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First MID Bancshares, Inc. short interest

768K shares of First MID Bancshares were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 5.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short768Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+7.1%+370% over a year
Days to cover5.17at 149K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.89%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 at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +40% 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 2026768K+7.1%149K5.17
    30 September 2026718K+30.5%151K4.77
    15 September 2026550K-8.5%110K4.98
    31 August 2026601K-0.7%112K5.35
    14 August 2026605K+3.9%104K5.82
    31 July 2026582K+8.3%161K3.60
    15 July 2026537K+1.0%126K4.25
    30 June 2026532K+61.9%256K2.08
    15 June 2026329K+21.2%135K2.44
    29 May 2026271K+3.5%90K3.02
    15 May 2026262K-0.0%81K3.22
    30 April 2026262K+10.8%91K2.87
    15 April 2026237K-1.8%116K2.03
    31 March 2026241K+3.8%151K1.60
    13 March 2026232K-25.0%122K1.90
    27 February 2026310K+7.4%89K3.46
    13 February 2026289K+3.3%110K2.62
    30 January 2026280K+17.4%124K2.26
    15 January 2026238K+18.8%95K2.52
    31 December 2025200K-32.2%107K1.87
    15 December 2025295K+7.4%87K3.38
    28 November 2025275K+0.3%65K4.25
    14 November 2025274K+42.0%71K3.84
    31 October 2025193K+18.1%69K2.78
    15 October 2025164K+14.5%56K2.92
    30 September 2025143K+13.9%74K1.92
    15 September 2025125K-10.9%52K2.41
    29 August 2025141K-26.2%62K2.27
    15 August 2025191K+1.0%76K2.52
    31 July 2025189K+19.1%60K3.16
    15 July 2025159K-17.7%64K2.47
    30 June 2025193K-9.3%96K2.00
    13 June 2025212K+7.3%70K3.02
    30 May 2025198K+0.1%54K3.66
    15 May 2025198K+2.6%56K3.56
    30 April 2025193K+17.1%55K3.53
    15 April 2025165K+16.0%79K2.08
    31 March 2025142K+19.8%71K2.01
    14 March 2025118K+16.8%58K2.05
    28 February 2025101K+1.0%75K1.35
    14 February 2025100K+4.4%46K2.19
    31 January 202596K-7.5%61K1.57
    15 January 2025104K+2.0%49K2.12
    31 December 2024102K-9.5%59K1.73
    13 December 2024113K+7.6%57K1.99
    29 November 2024105K-11.5%51K2.05
    15 November 2024118K-16.4%79K1.49
    31 October 2024141K-10.3%49K2.88
    15 October 2024158K-15.3%39K4.06
    30 September 2024186K-14.4%83K2.23
    13 September 2024218K-17.8%57K3.82
    30 August 2024265K-2.5%61K4.37
    15 August 2024271K-1.6%61K4.45
    31 July 2024276K-13.4%86K3.21
    15 July 2024319K+33.2%56K5.72
    28 June 2024239K+10.1%87K2.75
    14 June 2024217K+12.1%39K5.53
    31 May 2024194K-10.5%45K4.34
    15 May 2024217K+5.0%42K5.18
    30 April 2024206K+7.2%46K4.44
    15 April 2024193K-4.3%45K4.30
    28 March 2024201K+5.1%69K2.89
    15 March 2024191K-5.2%55K3.46
    29 February 2024202K+5.2%37K5.43
    15 February 2024192K-6.2%60K3.23
    31 January 2024205K-2.1%64K3.19
    12 January 2024209K-7.2%52K3.99
    29 December 2023225K+21.2%82K2.75
    15 December 2023186K-16.0%162K1.15
    30 November 2023221K-3.0%44K4.99
    15 November 2023228K+8.7%54K4.24
    31 October 2023210K+6.1%39K5.32
    13 October 2023198K-11.3%42K4.73
    29 September 2023223K+22.5%42K5.35
    15 September 2023182K+3.7%65K2.80
    31 August 2023175K-56.8%50K3.53
    15 August 2023406K-1.4%37K11.08
    31 July 2023412K+8.0%69K5.98
    14 July 2023382K-2.8%65K5.89
    30 June 2023392K+9.0%86K4.57
    15 June 2023360K+2.1%62K5.85
    31 May 2023352K-3.3%51K6.96
    15 May 2023364K+3.2%57K6.34
    28 April 2023353K+3.9%39K9.00
    14 April 2023340K+7.9%49K6.98
    31 March 2023315K+92.6%93K3.37
    15 March 2023164K+4.6%50K3.26
    28 February 2023156K-10.9%26K5.95
    15 February 2023176K-7.7%22K8.04
    31 January 2023190K+3.8%19K9.79
    13 January 2023183K-4.7%19K9.64
    30 December 2022192K+9.7%34K5.64
    15 December 2022175K+11.9%26K6.65
    30 November 2022157K-12.9%24K6.47
    15 November 2022180K-15.6%41K4.35
    31 October 2022213K-6.3%37K5.79
    14 October 2022228K+9.7%32K7.08
    30 September 2022207K-4.9%43K4.81
    15 September 2022218K+0.4%25K8.87
    31 August 2022217K-12.3%19K11.22
    15 August 2022248K+1.4%23K10.58
    29 July 2022244K-5.1%35K6.92
    15 July 2022257K+8.7%29K8.90
    30 June 2022237K-3.0%86K2.77
    15 June 2022244K+18.4%52K4.71
    31 May 2022206K+2.9%41K5.06
    13 May 2022200K+9.3%35K5.74
    29 April 2022183K-2.7%36K5.10
    14 April 2022188K-8.7%31K6.13
    31 March 2022206K+1.2%51K4.07
    15 March 2022204K+16.0%26K7.78
    28 February 2022176K+1.6%27K6.44
    15 February 2022173K+25.4%28K6.16
    31 January 2022138K+4.7%25K5.56
    14 January 2022132K-5.4%18K7.31
    31 December 2021139K-12.1%29K4.75
    15 December 2021158K+19.4%28K5.60
    30 November 2021133K-15.2%29K4.58
    15 November 2021157K-5.8%25K6.16
    29 October 2021166K-3.1%15K10.98
    15 October 2021171K-2.5%23K7.42
    30 September 2021176K-7.2%36K4.93
    15 September 2021189K-0.7%18K10.54
    31 August 2021191K-4.9%22K8.85
    13 August 2021201K-8.8%27K7.51
    30 July 2021220K-1.9%40K5.52
    15 July 2021224K-6.4%27K8.39
    30 June 2021240K+2.4%72K3.33
    15 June 2021234K-1.7%29K7.96
    28 May 2021238K+4.0%30K8.00
    14 May 2021229K-5.5%22K10.34
    30 April 2021242K-3.9%32K7.50
    15 April 2021252K-5.3%33K7.70
    31 March 2021266K+26.2%71K3.77
    15 March 2021211K-7.6%42K4.96
    26 February 2021228K-21.8%42K5.45
    12 February 2021292K+18.3%30K9.74
    29 January 2021246K+5.5%27K9.09
    15 January 2021234K-8.5%32K7.30
    31 December 2020255K+12.8%48K5.30
    15 December 2020226K+1.3%32K7.10
    30 November 2020223K+0.4%30K7.40
    13 November 2020223K-1.7%28K7.86
    30 October 2020226K-0.5%15K15.21
    15 October 2020228K+9.6%16K14.16
    30 September 2020208K-3.2%23K9.17
    15 September 2020215K-3.6%19K11.35
    31 August 2020223K-1.0%17K13.28
    14 August 2020225K-11.3%23K9.68
    31 July 2020254K-9.9%17K14.78
    15 July 2020281K+2.0%24K11.89
    30 June 2020276K+29.4%50K5.46
    15 June 2020213K-3.8%40K5.33
    29 May 2020222K-4.3%45K4.88
    15 May 2020231K+16.8%37K6.24
    30 April 2020198K+7.4%30K6.56
    15 April 2020184K-4.7%45K4.13
    31 March 2020194K-7.4%62K3.12
    13 March 2020209K-2.7%39K5.40
    28 February 2020215K+1.5%21K10.21
    14 February 2020212K-2.7%10K20.61
    31 January 2020218K-4.2%23K9.61
    15 January 2020227K+3.2%16K14.52
    31 December 2019220K+4.0%27K8.21
    13 December 2019212K-8.2%22K9.59
    29 November 2019230K+1.6%18K12.57
    15 November 2019227K-12.2%21K10.86
    31 October 2019258K-7.6%34K7.64
    15 October 2019280K-0.5%30K9.25
    30 September 2019281K-5.3%44K6.37
    13 September 2019297K-0.4%40K7.36
    30 August 2019298K+5.0%18K16.50
    15 August 2019284K+1.0%20K14.49
    31 July 2019281K-6.0%30K9.33
    15 July 2019299K+18.9%15K19.36
    28 June 2019251K+21.8%65K3.89
    14 June 2019206K+2.9%22K9.54
    31 May 2019200K+2.4%25K8.04
    15 May 2019196K-4.6%16K12.34
    30 April 2019205K-0.3%21K9.94
    15 April 2019206K+0.0%16K12.84
    29 March 2019206K+8.2%24K8.49
    15 March 2019190K-1.3%19K10.05
    28 February 2019193K+1.6%14K13.78
    15 February 2019190K+4.0%16K11.54
    31 January 2019182K-3.5%17K10.95
    15 January 2019189K+0.9%22K8.62
    31 December 2018187K-7.6%44K4.22
    14 December 2018203K+3.2%23K8.84
    30 November 2018196K+9.8%18K10.79
    15 November 2018179K-3.7%23K7.90
    31 October 2018186K+16.9%37K5.02
    15 October 2018159K+13.2%35K4.52
    28 September 2018140K+39.7%36K3.93
    14 September 2018100K+1.4%19K5.35
    31 August 201899K-7.7%21K4.65
    15 August 2018107K+20.2%21K5.07
    31 July 201889K-14.6%31K2.93
    13 July 2018105K-10.5%37K2.86
    29 June 2018117K+54.6%69K1.69
    15 June 201876K+29.0%58K1.30
    31 May 201859K-2.5%29K1.99
    15 May 201860K-80.5%17K3.58
    30 April 2018308K+5.6%17K18.10
    13 April 2018291K+6.4%24K12.25
    29 March 2018274K+5.7%27K10.05
    15 March 2018259K+18.1%25K10.56
    28 February 2018220K+3.5%17K12.61
    15 February 2018212K-3.1%23K9.37
    31 January 2018219K-4.6%18K12.16
    12 January 2018230K-7.2%17K13.50
    29 December 2017247K34K7.24
    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.