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First Bancorp short interest

2.1M shares of First Bancorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.4M to 2.3M). Short sellers would need 10.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-8.0%+37% over a year
Days to cover10.04at 210K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.09%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 (1.4M to 2.3M), and the share price moved +29% 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 20262.1M-8.0%210K10.04
    30 September 20262.3M+4.0%289K7.93
    15 September 20262.2M+2.3%174K12.67
    31 August 20262.2M+3.5%163K13.19
    14 August 20262.1M+3.7%188K11.08
    31 July 20262.0M-5.0%295K6.80
    15 July 20262.1M-1.0%209K10.09
    30 June 20262.1M+8.5%400K5.34
    15 June 20262.0M+2.8%188K10.44
    29 May 20261.9M-2.0%186K10.30
    15 May 20262.0M-3.0%198K9.88
    30 April 20262.0M+6.9%220K9.17
    15 April 20261.9M-6.7%181K10.41
    31 March 20262.0M+13.2%264K7.64
    13 March 20261.8M+7.5%213K8.38
    27 February 20261.7M+4.3%187K8.86
    13 February 20261.6M-2.1%222K7.16
    30 January 20261.6M+6.8%370K4.39
    15 January 20261.5M+3.5%229K6.64
    31 December 20251.5M+6.3%228K6.43
    15 December 20251.4M-7.9%171K8.10
    28 November 20251.5M-9.1%210K7.14
    14 November 20251.7M+8.6%179K9.24
    31 October 20251.5M-1.1%214K7.12
    15 October 20251.5M-12.5%245K6.27
    30 September 20251.8M+3.6%221K7.94
    15 September 20251.7M+0.1%179K9.47
    29 August 20251.7M+10.2%234K7.23
    15 August 20251.5M+7.2%269K5.72
    31 July 20251.4M+42.8%395K3.63
    15 July 20251.0M-11.3%234K4.30
    30 June 20251.1M+16.4%272K4.17
    13 June 2025974K-11.2%166K5.86
    30 May 20251.1M-10.1%167K6.57
    15 May 20251.2M+3.1%155K7.88
    30 April 20251.2M+0.5%238K4.96
    15 April 20251.2M+5.1%213K5.53
    31 March 20251.1M+8.2%191K5.86
    14 March 20251.0M+5.6%182K5.67
    28 February 2025979K+5.3%172K5.68
    14 February 2025930K+12.2%148K6.27
    31 January 2025829K-9.7%195K4.25
    15 January 2025919K-8.0%151K6.09
    31 December 2024998K+24.3%190K5.25
    13 December 2024803K+1.4%176K4.55
    29 November 2024792K+7.1%200K3.95
    15 November 2024739K+2.5%230K3.22
    31 October 2024721K-19.6%126K5.74
    15 October 2024897K-8.0%145K6.20
    30 September 2024975K-7.9%207K4.71
    13 September 20241.1M+6.6%150K7.06
    30 August 2024993K-1.3%153K6.47
    15 August 20241.0M+1.3%165K6.12
    31 July 2024993K-14.2%302K3.29
    15 July 20241.2M-1.4%182K6.37
    28 June 20241.2M+1.3%205K5.74
    14 June 20241.2M+2.0%115K10.13
    31 May 20241.1M-2.3%131K8.68
    15 May 20241.2M+0.5%147K7.93
    30 April 20241.2M+4.0%153K7.58
    15 April 20241.1M+3.3%120K9.27
    28 March 20241.1M+0.6%123K8.73
    15 March 20241.1M+1.0%113K9.48
    29 February 20241.1M+2.7%117K9.08
    15 February 20241.0M+7.7%180K5.75
    31 January 2024959K+0.4%150K6.38
    12 January 2024956K-15.4%165K5.81
    29 December 20231.1M+2.3%137K8.23
    15 December 20231.1M+22.3%263K4.19
    30 November 2023903K-2.0%117K7.69
    15 November 2023921K-4.2%126K7.29
    31 October 2023962K-9.4%158K6.09
    13 October 20231.1M-5.3%159K6.66
    29 September 20231.1M+1.1%163K6.86
    15 September 20231.1M+3.1%206K5.37
    31 August 20231.1M-16.1%140K7.68
    15 August 20231.3M+2.1%118K10.82
    31 July 20231.3M-1.6%171K7.31
    14 July 20231.3M-4.0%129K9.90
    30 June 20231.3M+15.1%223K5.95
    15 June 20231.2M-4.8%196K5.90
    31 May 20231.2M-10.3%179K6.77
    15 May 20231.4M-3.0%202K6.69
    28 April 20231.4M+7.5%222K6.27
    14 April 20231.3M-10.1%171K7.58
    31 March 20231.4M+81.2%378K3.82
    15 March 2023796K+35.1%367K2.17
    28 February 2023589K-5.1%197K2.98
    15 February 2023620K-8.1%184K3.37
    31 January 2023675K+2.2%167K4.04
    13 January 2023661K-28.3%139K4.75
    30 December 2022921K-1.4%126K7.34
    15 December 2022935K+3.5%137K6.84
    30 November 2022903K-4.8%131K6.88
    15 November 2022948K-0.2%136K7.00
    31 October 2022950K-9.2%135K7.02
    14 October 20221.0M-3.5%127K8.25
    30 September 20221.1M+11.6%217K4.98
    15 September 2022971K-1.1%125K7.75
    31 August 2022982K-1.1%153K6.41
    15 August 2022993K-11.3%127K7.81
    29 July 20221.1M+15.4%114K9.79
    15 July 2022970K+6.9%134K7.23
    30 June 2022907K+9.5%200K4.53
    15 June 2022828K-4.5%125K6.65
    31 May 2022867K+5.8%124K6.97
    13 May 2022819K-0.7%151K5.42
    29 April 2022825K+0.8%154K5.36
    14 April 2022819K-20.7%245K3.34
    31 March 20221.0M-6.2%191K5.41
    15 March 20221.1M+14.3%129K8.51
    28 February 2022964K-14.7%147K6.57
    15 February 20221.1M+31.0%166K6.80
    31 January 2022862K-13.7%150K5.76
    14 January 20221,000K+9.6%132K7.57
    31 December 2021912K+0.6%238K3.84
    15 December 2021906K+15.8%171K5.30
    30 November 2021783K-12.1%172K4.56
    15 November 2021891K-27.8%211K4.22
    29 October 20211.2M-31.7%290K4.26
    15 October 20211.8M+11.3%512K3.53
    30 September 20211.6M-9.3%141K11.51
    15 September 20211.8M-2.7%79K22.60
    31 August 20211.8M+2.1%79K23.18
    13 August 20211.8M+1.4%96K18.67
    30 July 20211.8M-0.3%117K15.22
    15 July 20211.8M+0.4%133K13.40
    30 June 20211.8M+22.4%272K6.51
    15 June 20211.4M+45.7%227K6.38
    28 May 2021995K-0.5%65K15.38
    14 May 20211.0M+4.8%73K13.79
    30 April 2021955K-1.4%71K13.40
    15 April 2021969K-1.4%71K13.73
    31 March 2021983K-0.7%103K9.53
    15 March 2021990K+8.3%129K7.69
    26 February 2021914K+1.7%98K9.30
    12 February 2021899K-12.4%108K8.31
    29 January 20211.0M+0.7%90K11.37
    15 January 20211.0M-20.4%146K6.97
    31 December 20201.3M-5.8%137K9.37
    15 December 20201.4M-4.9%185K7.36
    30 November 20201.4M+138.5%189K7.59
    13 November 2020600K+36.1%979K1.00
    30 October 2020441K+5.3%121K3.65
    15 October 2020419K-23.8%97K4.30
    30 September 2020549K+37.1%200K2.74
    15 September 2020401K+3.1%129K3.11
    31 August 2020389K-19.9%99K3.91
    14 August 2020485K-6.8%127K3.81
    31 July 2020520K-10.2%209K2.50
    15 July 2020580K+3.7%102K5.68
    30 June 2020559K+28.9%142K3.93
    15 June 2020434K-2.8%95K4.57
    29 May 2020446K+16.9%80K5.60
    15 May 2020381K-2.6%81K4.68
    30 April 2020392K+12.5%87K4.50
    15 April 2020348K+4.8%121K2.89
    31 March 2020332K-19.2%168K1.98
    13 March 2020411K+14.1%99K4.15
    28 February 2020360K+0.9%83K4.35
    14 February 2020357K+7.9%71K5.00
    31 January 2020331K+19.8%94K3.53
    15 January 2020276K-5.0%73K3.79
    31 December 2019291K-18.3%77K3.78
    13 December 2019356K+8.8%68K5.23
    29 November 2019327K+9.8%86K3.80
    15 November 2019298K-20.6%59K5.03
    31 October 2019375K-2.2%81K4.65
    15 October 2019383K+0.4%64K5.96
    30 September 2019382K-21.0%82K4.67
    13 September 2019484K+6.1%102K4.76
    30 August 2019456K+11.7%54K8.52
    15 August 2019408K+12.0%84K4.83
    31 July 2019364K-2.0%69K5.28
    15 July 2019372K-8.1%69K5.35
    28 June 2019404K+27.9%118K3.41
    14 June 2019316K-2.9%76K4.14
    31 May 2019325K-1.4%68K4.79
    15 May 2019330K+7.2%92K3.58
    30 April 2019308K-3.8%73K4.19
    15 April 2019320K+0.8%62K5.20
    29 March 2019317K-17.1%112K2.83
    15 March 2019383K-1.2%65K5.94
    28 February 2019388K-1.9%89K4.34
    15 February 2019395K-3.8%75K5.25
    31 January 2019411K+1.2%136K3.01
    15 January 2019406K-17.2%200K2.03
    31 December 2018490K-9.7%104K4.69
    14 December 2018543K-22.4%110K4.95
    30 November 2018700K+10.7%73K9.62
    15 November 2018632K+29.0%89K7.08
    31 October 2018490K-15.6%139K3.52
    15 October 2018580K+19.2%179K3.24
    28 September 2018487K+1.5%153K3.19
    14 September 2018480K-1.3%74K6.46
    31 August 2018486K+7.4%77K6.31
    15 August 2018453K-3.4%64K7.03
    31 July 2018469K-0.5%88K5.31
    13 July 2018471K-0.7%112K4.22
    29 June 2018474K-2.3%146K3.26
    15 June 2018485K+6.1%96K5.03
    31 May 2018457K+20.3%105K4.37
    15 May 2018380K+8.8%81K4.67
    30 April 2018349K+1.0%83K4.23
    13 April 2018346K+0.8%71K4.90
    29 March 2018343K+0.3%100K3.44
    15 March 2018342K+2.9%87K3.95
    28 February 2018333K-4.5%73K4.59
    15 February 2018348K+12.8%105K3.32
    31 January 2018309K+1.7%91K3.40
    12 January 2018304K+6.0%101K2.99
    29 December 2017287K158K1.82
    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.