2021135K-5.6%27K4.96
    31 December 2020144K+23.8%38K3.74
    15 December 2020116K-7.0%26K4.48
    30 November 2020125K-30.1%27K4.55
    13 November 2020178K+15.3%43K4.18
    30 October 2020155K-12.1%25K6.23
    15 October 2020176K-25.6%31K5.73
    30 September 2020237K+87.0%98K2.42
    15 September 2020127K+11.2%42K2.99
    31 August 2020114K-14.8%33K3.46
    14 August 2020133K-10.1%28K4.81
    31 July 2020149K-10.6%21K7.10
    15 July 2020166K-0.1%34K4.83
    30 June 2020166K+104.8%97K1.71
    15 June 202081K+20.7%64K1.27
    29 May 202067K-26.9%64K1.04
    15 May 202092K+91.6%59K1.55
    30 April 202048K+10.3%48K1.00
    15 April 202044K-7.5%47K1.00
    31 March 202047K-0.3%79K1.00
    13 March 202047K+61.0%28K1.69
    28 February 202029K+0.7%19K1.56
    14 February 202029K-17.0%21K1.37
    31 January 202035K+10.7%11K3.33
    15 January 202032K-53.4%7K4.26
    31 December 201968K+5.1%13K5.19
    13 December 201965K+8.7%8K7.91
    29 November 201960K-27.7%10K5.78
    15 November 201982K+13.6%6K14.15
    31 October 201972K+3.9%8K9.28
    15 October 201970K-14.1%5K13.55
    30 September 201981K-26.5%19K4.18
    13 September 2019110K+10.0%10K11.06
    30 August 2019100K-22.5%14K6.93
    15 August 2019129K+15.4%20K6.33
    31 July 2019112K-4.0%9K12.97
    15 July 2019117K+11.3%9K12.61
    28 June 2019105K+25.9%42K2.49
    14 June 201983K-21.7%12K6.84
    31 May 2019106K-15.8%8K13.98
    15 May 2019126K+19.2%14K8.78
    30 April 2019106K-16.7%8K12.85
    15 April 2019127K-6.9%5K25.33
    29 March 2019137K+12.5%22K6.35
    15 March 2019121K-34.2%34K3.54
    28 February 2019185K-25.6%11K16.35
    15 February 2019248K+11.0%16K15.59
    31 January 2019224K-6.8%10K22.85
    15 January 2019240K-11.5%19K12.56
    31 December 2018271K+5.3%41K6.56
    14 December 2018257K-5.7%13K19.09
    30 November 2018273K-30.8%11K25.93
    15 November 2018394K+35.9%7K55.62
    31 October 2018290K-5.6%22K13.24
    15 October 2018307K-7.5%18K17.15
    28 September 2018332K-17.5%73K4.54
    14 September 2018403K+39.1%40K9.96
    31 August 2018289K-37.0%8K35.64
    15 August 2018459K+56.0%7K65.66
    31 July 2018294K-3.3%16K18.53
    13 July 2018305K-30.2%28K10.82
    29 June 2018436K+2014.6%195K2.24
    15 June 201821K+1265.4%86K1.00
    31 May 20182K-33.9%19K1.00
    15 May 20182K+880.7%14K1.00
    30 April 2018233+3783.3%38K1.00
    13 April 201863K1.00
    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.