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Citizens, Inc. short interest

4.4M shares of Citizens were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (3.6M to 4.6M). Short sellers would need 42.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+0.6%+3% over a year
Days to cover42.74at 104K shares a day
Of shares in issue8.79%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 top of its range over the last year (3.6M to 4.6M), and the share price moved -39% 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 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20264.4M+0.6%104K42.74
    30 September 20264.4M-3.0%131K33.78
    15 September 20264.6M+4.8%123K37.15
    31 August 20264.3M-0.6%122K35.72
    14 August 20264.4M+6.0%197K22.16
    31 July 20264.1M+8.0%108K38.16
    15 July 20263.8M+2.0%100K38.37
    30 June 20263.7M+0.9%196K19.15
    15 June 20263.7M+0.3%92K40.53
    29 May 20263.7M+2.7%95K39.16
    15 May 20263.6M-3.2%83K43.26
    30 April 20263.7M-1.5%77K48.18
    15 April 20263.8M-3.0%102K37.18
    31 March 20263.9M+8.6%146K26.78
    13 March 20263.6M-4.7%195K18.42
    27 February 20263.8M-5.0%78K48.10
    13 February 20264.0M-4.7%97K40.78
    30 January 20264.2M+2.6%78K53.37
    15 January 20264.1M-5.9%72K56.37
    31 December 20254.3M-1.8%118K36.42
    15 December 20254.4M+1.7%93K47.18
    28 November 20254.3M+3.9%111K39.09
    14 November 20254.2M-1.2%111K37.32
    31 October 20254.2M-2.3%117K36.07
    15 October 20254.3M-5.0%93K46.34
    30 September 20254.5M-1.6%199K22.79
    15 September 20254.6M-5.9%136K33.99
    29 August 20254.9M-5.1%131K37.43
    15 August 20255.2M-4.7%189K27.32
    31 July 20255.4M-1.1%183K29.51
    15 July 20255.5M-0.6%178K30.80
    30 June 20255.5M+7.4%833K6.60
    13 June 20255.1M-1.2%150K34.19
    30 May 20255.2M+2.0%95K54.67
    15 May 20255.1M+3.2%85K60.12
    30 April 20254.9M+1.1%78K63.16
    15 April 20254.9M+4.0%145K33.71
    31 March 20254.7M+5.6%128K36.62
    14 March 20254.4M+0.9%107K41.45
    28 February 20254.4M+2.3%110K40.18
    14 February 20254.3M+1.7%120K35.74
    31 January 20254.2M-1.3%105K40.18
    15 January 20254.3M+1.6%95K44.93
    31 December 20244.2M+4.1%106K39.91
    13 December 20244.1M-1.3%94K43.19
    29 November 20244.1M+0.9%66K62.25
    15 November 20244.1M-2.1%105K38.73
    31 October 20244.2M+0.9%149K27.82
    15 October 20244.1M-1.1%192K21.48
    30 September 20244.2M+0.0%109K38.09
    13 September 20244.2M+3.0%91K45.53
    30 August 20244.0M-1.4%57K70.95
    15 August 20244.1M+2.9%46K90.04
    31 July 20244.0M+3.0%42K94.94
    15 July 20243.9M+1.9%31K125.22
    28 June 20243.8M+0.8%58K65.24
    14 June 20243.8M-3.4%41K90.88
    31 May 20243.9M-8.6%71K54.64
    15 May 20244.3M+0.8%91K47.04
    30 April 20244.2M-0.1%48K88.89
    15 April 20244.2M+2.7%60K70.75
    28 March 20244.1M+4.2%74K55.69
    15 March 20244.0M+1.8%53K74.55
    29 February 20243.9M+2.6%76K51.38
    15 February 20243.8M+1.4%36K104.08
    31 January 20243.7M+2.3%34K109.09
    12 January 20243.6M+5.3%49K73.80
    29 December 20233.5M+3.3%82K42.20
    15 December 20233.4M+4.1%49K68.26
    30 November 20233.2M-7.6%56K57.46
    15 November 20233.5M+2.2%56K61.92
    31 October 20233.4M+3.4%63K54.25
    13 October 20233.3M+2.8%60K55.30
    29 September 20233.2M+0.2%48K66.34
    15 September 20233.2M+1.7%33K95.76
    31 August 20233.1M-0.0%43K73.89
    15 August 20233.1M+1.8%36K88.43
    31 July 20233.1M+0.4%27K113.25
    14 July 20233.1M+2.4%46K67.13
    30 June 20233.0M+0.3%56K54.24
    15 June 20233.0M+14.3%88K34.15
    31 May 20232.6M+15.8%292K8.99
    15 May 20232.3M-3.2%72K31.41
    28 April 20232.3M-2.4%88K26.61
    14 April 20232.4M+2.3%78K30.92
    31 March 20232.3M+8.2%54K43.62
    15 March 20232.2M+3.2%40K54.11
    28 February 20232.1M+1.5%29K71.96
    15 February 20232.1M+3.8%36K58.34
    31 January 20232.0M+2.9%25K81.34
    13 January 20231.9M+7.5%33K58.90
    30 December 20221.8M+8.3%69K25.99
    15 December 20221.7M-43.2%54K30.63
    30 November 20222.9M+3.4%39K74.40
    15 November 20222.8M+2.9%72K39.61
    31 October 20222.8M+1.3%32K85.26
    14 October 20222.7M+1.8%32K85.40
    30 September 20222.7M-0.3%53K50.24
    15 September 20222.7M+1.0%44K61.12
    31 August 20222.7M+0.7%50K53.03
    15 August 20222.6M-0.2%63K41.60
    29 July 20222.6M+0.6%58K45.89
    15 July 20222.6M-7.6%89K29.55
    30 June 20222.8M-38.3%863K3.29
    15 June 20224.6M+2.2%228K20.24
    31 May 20224.5M+7.7%182K24.82
    13 May 20224.2M+6.4%208K20.13
    29 April 20223.9M-0.7%192K20.52
    14 April 20224.0M-3.3%89K44.40
    31 March 20224.1M-3.0%111K36.79
    15 March 20224.2M-3.3%70K60.33
    28 February 20224.4M+0.2%58K75.51
    15 February 20224.4M-0.3%75K58.36
    31 January 20224.4M+1.6%88K49.43
    14 January 20224.3M+1.1%56K77.48
    31 December 20214.3M+1.5%65K65.60
    15 December 20214.2M-0.2%58K71.89
    30 November 20214.2M+0.4%59K71.20
    15 November 20214.2M-1.5%87K48.18
    29 October 20214.3M-1.6%47K90.64
    15 October 20214.3M-3.7%61K71.16
    30 September 20214.5M-4.1%111K40.22
    15 September 20214.7M-3.0%84K55.42
    31 August 20214.8M-0.1%56K85.41
    13 August 20214.8M-1.0%56K86.22
    30 July 20214.9M-4.2%73K66.94
    15 July 20215.1M-8.1%111K45.72
    30 June 20215.5M-7.2%171K32.34
    15 June 20216.0M-1.7%125K47.84
    28 May 20216.1M+2.2%143K42.59
    14 May 20215.9M-0.5%68K86.76
    30 April 20216.0M-0.0%58K103.61
    15 April 20216.0M-2.4%84K70.76
    31 March 20216.1M-0.8%120K50.84
    15 March 20216.2M-4.5%100K61.92
    26 February 20216.5M-0.7%70K92.65
    12 February 20216.5M-2.0%85K76.62
    29 January 20216.6M-0.7%83K80.03
    15 January 20216.7M-0.5%76K87.88
    31 December 20206.7M+0.1%65K103.15
    15 December 20206.7M-0.1%57K117.73
    30 November 20206.7M+0.3%73K92.32
    13 November 20206.7M+0.7%83K80.99
    30 October 20206.6M-0.9%56K118.26
    15 October 20206.7M+0.6%49K137.77
    30 September 20206.7M+0.9%83K80.63
    15 September 20206.6M-0.2%59K111.69
    31 August 20206.6M-0.9%41K161.81
    14 August 20206.7M+0.2%59K112.49
    31 July 20206.7M-0.7%44K151.14
    15 July 20206.7M+0.4%59K113.36
    30 June 20206.7M+1.2%114K58.56
    15 June 20206.6M+0.5%94K70.48
    29 May 20206.6M+4.1%100K65.41
    15 May 20206.3M+0.4%84K74.70
    30 April 20206.3M+0.1%83K75.70
    15 April 20206.3M-1.3%91K68.90
    31 March 20206.4M-1.7%143K44.58
    13 March 20206.5M+2.0%87K74.64
    28 February 20206.4M+0.1%75K85.20
    14 February 20206.3M+0.8%93K68.15
    31 January 20206.3M-0.0%54K116.46
    15 January 20206.3M+0.1%38K167.12
    31 December 20196.3M+0.7%76K82.84
    13 December 20196.3M+0.4%56K110.93
    29 November 20196.2M+0.6%85K73.03
    15 November 20196.2M+1.1%43K144.84
    31 October 20196.1M+0.2%56K108.40
    15 October 20196.1M-1.3%55K111.07
    30 September 20196.2M-0.9%82K75.75
    13 September 20196.2M+0.2%78K79.86
    30 August 20196.2M-0.4%66K93.84
    15 August 20196.3M-1.1%65K95.56
    31 July 20196.3M-1.8%71K89.63
    15 July 20196.4M-1.8%58K111.35
    28 June 20196.6M+1.1%103K63.67
    14 June 20196.5M-0.5%117K55.58
    31 May 20196.5M-0.8%74K88.48
    15 May 20196.6M+0.5%48K136.67
    30 April 20196.5M-0.7%53K124.24
    15 April 20196.6M+0.7%50K130.62
    29 March 20196.5M-0.3%56K116.36
    15 March 20196.6M+0.2%75K87.18
    28 February 20196.5M+0.8%60K109.71
    15 February 20196.5M+1.0%64K101.24
    31 January 20196.4M+0.5%73K87.72
    15 January 20196.4M+0.0%61K105.62
    31 December 20186.4M+2.0%120K53.24
    14 December 20186.3M-0.7%104K60.51
    30 November 20186.3M+1.0%69K91.35
    15 November 20186.3M+0.5%56K111.80
    31 October 20186.2M-0.1%57K108.89
    15 October 20186.2M-0.5%74K84.61
    28 September 20186.3M+0.6%70K89.05
    14 September 20186.2M-0.5%68K91.95
    31 August 20186.3M-1.4%84K74.65
    15 August 20186.4M-0.0%36K178.83
    31 July 20186.4M-0.9%53K119.79
    13 July 20186.4M-0.9%37K171.06
    29 June 20186.5M+1.9%98K66.03
    15 June 20186.3M+0.9%68K93.77
    31 May 20186.3M-0.1%72K87.11
    15 May 20186.3M-0.2%48K131.78
    30 April 20186.3M-0.0%54K115.83
    13 April 20186.3M-0.2%56K113.56
    29 March 20186.3M-0.0%80K79.58
    15 March 20186.3M+0.8%63K99.77
    28 February 20186.3M-0.9%53K119.59
    15 February 20186.3M+2.1%67K94.18
    31 January 20186.2M+0.2%63K98.03
    12 January 20186.2M-0.3%71K87.74
    29 December 20176.2M51K122.06
    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.