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HBT Financial, Inc. short interest

1.1M shares of HBT Financial were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (94K to 1.2M). Short sellers would need 7.5 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-9.1%+1020% over a year
Days to cover7.49at 141K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.90%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 (94K to 1.2M), and the share price moved +53% 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 31 Oct 2019 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20261.1M-9.1%141K7.49
    30 September 20261.2M+14.6%145K8.00
    15 September 20261.0M+3.9%109K9.30
    31 August 2026973K+6.0%115K8.46
    14 August 2026919K+22.3%134K6.88
    31 July 2026751K+32.3%151K4.97
    15 July 2026567K+5.2%137K4.13
    30 June 2026539K+121.6%340K1.59
    15 June 2026243K+33.4%127K1.91
    29 May 2026182K+10.0%82K2.22
    15 May 2026166K+15.3%83K1.99
    30 April 2026144K-4.4%67K2.14
    15 April 2026150K+2.1%71K2.11
    31 March 2026147K-11.6%67K2.19
    13 March 2026167K+13.6%119K1.40
    27 February 2026147K-8.8%22K6.60
    13 February 2026161K+17.6%33K4.83
    30 January 2026137K+7.1%31K4.46
    15 January 2026128K+12.5%26K4.87
    31 December 2025114K-4.5%39K2.93
    15 December 2025119K+11.9%32K3.71
    28 November 2025106K+3.0%39K2.72
    14 November 2025103K+8.0%29K3.56
    31 October 202596K+1.6%36K2.68
    15 October 202594K+8.1%24K3.91
    30 September 202587K-15.1%57K1.53
    15 September 2025102K+6.2%21K4.78
    29 August 202596K-6.4%24K4.07
    15 August 2025103K+29.5%37K2.75
    31 July 202580K-16.7%31K2.58
    15 July 202595K-9.3%25K3.85
    30 June 2025105K-13.0%37K2.85
    13 June 2025121K+10.4%29K4.24
    30 May 2025110K+11.6%22K4.87
    15 May 202598K-11.2%32K3.08
    30 April 2025110K+20.4%29K3.76
    15 April 202592K+10.1%52K1.75
    31 March 202583K+1.2%29K2.84
    14 March 202582K+15.2%33K2.52
    28 February 202571K+15.0%29K2.45
    14 February 202562K+6.3%47K1.33
    31 January 202559K-44.4%40K1.46
    15 January 2025105K+33.4%32K3.26
    31 December 202479K-16.8%37K2.14
    13 December 202495K-3.8%35K2.71
    29 November 202499K+33.7%33K2.99
    15 November 202474K+16.3%36K2.04
    31 October 202463K-16.3%26K2.45
    15 October 202476K+6.0%22K3.40
    30 September 202471K+11.9%40K1.78
    13 September 202464K+3.8%19K3.40
    30 August 202462K+17.0%29K2.10
    15 August 202453K-25.4%44K1.19
    31 July 202471K-21.4%36K1.98
    15 July 202490K+13.8%20K4.46
    28 June 202479K-1.7%34K2.34
    14 June 202480K+10.9%17K4.61
    31 May 202472K-8.5%20K3.54
    15 May 202479K-7.2%25K3.23
    30 April 202485K-10.1%31K2.74
    15 April 202495K+3.5%32K2.96
    28 March 202491K-26.7%16K5.77
    15 March 2024125K+7.3%26K4.87
    29 February 2024116K+20.6%28K4.14
    15 February 202496K+7.6%40K2.39
    31 January 202490K-12.8%24K3.78
    12 January 2024103K-14.2%23K4.39
    29 December 2023120K-10.6%37K3.27
    15 December 2023134K+21.0%46K2.88
    30 November 2023111K-9.1%27K4.09
    15 November 2023122K+2.7%31K3.89
    31 October 2023119K-8.6%33K3.59
    13 October 2023130K-11.1%32K4.06
    29 September 2023146K+7.7%29K5.04
    15 September 2023135K-23.6%42K3.23
    31 August 2023177K+21.0%30K5.90
    15 August 2023146K-7.8%24K6.16
    31 July 2023159K-9.4%26K6.20
    14 July 2023175K-6.7%25K6.89
    30 June 2023188K+9.2%100K1.87
    15 June 2023172K-11.6%38K4.54
    31 May 2023195K-32.6%41K4.70
    15 May 2023289K+35.7%46K6.32
    28 April 2023213K+5.3%37K5.79
    14 April 2023202K-4.5%47K4.30
    31 March 2023211K+103.7%130K1.62
    15 March 2023104K+27.2%52K2.01
    28 February 202382K+5.9%37K2.21
    15 February 202377K-38.3%45K1.72
    31 January 2023125K-3.2%36K3.43
    13 January 2023129K+0.0%23K5.59
    30 December 2022129K+20.8%37K3.45
    15 December 2022107K+29.6%49K2.19
    30 November 202282K-24.9%41K2.02
    15 November 2022110K-7.2%36K3.02
    31 October 2022118K+0.2%26K4.57
    14 October 2022118K+25.0%16K7.28
    30 September 202294K+13.1%17K5.41
    15 September 202283K-5.5%10K8.55
    31 August 202288K-23.1%16K5.62
    15 August 2022115K+21.9%12K9.59
    29 July 202294K-13.4%19K4.93
    15 July 2022109K-5.1%12K9.19
    30 June 2022115K-6.9%19K5.97
    15 June 2022123K+25.9%12K10.02
    31 May 202298K-0.3%18K5.55
    13 May 202298K+11.7%17K5.74
    29 April 202288K+7.0%21K4.11
    14 April 202282K-6.9%13K6.32
    31 March 202288K-12.2%20K4.50
    15 March 2022100K+10.4%17K5.98
    28 February 202291K+11.2%21K4.42
    15 February 202282K+4.7%19K4.29
    31 January 202278K-8.8%21K3.66
    14 January 202286K-20.4%21K4.10
    31 December 2021107K-5.4%39K2.74
    15 December 2021114K+9.7%25K4.58
    30 November 2021104K-7.8%20K5.30
    15 November 2021112K+1.5%22K5.01
    29 October 2021111K-0.6%20K5.42
    15 October 2021111K-7.2%38K2.91
    30 September 2021120K-8.6%47K2.54
    15 September 2021131K+3.5%12K10.80
    31 August 2021127K+113.5%20K6.25
    13 August 202159K-2.5%18K3.25
    30 July 202161K-63.6%43K1.43
    15 July 2021167K-29.1%48K3.48
    30 June 2021236K+5.4%39K6.08
    15 June 2021224K-0.1%18K12.76
    28 May 2021224K-15.3%25K8.85
    14 May 2021265K+6.2%19K13.88
    30 April 2021250K-0.8%23K11.04
    15 April 2021252K-5.2%16K15.84
    31 March 2021265K-3.9%39K6.74
    15 March 2021276K+6.1%38K7.18
    26 February 2021260K-25.2%29K8.93
    12 February 2021348K+20.5%67K5.16
    29 January 2021289K+18.7%95K3.05
    15 January 2021243K+24.7%74K3.27
    31 December 2020195K+105.4%62K3.14
    15 December 202095K+74.1%55K1.74
    30 November 202055K-68.9%31K1.76
    13 November 2020176K+286.0%52K3.36
    30 October 202045K-5.2%48K1.00
    15 October 202048K-14.9%53K1.00
    30 September 202056K+16.5%46K1.21
    15 September 202048K-6.3%42K1.16
    31 August 202052K-77.0%18K2.91
    14 August 2020224K+216.4%39K5.83
    31 July 202071K-26.4%54K1.31
    15 July 202096K-64.2%33K2.92
    30 June 2020270K+360.0%43K6.22
    15 June 202059K-36.9%34K1.75
    29 May 202093K-66.6%73K1.26
    15 May 2020278K+335.1%71K3.90
    30 April 202064K+0.1%65K1.00
    15 April 202064K-75.3%61K1.05
    31 March 2020258K+136.8%92K2.79
    13 March 2020109K+23.4%60K1.80
    28 February 202088K-51.1%34K2.57
    14 February 2020181K+49.8%41K4.38
    31 January 2020120K-35.0%53K2.29
    15 January 2020185K-28.8%59K3.13
    31 December 2019260K+1028.6%250K1.04
    13 December 201923K+100.6%102K1.00
    29 November 201911K+74.6%53K1.00
    15 November 20197K+157.5%144K1.00
    31 October 20193K103K1.00
    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.