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First Bancorp /PR short interest

7.7M shares of First Bancorp /PR were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 15 Apr 2026. Short sellers would need 5.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short7.7Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+6.6%+66% over a year
Days to cover5.71at 1.4M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.05%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 most since 15 Apr 2026, and the share price moved +24% 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 20267.7M+6.6%1.4M5.71
    30 September 20267.2M-1.1%1.6M4.50
    15 September 20267.3M+10.8%1.2M6.09
    31 August 20266.6M+1.0%1.1M6.04
    14 August 20266.5M+6.2%1.1M5.92
    31 July 20266.2M-10.8%1.9M3.18
    15 July 20266.9M+8.1%1.0M6.70
    30 June 20266.4M+5.7%2.1M2.99
    15 June 20266.0M-21.2%1.7M3.54
    29 May 20267.7M+0.0%1.2M6.39
    15 May 20267.7M+3.6%1.0M7.57
    30 April 20267.4M-11.8%1.7M4.24
    15 April 20268.4M-9.5%1.3M6.58
    31 March 20269.3M-4.0%1.6M5.95
    13 March 20269.7M+20.8%1.9M5.17
    27 February 20268.0M-4.9%1.0M7.86
    13 February 20268.4M+4.9%1.1M7.40
    30 January 20268.0M+21.7%1.9M4.14
    15 January 20266.6M+9.1%1.1M6.04
    31 December 20256.0M-11.5%1.2M4.92
    15 December 20256.8M+5.5%1.2M5.71
    28 November 20256.5M+33.5%1.2M5.24
    14 November 20254.8M+5.4%1.3M3.86
    31 October 20254.6M-1.3%1.5M3.09
    15 October 20254.7M+11.5%1.0M4.45
    30 September 20254.2M-2.5%996K4.20
    15 September 20254.3M+15.3%895K4.79
    29 August 20253.7M+0.1%934K3.98
    15 August 20253.7M+55.5%1.3M2.85
    31 July 20252.4M+15.6%1.3M1.83
    15 July 20252.1M-27.6%938K2.20
    30 June 20252.9M-23.0%1.3M2.14
    13 June 20253.7M-2.1%907K4.08
    30 May 20253.8M+14.4%1.1M3.48
    15 May 20253.3M-0.9%1.0M3.15
    30 April 20253.3M+13.3%1.4M2.36
    15 April 20252.9M+1.1%1.6M1.84
    31 March 20252.9M-37.5%1.9M1.51
    14 March 20254.7M+19.6%1.2M3.96
    28 February 20253.9M+5.8%941K4.15
    14 February 20253.7M-9.3%727K5.08
    31 January 20254.1M-20.5%1.2M3.47
    15 January 20255.1M-6.1%929K5.51
    31 December 20245.5M+1.0%1.2M4.59
    13 December 20245.4M+37.7%842K6.41
    29 November 20243.9M+43.2%1.0M3.90
    15 November 20242.7M+24.3%1.1M2.48
    31 October 20242.2M-28.8%1.0M2.12
    15 October 20243.1M+23.0%660K4.69
    30 September 20242.5M-5.6%1.3M1.92
    13 September 20242.7M+7.8%1.0M2.66
    30 August 20242.5M+18.0%832K2.97
    15 August 20242.1M-5.3%1.1M1.99
    31 July 20242.2M-0.4%1.3M1.73
    15 July 20242.2M-3.6%819K2.71
    28 June 20242.3M-29.6%1.3M1.76
    14 June 20243.3M-5.6%1.0M3.25
    31 May 20243.5M+35.1%793K4.37
    15 May 20242.6M+2.4%743K3.46
    30 April 20242.5M+1.6%1.0M2.50
    15 April 20242.5M+14.0%797K3.10
    28 March 20242.2M-16.2%915K2.37
    15 March 20242.6M-28.6%1.6M1.62
    29 February 20243.6M+1.7%994K3.64
    15 February 20243.6M+69.2%1.3M2.69
    31 January 20242.1M+11.7%1.2M1.77
    12 January 20241.9M-32.0%1.1M1.79
    29 December 20232.8M-42.1%1.1M2.47
    15 December 20234.8M+5.5%2.0M2.45
    30 November 20234.5M+7.8%912K4.97
    15 November 20234.2M+41.1%977K4.30
    31 October 20233.0M+47.6%1.2M2.44
    13 October 20232.0M-13.5%1.4M1.49
    29 September 20232.3M-22.5%1.1M2.22
    15 September 20233.0M+44.0%1.2M2.47
    31 August 20232.1M-10.8%1.1M1.97
    15 August 20232.3M+29.7%997K2.35
    31 July 20231.8M-21.1%1.4M1.33
    14 July 20232.3M-7.7%1.1M2.14
    30 June 20232.5M-44.3%1.5M1.61
    15 June 20234.5M+22.8%1.5M3.01
    31 May 20233.6M+3.5%1.2M3.06
    15 May 20233.5M+15.1%1.4M2.56
    28 April 20233.0M+13.8%1.2M2.58
    14 April 20232.7M-8.2%1.4M1.97
    31 March 20232.9M-35.3%2.0M1.48
    15 March 20234.5M+16.7%2.1M2.15
    28 February 20233.9M+8.4%1.0M3.80
    15 February 20233.6M-16.0%1.1M3.12
    31 January 20234.2M+0.4%1.4M3.12
    13 January 20234.2M-13.5%1.2M3.55
    30 December 20224.9M-7.7%1.7M2.96
    15 December 20225.3M+8.0%1.5M3.55
    30 November 20224.9M-11.1%901K5.45
    15 November 20225.5M-17.6%1.3M4.32
    31 October 20226.7M-8.3%1.8M3.74
    14 October 20227.3M+11.0%1.5M4.79
    30 September 20226.6M-17.7%1.7M3.78
    15 September 20228.0M+16.1%1.4M5.67
    31 August 20226.9M+5.4%1.2M5.62
    15 August 20226.5M-6.8%1.3M5.07
    29 July 20227.0M+21.3%1.8M3.95
    15 July 20225.8M+10.5%1.8M3.24
    30 June 20225.2M-20.9%1.9M2.73
    15 June 20226.6M+24.2%2.0M3.27
    31 May 20225.3M+22.9%2.1M2.59
    13 May 20224.3M+5.6%1.8M2.46
    29 April 20224.1M+1.9%2.1M1.92
    14 April 20224.0M+2.3%2.5M1.63
    31 March 20223.9M-23.1%2.7M1.45
    15 March 20225.1M+22.7%2.1M2.48
    28 February 20224.2M+17.2%1.5M2.81
    15 February 20223.6M-11.0%1.6M2.21
    31 January 20224.0M-10.9%2.1M1.92
    14 January 20224.5M+25.7%1.7M2.71
    31 December 20213.6M-16.7%2.0M1.77
    15 December 20214.3M+4.1%1.8M2.41
    30 November 20214.1M+13.8%1.8M2.27
    15 November 20213.6M-24.6%1.3M2.71
    29 October 20214.8M+15.4%1.6M3.00
    15 October 20214.2M-20.7%1.3M3.13
    30 September 20215.2M-20.3%2.6M2.05
    15 September 20216.6M+30.7%1.6M4.19
    31 August 20215.0M+0.1%1.4M3.61
    13 August 20215.0M-12.6%1.4M3.58
    30 July 20215.8M-0.8%1.8M3.19
    15 July 20215.8M-0.2%2.1M2.82
    30 June 20215.8M-14.3%2.6M2.27
    15 June 20216.8M+2.6%1.9M3.53
    28 May 20216.6M-30.9%1.6M4.07
    14 May 20219.6M+0.4%1.6M6.17
    30 April 20219.5M+23.3%1.6M6.13
    15 April 20217.7M-9.7%1.4M5.50
    31 March 20218.6M+30.1%2.8M3.10
    15 March 20216.6M+2.7%2.0M3.34
    26 February 20216.4M-9.5%1.4M4.46
    12 February 20217.1M-4.4%1.4M4.92
    29 January 20217.4M+3.9%1.7M4.47
    15 January 20217.1M+73.9%1.8M3.89
    31 December 20204.1M+0.9%1.6M2.63
    15 December 20204.1M+56.4%1.3M3.24
    30 November 20202.6M+5.6%1.6M1.58
    13 November 20202.5M-4.8%1.7M1.42
    30 October 20202.6M+11.8%1.1M2.33
    15 October 20202.3M+4.5%1.4M1.63
    30 September 20202.2M-20.3%1.5M1.45
    15 September 20202.8M-10.7%1.1M2.51
    31 August 20203.1M+2.4%848K3.66
    14 August 20203.0M-26.1%1.2M2.55
    31 July 20204.1M+38.8%1.3M3.09
    15 July 20203.0M+11.3%1.3M2.23
    30 June 20202.7M-0.5%1.7M1.53
    15 June 20202.7M-9.1%1.6M1.69
    29 May 20202.9M-30.6%1.2M2.35
    15 May 20204.2M-2.7%1.5M2.74
    30 April 20204.3M+9.0%1.3M3.22
    15 April 20204.0M-4.8%2.1M1.87
    31 March 20204.2M-14.3%2.8M1.50
    13 March 20204.9M+81.3%2.1M2.31
    28 February 20202.7M+11.9%2.1M1.31
    14 February 20202.4M-25.3%1.1M2.11
    31 January 20203.2M+10.5%1.5M2.12
    15 January 20202.9M-11.4%1.1M2.66
    31 December 20193.3M+29.4%1.3M2.61
    13 December 20192.5M+43.9%884K2.87
    29 November 20191.8M+24.3%1.0M1.76
    15 November 20191.4M-28.9%887K1.60
    31 October 20192.0M-13.2%1.6M1.29
    15 October 20192.3M-4.3%1.1M2.13
    30 September 20192.4M-26.4%1.3M1.88
    13 September 20193.3M+4.9%1.0M3.13
    30 August 20193.1M-23.1%1.2M2.70
    15 August 20194.1M+16.5%1.2M3.27
    31 July 20193.5M+9.8%1.6M2.20
    15 July 20193.2M+0.2%950K3.34
    28 June 20193.2M+40.5%1.9M1.63
    14 June 20192.3M+4.5%1.7M1.31
    31 May 20192.2M-5.5%1.8M1.21
    15 May 20192.3M-22.5%2.1M1.06
    30 April 20192.9M-3.7%1.3M2.35
    15 April 20193.1M-10.3%1.3M2.29
    29 March 20193.4M+11.1%1.5M2.28
    15 March 20193.1M-11.1%1.7M1.85
    28 February 20193.5M-11.9%1.1M3.16
    15 February 20193.9M-1.3%1.4M2.88
    31 January 20194.0M-8.5%1.8M2.24
    15 January 20194.3M-10.7%1.4M3.20
    31 December 20184.9M+9.5%2.7M1.83
    14 December 20184.4M+24.8%1.7M2.55
    30 November 20183.6M-11.5%2.1M1.73
    15 November 20184.0M-20.8%2.0M1.97
    31 October 20185.1M-3.9%2.1M2.42
    15 October 20185.3M+18.6%1.9M2.78
    28 September 20184.4M+24.6%3.9M1.14
    14 September 20183.6M-10.4%1.5M2.32
    31 August 20184.0M+0.4%1.4M2.90
    15 August 20184.0M-1.6%1.8M2.18
    31 July 20184.0M-15.9%1.8M2.18
    13 July 20184.8M-11.9%1.4M3.40
    29 June 20185.4M+13.8%1.6M3.39
    15 June 20184.8M+13.7%1.8M2.71
    31 May 20184.2M+23.8%2.3M1.86
    15 May 20183.4M+14.2%1.8M1.93
    30 April 20183.0M-10.2%1.7M1.72
    13 April 20183.3M+6.9%1.8M1.85
    29 March 20183.1M+14.9%1.7M1.81
    15 March 20182.7M+8.4%1.3M2.09
    28 February 20182.5M-3.6%1.5M1.66
    15 February 20182.6M-50.9%2.5M1.03
    31 January 20185.3M-8.4%2.5M2.07
    12 January 20185.7M-10.7%2.0M2.92
    29 December 20176.4M2.3M2.84
    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.