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First Bancorp, Inc. short interest

149K shares of First Bancorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (53K to 160K). Short sellers would need 3.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short149Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.2%+184% over a year
Days to cover3.88at 38K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.32%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 (53K to 160K), and the share price moved +44% 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 2026149K+1.2%38K3.88
    30 September 2026147K-8.0%48K3.05
    15 September 2026160K+13.8%24K6.75
    31 August 2026141K+14.8%25K5.68
    14 August 2026123K+0.9%25K4.85
    31 July 2026122K+6.3%40K3.05
    15 July 2026114K-1.9%29K3.98
    30 June 2026117K+38.0%73K1.59
    15 June 202684K+3.4%22K3.92
    29 May 202682K+19.1%16K5.26
    15 May 202669K-4.8%14K4.96
    30 April 202672K-2.2%16K4.40
    15 April 202674K-8.6%23K3.19
    31 March 202681K-1.4%22K3.62
    13 March 202682K+38.8%19K4.38
    27 February 202659K-8.5%13K4.66
    13 February 202664K+11.3%23K2.76
    30 January 202658K-9.0%19K3.12
    15 January 202664K+9.2%23K2.81
    31 December 202558K-16.4%20K2.90
    15 December 202570K+20.1%20K3.52
    28 November 202558K-10.5%15K3.85
    14 November 202565K+23.1%13K5.12
    31 October 202553K-0.1%23K2.33
    15 October 202553K+3.0%26K2.05
    30 September 202551K+1.2%25K2.07
    15 September 202550K+21.2%15K3.39
    29 August 202542K-24.5%16K2.61
    15 August 202555K+7.4%16K3.56
    31 July 202551K+2.4%23K2.19
    15 July 202550K-1.3%35K1.44
    30 June 202551K-0.1%22K2.28
    13 June 202551K+11.7%13K3.83
    30 May 202546K+5.6%13K3.43
    15 May 202543K+13.8%15K2.85
    30 April 202538K+17.7%16K2.33
    15 April 202532K-7.1%28K1.16
    31 March 202535K+3.5%18K1.90
    14 March 202533K+1.3%18K1.89
    28 February 202533K+18.1%19K1.70
    14 February 202528K-2.8%28K1.00
    31 January 202529K-5.4%30K1.00
    15 January 202530K-22.3%22K1.38
    31 December 202439K+24.2%21K1.90
    13 December 202432K-1.2%15K2.17
    29 November 202432K-13.6%13K2.38
    15 November 202437K+15.8%22K1.70
    31 October 202432K-16.7%13K2.51
    15 October 202438K-3.8%12K3.22
    30 September 202440K-21.4%25K1.58
    13 September 202451K-1.7%10K5.20
    30 August 202451K+2.6%13K3.94
    15 August 202450K-6.2%14K3.63
    31 July 202453K-6.3%24K2.22
    15 July 202457K+52.2%20K2.79
    28 June 202437K+34.4%30K1.27
    14 June 202428K+13.6%10K2.77
    31 May 202425K-14.5%11K2.14
    15 May 202429K-3.6%10K2.99
    30 April 202430K+19.3%14K2.11
    15 April 202425K-13.5%17K1.44
    28 March 202429K-31.4%19K1.55
    15 March 202442K+1.2%14K2.97
    29 February 202442K+22.2%11K3.81
    15 February 202434K+5.2%17K1.96
    31 January 202432K+5.8%12K2.66
    12 January 202431K-22.3%25K1.20
    29 December 202339K+0.4%17K2.25
    15 December 202339K-21.5%31K1.27
    30 November 202350K-7.7%9K5.62
    15 November 202354K+4.2%10K5.62
    31 October 202352K-0.8%11K4.61
    13 October 202352K-5.9%14K3.73
    29 September 202356K+16.5%8K6.57
    15 September 202348K-12.4%15K3.12
    31 August 202355K+13.0%8K6.96
    15 August 202348K-9.0%9K5.57
    31 July 202353K-17.9%11K4.90
    14 July 202365K+12.2%17K3.70
    30 June 202358K-26.6%20K2.85
    15 June 202379K-11.4%16K5.05
    31 May 202389K+9.5%10K8.55
    15 May 202381K+7.4%15K5.25
    28 April 202375K+17.7%19K4.03
    14 April 202364K+1.6%14K4.46
    31 March 202363K-3.2%17K3.78
    15 March 202365K+31.1%22K2.93
    28 February 202350K-11.7%10K5.22
    15 February 202356K-2.1%10K5.40
    31 January 202358K+13.3%14K4.19
    13 January 202351K-17.3%11K4.44
    30 December 202261K+11.4%13K4.82
    15 December 202255K+14.7%16K3.39
    30 November 202248K-33.8%9K5.59
    15 November 202273K-19.9%11K6.75
    31 October 202291K-15.8%15K5.90
    14 October 2022108K-0.8%16K6.68
    30 September 2022109K+0.8%14K7.54
    15 September 2022108K-3.3%11K9.45
    31 August 2022111K-6.5%8K13.36
    15 August 2022119K-0.2%11K11.19
    29 July 2022119K-3.8%11K11.05
    15 July 2022124K-6.2%12K10.71
    30 June 2022132K-11.0%26K5.14
    15 June 2022149K+22.3%13K11.16
    31 May 2022122K-0.9%16K7.41
    13 May 2022123K+17.5%18K6.64
    29 April 2022104K-6.6%15K6.77
    14 April 2022112K+9.1%17K6.40
    31 March 2022102K-3.6%20K5.18
    15 March 2022106K+34.8%14K7.82
    28 February 202279K+9.0%15K5.39
    15 February 202272K+14.8%15K4.89
    31 January 202263K+13.7%30K2.08
    14 January 202255K+3.4%19K2.96
    31 December 202154K-18.4%17K3.12
    15 December 202166K-11.3%19K3.51
    30 November 202174K-9.7%18K4.14
    15 November 202182K-23.2%19K4.33
    29 October 2021107K+11.0%12K8.71
    15 October 202196K-3.6%17K5.81
    30 September 2021100K-6.9%25K3.93
    15 September 2021107K+9.7%18K6.05
    31 August 202198K+12.7%12K8.11
    13 August 202187K-4.8%13K6.92
    30 July 202191K-2.9%15K6.14
    15 July 202194K+1.8%17K5.69
    30 June 202192K-19.0%25K3.74
    15 June 2021114K+8.8%14K8.40
    28 May 2021105K+21.1%11K9.93
    14 May 202186K+7.1%15K5.87
    30 April 202181K-8.9%12K6.54
    15 April 202189K-4.2%11K8.01
    31 March 202193K-13.7%21K4.47
    15 March 2021107K-3.6%20K5.36
    26 February 2021111K+7.4%12K9.46
    12 February 2021104K+5.7%14K7.63
    29 January 202198K-1.6%17K5.92
    15 January 2021100K-7.5%19K5.26
    31 December 2020108K+7.6%16K6.87
    15 December 2020100K-9.4%9K10.83
    30 November 2020110K+5.4%11K9.69
    13 November 2020105K-10.8%14K7.24
    30 October 2020117K-0.1%10K11.44
    15 October 2020118K+2.7%9K12.39
    30 September 2020114K-8.9%17K6.78
    15 September 2020126K-9.2%8K15.75
    31 August 2020138K-3.5%5K25.18
    14 August 2020143K+0.7%8K17.22
    31 July 2020142K-1.4%16K8.84
    15 July 2020144K+0.6%15K9.39
    30 June 2020144K+36.7%26K5.50
    15 June 2020105K-22.7%22K4.84
    29 May 2020136K+4.1%20K6.87
    15 May 2020130K+14.4%22K5.98
    30 April 2020114K-2.1%19K6.01
    15 April 2020117K-0.1%21K5.62
    31 March 2020117K-10.9%23K4.98
    13 March 2020131K+14.8%16K8.28
    28 February 2020114K+3.0%10K11.57
    14 February 2020111K-2.2%6K18.11
    31 January 2020113K-4.3%8K13.46
    15 January 2020118K-3.3%10K12.42
    31 December 2019122K+3.7%14K8.87
    13 December 2019118K+0.6%10K12.13
    29 November 2019117K+0.2%10K11.91
    15 November 2019117K-9.2%11K10.91
    31 October 2019129K-0.6%14K9.27
    15 October 2019130K-13.8%13K9.74
    30 September 2019150K-3.0%15K9.72
    13 September 2019155K+4.4%13K12.27
    30 August 2019148K+3.9%7K21.08
    15 August 2019143K+5.7%11K13.42
    31 July 2019135K-1.5%10K13.47
    15 July 2019137K-7.6%9K15.71
    28 June 2019148K+17.0%12K12.83
    14 June 2019127K+0.8%6K21.31
    31 May 2019126K-0.7%7K19.18
    15 May 2019127K-3.3%6K22.72
    30 April 2019131K+0.4%8K16.22
    15 April 2019131K+1.5%9K14.96
    29 March 2019129K-2.0%10K12.99
    15 March 2019131K+1.8%9K14.67
    28 February 2019129K-0.0%17K7.78
    15 February 2019129K+2.9%7K18.17
    31 January 2019125K-5.9%12K10.73
    15 January 2019133K-3.4%9K14.09
    31 December 2018138K+1.7%16K8.40
    14 December 2018136K+1.2%10K13.97
    30 November 2018134K+8.3%7K19.23
    15 November 2018124K-2.0%8K15.55
    31 October 2018126K-3.3%15K8.69
    15 October 2018130K-1.0%9K14.01
    28 September 2018132K+17.0%11K12.04
    14 September 2018113K-0.9%7K16.12
    31 August 2018114K-4.2%6K19.10
    15 August 2018119K-2.6%7K17.83
    31 July 2018122K+2.7%7K17.36
    13 July 2018118K+8.3%9K13.21
    29 June 2018109K+17.6%17K6.48
    15 June 201893K-5.8%8K11.22
    31 May 201899K+4.2%11K9.18
    15 May 201895K-6.2%7K12.70
    30 April 2018101K-3.7%9K10.68
    13 April 2018105K-2.5%9K12.22
    29 March 2018108K-6.8%11K9.50
    15 March 2018115K-3.2%10K11.00
    28 February 2018119K+7.0%12K9.74
    15 February 2018111K+16.0%17K6.68
    31 January 201896K+1.3%14K7.09
    12 January 201895K-7.3%16K6.04
    29 December 2017102K14K7.41
    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.