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First Community Bankshares Inc. short interest

554K shares of First Community Bankshares were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (148K to 693K). Short sellers would need 6.6 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short554Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-12.4%+270% over a year
Days to cover6.59at 84K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.93%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 middle of its range over the last year (148K to 693K), 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 2026554K-12.4%84K6.59
    30 September 2026633K-8.7%95K6.64
    15 September 2026693K+0.0%108K6.41
    31 August 2026693K+7.8%75K9.26
    14 August 2026643K+5.8%80K8.07
    31 July 2026608K+17.2%105K5.79
    15 July 2026518K-3.3%65K7.97
    30 June 2026536K+16.5%110K4.89
    15 June 2026460K+14.3%99K4.65
    29 May 2026403K+3.8%74K5.48
    15 May 2026388K-4.5%72K5.41
    30 April 2026406K-1.8%81K5.04
    15 April 2026414K+6.2%69K5.99
    31 March 2026390K+19.6%100K3.90
    13 March 2026326K+30.6%79K4.12
    27 February 2026250K+6.1%81K3.09
    13 February 2026235K+37.4%82K2.88
    30 January 2026171K-1.3%54K3.18
    15 January 2026174K+3.4%48K3.64
    31 December 2025168K-7.0%51K3.30
    15 December 2025180K+10.2%48K3.78
    28 November 2025164K+10.5%40K4.04
    14 November 2025148K-1.0%33K4.43
    31 October 2025150K-0.1%38K3.94
    15 October 2025150K+1.7%39K3.85
    30 September 2025147K-1.3%51K2.90
    15 September 2025149K+5.3%38K3.91
    29 August 2025142K-7.9%40K3.51
    15 August 2025154K+15.0%38K4.10
    31 July 2025134K-8.8%45K2.96
    15 July 2025147K+3.2%58K2.54
    30 June 2025142K-13.6%96K1.49
    13 June 2025165K-0.5%54K3.04
    30 May 2025165K-0.7%33K4.97
    15 May 2025167K+5.7%30K5.48
    30 April 2025157K-7.0%38K4.11
    15 April 2025169K+13.4%44K3.85
    31 March 2025149K+8.9%32K4.63
    14 March 2025137K+31.5%43K3.15
    28 February 2025104K+4.8%40K2.58
    14 February 202599K-8.4%35K2.81
    31 January 2025109K-9.7%38K2.85
    15 January 2025120K-3.5%31K3.82
    31 December 2024125K-16.0%38K3.25
    13 December 2024148K+3.0%37K4.06
    29 November 2024144K-0.3%28K5.19
    15 November 2024144K+13.5%46K3.16
    31 October 2024127K-19.3%35K3.61
    15 October 2024158K-6.8%30K5.20
    30 September 2024169K+18.6%42K4.07
    13 September 2024143K-9.5%22K6.52
    30 August 2024158K+6.2%31K5.14
    15 August 2024148K-10.8%34K4.32
    31 July 2024166K-10.0%56K2.97
    15 July 2024185K+19.3%40K4.68
    28 June 2024155K+6.4%58K2.65
    14 June 2024146K+5.3%20K7.43
    31 May 2024138K-2.9%25K5.61
    15 May 2024142K-0.7%24K5.95
    30 April 2024143K-11.0%26K5.43
    15 April 2024161K+2.3%25K6.43
    28 March 2024158K-12.8%35K4.51
    15 March 2024181K+5.5%35K5.24
    29 February 2024171K+8.4%28K6.12
    15 February 2024158K-6.4%36K4.43
    31 January 2024169K-1.5%32K5.32
    12 January 2024171K-0.1%30K5.62
    29 December 2023171K-6.5%28K6.03
    15 December 2023183K+6.2%54K3.42
    30 November 2023173K-7.3%30K5.70
    15 November 2023186K+13.3%35K5.36
    31 October 2023164K-3.5%34K4.78
    13 October 2023170K-8.4%41K4.20
    29 September 2023186K+0.0%35K5.24
    15 September 2023186K+0.3%32K5.78
    31 August 2023185K-3.3%36K5.22
    15 August 2023192K-13.9%32K5.93
    31 July 2023223K-10.6%44K5.01
    14 July 2023249K+3.7%47K5.31
    30 June 2023240K+0.8%92K2.62
    15 June 2023239K+12.7%49K4.88
    31 May 2023212K+3.0%42K5.07
    15 May 2023205K+16.8%32K6.47
    28 April 2023176K+2.3%24K7.29
    14 April 2023172K-1.2%21K8.16
    31 March 2023174K-2.2%30K5.75
    15 March 2023178K-7.1%24K7.57
    28 February 2023192K+6.3%25K7.67
    15 February 2023180K+1.8%19K9.53
    31 January 2023177K-2.0%18K9.85
    13 January 2023181K-7.4%22K8.28
    30 December 2022195K-15.2%38K5.07
    15 December 2022230K+15.9%36K6.43
    30 November 2022198K-8.3%25K8.06
    15 November 2022216K-11.1%25K8.70
    31 October 2022243K-14.6%24K9.97
    14 October 2022285K+0.9%24K11.68
    30 September 2022282K-0.6%36K7.87
    15 September 2022284K+8.7%25K11.29
    31 August 2022261K-2.7%22K12.08
    15 August 2022268K+1.8%23K11.88
    29 July 2022264K+0.3%29K9.10
    15 July 2022263K+9.6%22K12.16
    30 June 2022240K-11.5%56K4.26
    15 June 2022271K+12.5%30K9.08
    31 May 2022241K+12.1%32K7.54
    13 May 2022215K+8.7%36K6.01
    29 April 2022198K+3.8%28K7.09
    14 April 2022190K-2.9%22K8.62
    31 March 2022196K-5.8%29K6.80
    15 March 2022208K+13.5%21K9.96
    28 February 2022184K-3.4%25K7.46
    15 February 2022190K+16.5%22K8.51
    31 January 2022163K+15.1%30K5.40
    14 January 2022142K-7.8%18K8.01
    31 December 2021154K-21.9%36K4.32
    15 December 2021197K+4.8%34K5.79
    30 November 2021188K+5.0%52K3.61
    15 November 2021179K+4.2%27K6.61
    29 October 2021171K-13.2%23K7.41
    15 October 2021198K+35.9%29K6.74
    30 September 2021145K-5.3%44K3.29
    15 September 2021154K+1.5%29K5.36
    31 August 2021151K+8.9%28K5.40
    13 August 2021139K+1.9%26K5.34
    30 July 2021136K-11.1%27K5.12
    15 July 2021153K-2.3%21K7.24
    30 June 2021157K-7.6%52K3.02
    15 June 2021170K-6.6%29K5.96
    28 May 2021182K+21.3%31K5.93
    14 May 2021150K+15.7%32K4.71
    30 April 2021130K-13.6%28K4.67
    15 April 2021150K-2.9%29K5.16
    31 March 2021154K-0.8%58K2.66
    15 March 2021156K-1.8%48K3.23
    26 February 2021158K+12.5%34K4.63
    12 February 2021141K+11.9%45K3.10
    29 January 2021126K-14.1%30K4.18
    15 January 2021147K-8.5%31K4.73
    31 December 2020160K+13.3%30K5.31
    15 December 2020141K-6.0%21K6.85
    30 November 2020151K+31.6%31K4.85
    13 November 2020114K-11.9%29K3.97
    30 October 2020130K-15.9%21K6.14
    15 October 2020154K-1.3%25K6.09
    30 September 2020156K-33.4%53K2.96
    15 September 2020235K-12.9%38K6.16
    31 August 2020270K-5.0%32K8.38
    14 August 2020284K-12.2%30K9.38
    31 July 2020324K-7.3%27K12.13
    15 July 2020349K-7.7%32K11.00
    30 June 2020378K+36.1%61K6.16
    15 June 2020278K-9.4%36K7.62
    29 May 2020307K+1.8%43K7.07
    15 May 2020302K+5.3%43K7.05
    30 April 2020287K-22.7%40K7.12
    15 April 2020370K+2.5%49K7.56
    31 March 2020362K+33.0%96K3.76
    13 March 2020272K+1.6%53K5.16
    28 February 2020268K-3.6%43K6.17
    14 February 2020278K-7.3%171K1.63
    31 January 2020299K-12.7%42K7.15
    15 January 2020343K-53.6%32K10.63
    31 December 2019740K-4.6%26K27.94
    13 December 2019775K+2.3%16K47.89
    29 November 2019758K+1.2%20K38.10
    15 November 2019749K+2.1%24K31.62
    31 October 2019733K+8.0%37K20.03
    15 October 2019679K+6.3%32K21.13
    30 September 2019638K+13.8%48K13.18
    13 September 2019561K+0.4%39K14.34
    30 August 2019559K+1.6%19K29.92
    15 August 2019550K+5.8%22K25.27
    31 July 2019519K-4.1%18K29.49
    15 July 2019542K-6.3%14K39.50
    28 June 2019579K+4.7%23K25.23
    14 June 2019552K-0.5%21K26.73
    31 May 2019555K+2.0%20K27.86
    15 May 2019544K+2.1%20K26.89
    30 April 2019533K-1.1%20K27.31
    15 April 2019539K-0.8%19K28.37
    29 March 2019543K-4.7%26K21.25
    15 March 2019570K-0.6%33K17.34
    28 February 2019573K+1.6%29K19.51
    15 February 2019564K-4.1%20K27.65
    31 January 2019588K-3.6%40K14.59
    15 January 2019610K+13.7%41K14.81
    31 December 2018537K+4.1%47K11.34
    14 December 2018515K+3.1%30K17.08
    30 November 2018500K+9.3%26K19.17
    15 November 2018457K+19.0%33K14.02
    31 October 2018385K-5.0%32K11.99
    15 October 2018405K+2.2%25K16.29
    28 September 2018396K+7.1%28K14.29
    14 September 2018370K+1.8%18K20.73
    31 August 2018363K-1.7%23K15.59
    15 August 2018370K+2.1%18K20.24
    31 July 2018362K+1.5%19K18.60
    13 July 2018357K+2.4%20K17.92
    29 June 2018349K+9.4%45K7.68
    15 June 2018318K+12.5%36K8.80
    31 May 2018283K+28.2%44K6.48
    15 May 2018221K+56.0%31K7.09
    30 April 2018141K+15.0%26K5.45
    13 April 2018123K-9.3%32K3.90
    29 March 2018136K+21.8%51K2.64
    15 March 2018111K+5.7%30K3.76
    28 February 2018105K+8.3%24K4.45
    15 February 201897K+12.4%21K4.61
    31 January 201887K-17.3%30K2.86
    12 January 2018105K-5.5%18K5.75
    29 December 2017111K17K6.68
    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.