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Home Bancorp, Inc. short interest

330K shares of Home Bancorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (69K to 357K). Short sellers would need 6.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short330Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+5.7%+346% over a year
Days to cover5.95at 55K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.19%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 (69K to 357K), and the share price moved +14% 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 2026330K+5.7%55K5.95
    30 September 2026312K-2.3%69K4.50
    15 September 2026319K+12.2%52K6.19
    31 August 2026285K+0.2%87K3.29
    14 August 2026284K-9.5%85K3.34
    31 July 2026314K-0.8%130K2.41
    15 July 2026317K-11.4%83K3.81
    30 June 2026357K+165.8%126K2.84
    15 June 2026134K-6.6%58K2.32
    29 May 2026144K+1.7%65K2.20
    15 May 2026142K+1.6%84K1.69
    30 April 2026139K+15.0%105K1.33
    15 April 2026121K+16.4%157K1.00
    31 March 2026104K-0.6%151K1.00
    13 March 2026105K+22.6%99K1.05
    27 February 202685K+0.7%49K1.76
    13 February 202685K-4.0%61K1.38
    30 January 202688K-4.5%33K2.67
    15 January 202692K+34.5%25K3.77
    31 December 202569K-22.4%22K3.14
    15 December 202589K+6.7%20K4.43
    28 November 202583K+8.5%26K3.25
    14 November 202576K-18.5%22K3.45
    31 October 202594K+27.0%29K3.28
    15 October 202574K-10.9%24K3.12
    30 September 202583K+35.9%33K2.48
    15 September 202561K+7.2%25K2.48
    29 August 202557K-0.2%30K1.89
    15 August 202557K+22.9%36K1.57
    31 July 202546K+1.0%37K1.24
    15 July 202546K-4.1%53K1.00
    30 June 202548K-21.9%97K1.00
    13 June 202561K+17.8%48K1.29
    30 May 202552K+41.0%52K1.00
    15 May 202537K+2.1%15K2.46
    30 April 202536K+3.7%27K1.35
    15 April 202535K+4.8%26K1.35
    31 March 202533K-4.3%34K1.00
    14 March 202535K+42.5%21K1.64
    28 February 202524K-11.2%20K1.22
    14 February 202527K-5.4%25K1.08
    31 January 202529K+15.5%21K1.37
    15 January 202525K-12.0%26K1.00
    31 December 202429K-18.8%23K1.24
    13 December 202435K-11.1%11K3.06
    29 November 202440K-8.0%16K2.52
    15 November 202443K-6.2%32K1.34
    31 October 202446K-4.1%24K1.89
    15 October 202448K-1.9%11K4.40
    30 September 202449K-4.2%14K3.52
    13 September 202451K-9.1%9K5.71
    30 August 202456K+12.2%12K4.55
    15 August 202450K+0.3%13K3.81
    31 July 202450K-10.5%25K1.96
    15 July 202456K+12.8%19K2.99
    28 June 202449K+21.0%27K1.83
    14 June 202441K+45.3%14K2.81
    31 May 202428K-13.8%13K2.11
    15 May 202433K+1.2%10K3.34
    30 April 202432K+25.0%12K2.69
    15 April 202426K-9.2%9K2.71
    28 March 202428K-23.1%16K1.78
    15 March 202437K+2.0%7K4.97
    29 February 202436K+6.2%8K4.80
    15 February 202434K-1.6%16K2.16
    31 January 202435K-16.5%13K2.75
    12 January 202441K-1.1%11K3.63
    29 December 202342K+9.3%17K2.44
    15 December 202338K+0.5%26K1.47
    30 November 202338K-17.1%8K4.68
    15 November 202346K-26.1%11K4.29
    31 October 202362K+65.0%12K5.12
    13 October 202338K-20.7%11K3.42
    29 September 202348K-6.8%11K4.22
    15 September 202351K+13.4%12K4.21
    31 August 202345K+14.5%8K5.97
    15 August 202339K-32.0%10K3.82
    31 July 202358K+0.2%19K2.97
    14 July 202358K+0.7%13K4.45
    30 June 202357K-19.0%18K3.26
    15 June 202371K-13.0%15K4.60
    31 May 202381K-8.6%15K5.51
    15 May 202389K+22.0%14K6.54
    28 April 202373K+5.3%7K10.04
    14 April 202369K+13.6%13K5.16
    31 March 202361K+14.3%22K2.77
    15 March 202353K+28.3%14K3.90
    28 February 202342K-2.6%9K4.84
    15 February 202343K-9.0%10K4.42
    31 January 202347K+12.2%8K5.58
    13 January 202342K-12.6%9K4.82
    30 December 202248K+1.7%9K5.30
    15 December 202247K+31.9%12K3.79
    30 November 202236K-27.5%7K5.27
    15 November 202249K-39.2%10K4.84
    31 October 202281K+12.0%12K6.63
    14 October 202272K+2.4%9K7.88
    30 September 202271K-8.9%16K4.53
    15 September 202277K+3.3%11K7.06
    31 August 202275K-15.2%11K7.00
    15 August 202288K+8.4%13K6.76
    29 July 202282K+5.3%10K8.31
    15 July 202278K-31.0%12K6.47
    30 June 2022112K+20.1%15K7.52
    15 June 202294K+12.1%15K6.19
    31 May 202284K-6.0%11K7.47
    13 May 202289K+8.9%18K4.88
    29 April 202282K+5.0%18K4.62
    14 April 202278K+1.9%24K3.29
    31 March 202276K-0.1%19K3.98
    15 March 202276K+24.9%13K6.00
    28 February 202261K+4.7%13K4.62
    15 February 202258K+50.7%16K3.70
    31 January 202239K+17.3%19K2.02
    14 January 202233K-18.7%19K1.76
    31 December 202141K-21.3%18K2.29
    15 December 202152K-14.6%18K2.81
    30 November 202160K-3.5%12K5.15
    15 November 202163K-5.4%14K4.64
    29 October 202166K-0.2%14K4.81
    15 October 202166K-4.7%13K5.09
    30 September 202170K-13.9%24K2.89
    15 September 202181K+8.0%21K3.91
    31 August 202175K+6.4%21K3.57
    13 August 202170K+0.1%14K4.93
    30 July 202170K-2.6%12K5.81
    15 July 202172K-9.2%25K2.90
    30 June 202180K-20.4%28K2.80
    15 June 2021100K-11.5%14K7.04
    28 May 2021113K+14.3%17K6.81
    14 May 202199K+2.8%12K8.23
    30 April 202196K-8.0%10K9.47
    15 April 2021104K-0.6%14K7.66
    31 March 2021105K+3.8%25K4.12
    15 March 2021101K+11.1%30K3.36
    26 February 202191K-0.1%14K6.71
    12 February 202191K+6.7%17K5.45
    29 January 202185K+5.8%13K6.53
    15 January 202181K-3.7%15K5.48
    31 December 202084K+3.5%12K7.05
    15 December 202081K-1.2%8K10.23
    30 November 202082K+3.7%9K9.45
    13 November 202079K-0.9%12K6.52
    30 October 202080K-7.4%12K6.47
    15 October 202086K-9.0%11K7.67
    30 September 202095K-8.4%13K7.09
    15 September 2020103K-1.1%15K6.69
    31 August 2020105K+18.0%13K7.94
    14 August 202089K-26.9%11K8.23
    31 July 2020121K-7.0%10K12.37
    15 July 2020130K+6.6%14K9.44
    30 June 2020122K+50.1%17K7.11
    15 June 202082K-7.6%15K5.33
    29 May 202088K+16.5%18K4.98
    15 May 202076K+5.0%18K4.29
    30 April 202072K-1.4%26K2.81
    15 April 202073K+11.2%34K2.16
    31 March 202066K+1.8%44K1.49
    13 March 202065K+24.5%36K1.78
    28 February 202052K+8.2%17K3.09
    14 February 202048K-10.0%11K4.54
    31 January 202053K-5.2%11K4.89
    15 January 202056K-3.8%10K5.58
    31 December 201958K-5.5%14K4.17
    13 December 201962K-4.3%11K5.48
    29 November 201965K+11.7%13K5.15
    15 November 201958K-10.5%11K5.20
    31 October 201965K-6.0%21K3.01
    15 October 201969K+12.3%18K3.75
    30 September 201961K-15.9%14K4.28
    13 September 201973K+6.9%16K4.46
    30 August 201968K+17.4%14K5.01
    15 August 201958K+9.5%13K4.38
    31 July 201953K-2.5%20K2.66
    15 July 201954K-16.7%10K5.68
    28 June 201965K+44.1%15K4.47
    14 June 201945K+18.3%8K5.44
    31 May 201938K+4.7%10K3.76
    15 May 201937K+5.6%9K4.14
    30 April 201935K-6.7%10K3.31
    15 April 201937K-17.7%16K2.38
    29 March 201945K+9.2%16K2.79
    15 March 201941K+1.9%13K3.17
    28 February 201940K+0.4%14K2.83
    15 February 201940K+2.0%12K3.30
    31 January 201940K-13.0%11K3.76
    15 January 201945K-4.7%12K3.91
    31 December 201848K-2.8%18K2.65
    14 December 201849K+2.5%11K4.56
    30 November 201848K+8.7%12K3.83
    15 November 201844K-8.8%7K6.06
    31 October 201848K+2.5%13K3.79
    15 October 201847K+7.6%12K4.01
    28 September 201844K+36.3%13K3.26
    14 September 201832K-10.0%12K2.64
    31 August 201836K-18.2%12K2.97
    15 August 201844K-22.6%12K3.53
    31 July 201856K-25.5%14K3.91
    13 July 201876K-24.4%20K3.74
    29 June 2018100K+421.6%48K2.08
    15 June 201819K+5.2%23K1.00
    31 May 201818K-20.7%24K1.00
    15 May 201823K-24.4%22K1.05
    30 April 201830K-33.5%24K1.29
    13 April 201846K+20.0%23K2.01
    29 March 201838K+15.8%31K1.22
    15 March 201833K-0.5%25K1.32
    28 February 201833K-1.1%41K1.00
    15 February 201833K+35.6%22K1.52
    31 January 201825K-23.0%13K1.93
    12 January 201832K+0.3%12K2.73
    29 December 201732K10K3.18
    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.