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HP Inc. short interest

75.6M shares of HP were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (49.7M to 119.7M). Short sellers would need 6.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short75.6Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+3.4%+52% over a year
Days to cover6.27at 12.1M shares a day
Of shares in issue8.37%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 middle of its range over the last year (49.7M to 119.7M), and the share price moved -1% 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 202675.6M+3.4%12.1M6.27
    30 September 202673.1M+0.8%15.9M4.60
    15 September 202672.5M-6.0%16.3M4.46
    31 August 202677.2M-4.9%15.8M4.89
    14 August 202681.1M+4.0%14.2M5.71
    31 July 202678.0M-13.4%15.5M5.02
    15 July 202690.0M+2.4%13.9M6.46
    30 June 202687.9M+4.0%18.7M4.69
    15 June 202684.5M-6.8%20.1M4.20
    29 May 202690.6M-24.3%29.3M3.09
    15 May 2026119.7M+4.0%16.7M7.15
    30 April 2026115.0M-3.2%15.4M7.46
    15 April 2026118.8M+9.6%17.4M6.81
    31 March 2026108.4M+5.2%21.4M5.06
    13 March 2026103.0M+0.1%16.9M6.08
    27 February 2026102.8M+8.7%23.5M4.37
    13 February 202694.7M-1.5%22.7M4.17
    30 January 202696.1M+13.0%17.6M5.46
    15 January 202685.1M+25.2%18.0M4.73
    31 December 202568.0M-3.1%12.4M5.49
    15 December 202570.1M+0.0%12.2M5.74
    28 November 202570.1M+4.4%16.3M4.30
    14 November 202567.1M+16.6%11.3M5.92
    31 October 202557.6M+15.8%11.0M5.22
    15 October 202549.7M+22.7%14.4M3.45
    30 September 202540.5M+10.0%9.0M4.48
    15 September 202536.8M+5.2%9.4M3.93
    29 August 202535.0M+10.5%9.8M3.57
    15 August 202531.7M+17.2%7.6M4.18
    31 July 202527.1M+1.8%7.1M3.84
    15 July 202526.6M+2.1%7.8M3.42
    30 June 202526.0M-11.8%9.9M2.63
    13 June 202529.5M-19.6%9.6M3.09
    30 May 202536.7M+5.9%11.4M3.22
    15 May 202534.6M-6.4%6.7M5.15
    30 April 202537.0M+1.8%6.5M5.70
    15 April 202536.3M+24.8%14.5M2.51
    31 March 202529.1M-5.1%8.0M3.66
    14 March 202530.7M+10.3%8.9M3.44
    28 February 202527.8M-2.1%8.7M3.21
    14 February 202528.4M+5.1%5.3M5.36
    31 January 202527.0M-0.6%6.2M4.37
    15 January 202527.2M-2.3%6.0M4.52
    31 December 202427.8M-3.7%6.9M4.06
    13 December 202428.9M-14.9%7.5M3.85
    29 November 202433.9M-10.8%10.2M3.32
    15 November 202438.1M-14.8%7.0M5.42
    31 October 202444.7M+4.3%5.3M8.39
    15 October 202442.8M-5.5%6.5M6.54
    30 September 202445.3M+47.4%10.5M4.32
    13 September 202430.7M+0.8%7.5M4.08
    30 August 202430.5M+11.7%8.4M3.61
    15 August 202427.3M+12.0%6.1M4.44
    31 July 202424.4M+11.6%6.6M3.69
    15 July 202421.9M+4.6%5.5M3.96
    28 June 202420.9M-6.3%9.4M2.21
    14 June 202422.3M-5.3%8.8M2.55
    31 May 202423.6M+12.3%12.2M1.94
    15 May 202421.0M+5.3%6.0M3.49
    30 April 202419.9M+8.9%6.4M3.13
    15 April 202418.3M-4.6%6.2M2.95
    28 March 202419.2M+11.0%6.4M3.00
    15 March 202417.3M+16.5%11.5M1.50
    29 February 202414.8M+10.4%9.0M1.66
    15 February 202413.4M-1.3%7.2M1.86
    31 January 202413.6M-8.1%8.2M1.65
    12 January 202414.8M-6.7%8.4M1.76
    29 December 202315.9M+38.6%7.1M2.24
    15 December 202311.5M+5.2%11.9M1.00
    30 November 202310.9M-8.6%9.2M1.18
    15 November 202311.9M-6.5%6.8M1.75
    31 October 202312.8M-30.6%6.6M1.92
    13 October 202318.4M-29.7%9.4M1.96
    29 September 202326.1M+48.2%8.7M3.00
    15 September 202317.6M+0.5%10.0M1.77
    31 August 202317.5M+38.8%7.1M2.46
    15 August 202312.6M+2.7%5.0M2.54
    31 July 202312.3M-31.2%4.2M2.90
    14 July 202317.9M-5.6%6.6M2.72
    30 June 202318.9M-5.1%9.1M2.08
    15 June 202319.9M-3.3%9.5M2.10
    31 May 202320.6M-4.5%8.7M2.36
    15 May 202321.6M+5.8%5.6M3.86
    28 April 202320.4M-10.7%6.1M3.33
    14 April 202322.8M-0.7%5.5M4.17
    31 March 202323.0M-18.9%7.4M3.12
    15 March 202328.4M+3.0%7.4M3.82
    28 February 202327.5M-3.9%6.9M3.99
    15 February 202328.6M-1.9%4.9M5.89
    31 January 202329.2M-2.4%5.4M5.40
    13 January 202329.9M-0.7%5.8M5.16
    30 December 202230.1M-16.6%6.3M4.82
    15 December 202236.1M+2.0%6.7M5.37
    30 November 202235.4M-2.3%10.3M3.45
    15 November 202236.2M+13.6%8.6M4.20
    31 October 202231.9M-10.4%6.9M4.64
    14 October 202235.6M+0.8%8.8M4.04
    30 September 202235.3M-20.6%11.4M3.11
    15 September 202244.5M-7.8%11.4M3.91
    31 August 202248.3M-2.8%10.3M4.68
    15 August 202249.7M-1.3%6.5M7.62
    29 July 202250.3M-9.0%6.7M7.53
    15 July 202255.3M-0.9%8.6M6.46
    30 June 202255.8M-4.8%10.4M5.39
    15 June 202258.6M-1.3%10.7M5.50
    31 May 202259.4M+2.2%13.6M4.36
    13 May 202258.2M-4.0%10.1M5.78
    29 April 202260.6M-12.6%9.9M6.15
    14 April 202269.4M+5.1%24.4M2.84
    31 March 202266.0M+25.3%20.5M3.22
    15 March 202252.7M+34.0%18.0M2.93
    28 February 202239.3M-8.5%11.1M3.53
    15 February 202243.0M-2.4%8.3M5.18
    31 January 202244.0M+9.0%10.2M4.33
    14 January 202240.4M-1.4%8.8M4.58
    31 December 202141.0M+0.0%9.0M4.54
    15 December 202141.0M-9.0%13.5M3.04
    30 November 202145.0M-6.8%13.2M3.40
    15 November 202148.3M-8.2%6.7M7.23
    29 October 202152.6M-4.3%10.0M5.27
    15 October 202155.0M+18.4%9.4M5.87
    30 September 202146.4M-0.9%8.9M5.25
    15 September 202146.9M+2.7%8.7M5.41
    31 August 202145.7M+24.2%10.9M4.19
    13 August 202136.8M+4.7%6.8M5.37
    30 July 202135.1M-0.4%8.7M4.05
    15 July 202135.2M+21.6%9.2M3.84
    30 June 202129.0M+3.1%11.0M2.64
    15 June 202128.1M+18.4%10.8M2.60
    28 May 202123.8M+39.0%9.6M2.48
    14 May 202117.1M+7.2%7.3M2.33
    30 April 202115.9M+8.9%6.3M2.54
    15 April 202114.6M-10.2%7.0M2.11
    31 March 202116.3M-31.9%13.2M1.24
    15 March 202124.0M+12.0%11.0M2.17
    26 February 202121.4M+6.0%8.9M2.40
    12 February 202120.2M+21.9%6.4M3.16
    29 January 202116.5M-18.6%7.9M2.11
    15 January 202120.3M+12.6%7.2M2.82
    31 December 202018.1M+33.5%7.6M2.38
    15 December 202013.5M+15.2%8.1M1.67
    30 November 202011.8M-30.3%9.7M1.21
    13 November 202016.9M-15.4%8.2M2.07
    30 October 202019.9M+1.7%7.1M2.81
    15 October 202019.6M-2.9%8.2M2.40
    30 September 202020.2M-0.0%9.6M2.10
    15 September 202020.2M+13.0%10.7M1.89
    31 August 202017.9M-5.7%9.2M1.94
    14 August 202019.0M+2.9%7.9M2.41
    31 July 202018.4M-9.3%9.6M1.92
    15 July 202020.3M-2.2%11.4M1.79
    30 June 202020.7M+26.0%15.0M1.39
    15 June 202016.5M-1.5%18.4M1.00
    29 May 202016.7M-5.0%16.2M1.03
    15 May 202017.6M-6.7%9.7M1.81
    30 April 202018.9M-3.0%12.7M1.49
    15 April 202019.4M+8.6%15.5M1.26
    31 March 202017.9M-19.9%13.8M1.29
    13 March 202022.4M+7.1%13.5M1.66
    28 February 202020.9M+19.2%21.4M1.00
    14 February 202017.5M-3.2%8.5M2.07
    31 January 202018.1M+9.1%9.0M2.02
    15 January 202016.6M+14.5%7.5M2.22
    31 December 201914.5M-6.7%6.9M2.11
    13 December 201915.5M+0.5%11.8M1.32
    29 November 201915.4M-9.6%13.5M1.14
    15 November 201917.1M-12.8%19.2M1.00
    31 October 201919.6M+1.1%11.2M1.76
    15 October 201919.4M-1.6%18.5M1.05
    30 September 201919.7M+17.6%12.6M1.56
    13 September 201916.7M-2.4%11.1M1.51
    30 August 201917.2M-1.4%11.6M1.48
    15 August 201917.4M+3.1%9.7M1.78
    31 July 201916.9M+11.5%7.0M2.41
    15 July 201915.1M-11.5%7.5M2.01
    28 June 201917.1M-2.8%9.7M1.77
    14 June 201917.6M-13.5%8.5M2.08
    31 May 201920.3M+8.1%13.5M1.51
    15 May 201918.8M+10.9%9.4M1.99
    30 April 201916.9M-1.0%9.5M1.79
    15 April 201917.1M-17.0%11.1M1.54
    29 March 201920.6M+0.8%13.4M1.54
    15 March 201920.5M-13.4%18.4M1.11
    28 February 201923.6M-7.0%14.8M1.60
    15 February 201925.4M+11.0%7.6M3.32
    31 January 201922.9M+4.8%9.1M2.50
    15 January 201921.8M+15.5%9.4M2.32
    31 December 201818.9M-22.5%13.0M1.46
    14 December 201824.4M+31.4%13.9M1.75
    30 November 201818.6M-12.3%10.8M1.72
    15 November 201821.2M-9.7%8.3M2.54
    31 October 201823.4M+16.7%9.9M2.36
    15 October 201820.1M+1.1%12.3M1.64
    28 September 201819.9M-4.8%9.6M2.07
    14 September 201820.9M+13.4%9.8M2.13
    31 August 201818.4M+0.6%8.0M2.30
    15 August 201818.3M-6.7%5.3M3.45
    31 July 201819.6M-21.1%5.6M3.49
    13 July 201824.9M+1.0%6.4M3.87
    29 June 201824.6M+2.1%8.6M2.87
    15 June 201824.1M+10.7%9.3M2.59
    31 May 201821.8M-10.0%9.8M2.23
    15 May 201824.2M-2.9%6.9M3.53
    30 April 201824.9M-3.6%7.1M3.53
    13 April 201825.9M-6.3%8.8M2.94
    29 March 201827.6M-12.0%12.2M2.27
    15 March 201831.3M+24.4%11.5M2.72
    28 February 201825.2M+10.7%13.1M1.93
    15 February 201822.7M-12.9%12.4M1.83
    31 January 201826.1M+12.0%9.3M2.80
    12 January 201823.3M+2.2%7.3M3.18
    29 December 201722.8M7.0M3.25
    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.