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Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. short interest

8.6M shares of Hornbeck Offshore Services were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 13 Dec 2019. Short sellers would need 3.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.8%-14% over a year
Days to cover3.28at 2.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.81%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 fewest since 13 Dec 2019, and the share price moved -19% 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 20268.6M-1.8%2.6M3.28
    30 September 20268.7M-12.1%2.6M3.36
    15 September 20269.9M+417.0%3.2M3.15
    13 December 20191.9M-6.0%122K15.69
    29 November 20192.0M+0.5%115K17.71
    15 November 20192.0M-6.0%115K17.71
    31 October 20192.2M-2.1%107K20.17
    15 October 20192.2M+5.3%111K19.81
    30 September 20192.1M-10.0%107K19.60
    13 September 20192.3M-1.2%83K27.90
    30 August 20192.4M-8.8%57K41.06
    15 August 20192.6M+0.4%175K14.74
    31 July 20192.6M+2.8%176K14.61
    15 July 20192.5M-2.4%99K25.39
    28 June 20192.6M-11.5%77K33.29
    14 June 20192.9M-8.1%108K26.82
    31 May 20193.2M+16.7%90K34.91
    15 May 20192.7M+27.3%160K16.89
    30 April 20192.1M-0.9%128K16.56
    15 April 20192.1M-5.8%156K13.70
    29 March 20192.3M-23.1%166K13.67
    15 March 20193.0M+2.2%179K16.53
    28 February 20192.9M-6.7%180K16.10
    15 February 20193.1M+7.2%197K15.71
    31 January 20192.9M+6.7%179K16.13
    15 January 20192.7M-20.0%357K7.58
    31 December 20183.4M+15.9%528K6.40
    14 December 20182.9M+7.2%226K12.92
    30 November 20182.7M+12.1%99K27.51
    15 November 20182.4M+17.6%197K12.35
    31 October 20182.1M+10.2%164K12.59
    15 October 20181.9M+11.5%220K8.53
    28 September 20181.7M-9.5%252K6.66
    14 September 20181.9M+2.6%121K15.35
    31 August 20181.8M-6.8%110K16.50
    15 August 20181.9M-2.2%256K7.59
    31 July 20182.0M-0.1%165K12.03
    13 July 20182.0M+7.0%473K4.20
    29 June 20181.9M-2.7%262K7.07
    15 June 20181.9M-17.0%126K15.12
    31 May 20182.3M+0.1%252K9.10
    15 May 20182.3M-17.6%388K5.91
    30 April 20182.8M+5.5%171K16.31
    13 April 20182.6M+1.3%185K14.25
    29 March 20182.6M+5.6%225K11.56
    15 March 20182.5M-10.0%232K10.64
    28 February 20182.7M-6.7%217K12.62
    15 February 20182.9M+2.6%270K10.86
    31 January 20182.9M-4.8%240K11.92
    12 January 20183.0M-5.6%596K5.04
    29 December 20173.2M347K9.17
    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.