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Daktronics Inc. short interest

2.3M shares of Daktronics were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (1.1M to 2.9M). Short sellers would need 5.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.8%+88% over a year
Days to cover5.09at 457K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.84%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 middle of its range over the last year (1.1M to 2.9M), and the share price moved -1% 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 20262.3M-5.8%457K5.09
    30 September 20262.5M+20.1%518K4.77
    15 September 20262.1M-16.8%1.0M2.02
    31 August 20262.5M+5.7%469K5.26
    14 August 20262.3M-20.8%416K5.62
    31 July 20262.9M+11.1%390K7.56
    15 July 20262.7M+6.4%611K4.35
    30 June 20262.5M+11.0%751K3.32
    15 June 20262.2M+0.4%347K6.47
    29 May 20262.2M+2.4%273K8.20
    15 May 20262.2M+5.3%291K7.51
    30 April 20262.1M+8.9%272K7.61
    15 April 20261.9M+7.7%341K5.59
    31 March 20261.8M+15.5%555K3.19
    13 March 20261.5M+22.2%802K1.91
    27 February 20261.3M+7.8%509K2.46
    13 February 20261.2M-17.1%745K1.56
    30 January 20261.4M-4.4%344K4.07
    15 January 20261.5M-0.4%362K4.05
    31 December 20251.5M+36.0%597K2.47
    15 December 20251.1M-5.0%601K1.80
    28 November 20251.1M-1.8%283K4.03
    14 November 20251.2M-13.6%361K3.22
    31 October 20251.3M+8.9%493K2.73
    15 October 20251.2M-11.0%509K2.42
    30 September 20251.4M-23.3%737K1.88
    15 September 20251.8M-9.3%654K2.77
    29 August 20252.0M-6.5%289K6.90
    15 August 20252.1M-3.6%265K8.04
    31 July 20252.2M-0.7%273K8.09
    15 July 20252.2M+4.7%389K5.72
    30 June 20252.1M-3.8%628K3.38
    13 June 20252.2M-2.4%432K5.11
    30 May 20252.3M+7.5%784K2.89
    15 May 20252.1M-3.3%230K9.17
    30 April 20252.2M+3.0%204K10.68
    15 April 20252.1M-1.9%501K4.22
    31 March 20252.2M+6.9%516K4.18
    14 March 20252.0M+24.6%789K2.56
    28 February 20251.6M-1.9%382K4.23
    14 February 20251.6M+5.3%287K5.75
    31 January 20251.6M-4.0%291K5.38
    15 January 20251.6M+17.1%382K4.28
    31 December 20241.4M+8.3%521K2.67
    13 December 20241.3M-26.1%857K1.50
    29 November 20241.7M-7.7%349K4.99
    15 November 20241.9M-36.5%412K4.58
    31 October 20243.0M+4.1%334K8.88
    15 October 20242.9M+6.5%379K7.52
    30 September 20242.7M-5.7%558K4.80
    13 September 20242.8M-8.2%699K4.06
    30 August 20243.1M-1.8%361K8.56
    15 August 20243.1M-7.5%402K7.84
    31 July 20243.4M-3.8%614K5.54
    15 July 20243.5M-4.8%651K5.43
    28 June 20243.7M-5.6%985K3.78
    14 June 20243.9M+1.1%274K14.38
    31 May 20243.9M-4.2%268K14.51
    15 May 20244.1M+0.9%428K9.51
    30 April 20244.0M-8.7%302K13.35
    15 April 20244.4M+17.1%385K11.47
    28 March 20243.8M+2.9%431K8.75
    15 March 20243.7M-33.1%566K6.47
    29 February 20245.5M+20.0%860K6.36
    15 February 20244.6M+10.8%421K10.85
    31 January 20244.1M+31.9%555K7.42
    12 January 20243.1M-4.3%705K4.43
    29 December 20233.3M+16.1%559K5.84
    15 December 20232.8M+27.6%1.0M2.76
    30 November 20232.2M+8.3%562K3.93
    15 November 20232.0M+17.8%429K4.74
    31 October 20231.7M-1.4%449K3.85
    13 October 20231.8M+49.2%383K4.58
    29 September 20231.2M+17.0%381K3.08
    15 September 20231.0M-2.7%808K1.24
    31 August 20231.0M-2.5%326K3.17
    15 August 20231.1M+1.8%269K3.93
    31 July 20231.0M-3.9%344K3.02
    14 July 20231.1M-3.8%562K1.92
    30 June 20231.1M+209.1%843K1.33
    15 June 2023364K-5.1%413K1.00
    31 May 2023383K-27.3%263K1.46
    15 May 2023527K-7.2%182K2.90
    28 April 2023568K-8.0%193K2.94
    14 April 2023617K+27.5%222K2.78
    31 March 2023484K+49.2%365K1.32
    15 March 2023324K+6.0%298K1.09
    28 February 2023306K-2.7%87K3.50
    15 February 2023314K-21.1%176K1.79
    31 January 2023398K-20.1%398K1.00
    13 January 2023499K+7.6%204K2.44
    30 December 2022464K+16.9%461K1.01
    15 December 2022397K+202.3%1.0M1.00
    30 November 2022131K-5.6%69K1.91
    15 November 2022139K-5.2%103K1.35
    31 October 2022147K-17.3%85K1.73
    14 October 2022177K-2.8%122K1.45
    30 September 2022182K-24.4%133K1.37
    15 September 2022241K+84.2%221K1.09
    31 August 2022131K+3.5%161K1.00
    15 August 2022127K-5.8%176K1.00
    29 July 2022134K-36.3%219K1.00
    15 July 2022211K-18.5%239K1.00
    30 June 2022259K-80.9%798K1.00
    15 June 20221.4M+8.9%267K5.08
    31 May 20221.2M-1.2%170K7.33
    13 May 20221.3M+15.2%216K5.84
    29 April 20221.1M+57.9%241K4.54
    14 April 2022692K+8.0%252K2.75
    31 March 2022641K+36.8%245K2.62
    15 March 2022469K+8.3%236K1.99
    28 February 2022433K+15.1%165K2.62
    15 February 2022376K+35.0%154K2.44
    31 January 2022279K+51.5%264K1.06
    14 January 2022184K+13.5%233K1.00
    31 December 2021162K-32.7%265K1.00
    15 December 2021241K+3.9%404K1.00
    30 November 2021232K-75.1%414K1.00
    15 November 2021930K-7.9%1.1M1.00
    29 October 20211.0M+5.1%76K13.31
    15 October 2021961K-1.1%91K10.60
    30 September 2021971K-11.5%177K5.49
    15 September 20211.1M-18.3%153K7.19
    31 August 20211.3M-3.4%82K16.28
    13 August 20211.4M-0.2%127K10.98
    30 July 20211.4M-3.3%87K16.01
    15 July 20211.4M+0.2%109K13.17
    30 June 20211.4M-9.8%215K6.69
    15 June 20211.6M-13.4%154K10.32
    28 May 20211.8M+3.2%114K16.17
    14 May 20211.8M+7.8%158K11.31
    30 April 20211.7M-1.0%110K15.09
    15 April 20211.7M+29.8%151K11.09
    31 March 20211.3M+3.4%281K4.58
    15 March 20211.2M+2.2%434K2.87
    26 February 20211.2M+3.5%140K8.67
    12 February 20211.2M-18.5%155K7.60
    29 January 20211.4M-10.4%182K7.91
    15 January 20211.6M-1.4%175K9.19
    31 December 20201.6M+5.6%287K5.68
    15 December 20201.5M+1.9%188K8.23
    30 November 20201.5M+1.4%164K9.23
    13 November 20201.5M-13.2%118K12.71
    30 October 20201.7M+3.9%132K13.07
    15 October 20201.7M-0.9%131K12.63
    30 September 20201.7M-31.3%230K7.29
    15 September 20202.4M-5.0%141K17.28
    31 August 20202.6M-0.8%215K11.95
    14 August 20202.6M+2.9%167K15.50
    31 July 20202.5M-2.4%105K24.03
    15 July 20202.6M-0.8%142K18.20
    30 June 20202.6M+2.3%259K10.03
    15 June 20202.5M+3.3%218K11.67
    29 May 20202.5M+2.5%187K13.14
    15 May 20202.4M+1.8%178K13.43
    30 April 20202.4M+0.2%151K15.56
    15 April 20202.3M+11.7%337K6.97
    31 March 20202.1M-0.9%323K6.51
    13 March 20202.1M+4.5%210K10.12
    28 February 20202.0M+0.4%237K8.56
    14 February 20202.0M-2.8%114K17.76
    31 January 20202.1M-1.0%112K18.64
    15 January 20202.1M-1.7%121K17.47
    31 December 20192.1M-1.8%231K9.28
    13 December 20192.2M+9.4%190K11.49
    29 November 20192.0M+3.2%219K9.10
    15 November 20191.9M+1.8%82K23.44
    31 October 20191.9M-6.5%91K20.77
    15 October 20192.0M-0.3%113K18.01
    30 September 20192.0M-3.3%354K5.76
    13 September 20192.1M-0.5%282K7.47
    30 August 20192.1M+3.6%209K10.12
    15 August 20192.0M+8.8%143K14.31
    31 July 20191.9M-5.3%163K11.56
    15 July 20192.0M-6.6%181K10.94
    28 June 20192.1M+7.6%258K8.23
    14 June 20192.0M+3.7%334K5.92
    31 May 20191.9M+2.1%195K9.77
    15 May 20191.9M-3.8%105K17.73
    30 April 20191.9M-2.8%77K25.15
    15 April 20192.0M+10.3%99K20.08
    29 March 20191.8M-3.6%146K12.38
    15 March 20191.9M-1.2%126K14.84
    28 February 20191.9M+0.3%194K9.79
    15 February 20191.9M+2.1%107K17.73
    31 January 20191.9M-5.7%150K12.35
    15 January 20192.0M+3.3%174K11.30
    31 December 20181.9M-1.8%226K8.43
    14 December 20181.9M-2.6%205K9.46
    30 November 20182.0M-0.9%220K9.07
    15 November 20182.0M-3.6%117K17.12
    31 October 20182.1M-12.7%108K19.30
    15 October 20182.4M-5.3%144K16.55
    28 September 20182.5M-4.1%168K15.01
    14 September 20182.6M+27.1%157K16.73
    31 August 20182.1M-12.2%498K4.15
    15 August 20182.4M+3.1%192K12.26
    31 July 20182.3M-1.0%134K17.08
    13 July 20182.3M-16.1%158K14.58
    29 June 20182.7M+3.5%274K10.02
    15 June 20182.7M+28.0%286K9.29
    31 May 20182.1M-1.3%289K7.17
    15 May 20182.1M+2.4%110K19.17
    30 April 20182.1M-4.6%109K18.86
    13 April 20182.2M-9.7%146K14.74
    29 March 20182.4M+28.7%185K12.89
    15 March 20181.9M-6.9%155K11.92
    28 February 20182.0M+5.9%553K3.59
    15 February 20181.9M-2.0%258K7.29
    31 January 20181.9M-8.6%162K11.85
    12 January 20182.1M+12.3%147K14.22
    29 December 20171.9M108K17.23
    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.