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Ingles Markets Inc. short interest

1.1M shares of Ingles Markets were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (858K to 1.2M). Short sellers would need 9.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.1Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-8.1%+22% over a year
Days to cover9.90at 107K shares a day
Of shares in issuen/a
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 (858K to 1.2M), and the share price moved +11% 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 20261.1M-8.1%107K9.90
    30 September 20261.2M+1.2%119K9.72
    15 September 20261.1M+4.1%96K11.95
    31 August 20261.1M+0.7%112K9.80
    14 August 20261.1M+1.3%136K8.02
    31 July 20261.1M+5.9%117K9.20
    15 July 20261.0M+3.7%110K9.24
    30 June 2026979K-0.4%176K5.57
    15 June 2026983K-7.3%145K6.79
    29 May 20261.1M+18.9%148K7.17
    15 May 2026893K-4.6%140K6.37
    30 April 2026936K-7.6%130K7.17
    15 April 20261.0M+3.9%131K7.75
    31 March 2026975K+8.3%145K6.74
    13 March 2026901K+4.9%126K7.13
    27 February 2026858K-9.3%136K6.29
    13 February 2026946K-0.6%161K5.89
    30 January 2026951K-7.3%124K7.67
    15 January 20261.0M+4.9%111K9.21
    31 December 2025979K-3.7%108K9.09
    15 December 20251.0M-1.9%119K8.56
    28 November 20251.0M+1.0%89K11.68
    14 November 20251.0M-0.5%102K10.08
    31 October 20251.0M+18.1%86K12.00
    15 October 2025873K-6.7%93K9.34
    30 September 2025935K-2.9%121K7.73
    15 September 2025963K-3.7%103K9.32
    29 August 20251.0M+0.5%111K9.06
    15 August 2025995K+25.5%144K6.92
    31 July 2025793K+4.7%107K7.41
    15 July 2025758K+0.1%101K7.48
    30 June 2025757K+12.3%133K5.70
    13 June 2025674K-2.6%109K6.20
    30 May 2025692K-6.5%122K5.65
    15 May 2025740K-10.1%124K5.99
    30 April 2025824K+10.9%129K6.36
    15 April 2025743K+0.6%158K4.70
    31 March 2025739K-2.3%109K6.80
    14 March 2025756K+5.5%121K6.23
    28 February 2025717K+0.6%130K5.52
    14 February 2025712K-7.2%108K6.62
    31 January 2025768K+0.2%107K7.21
    15 January 2025766K+5.4%123K6.22
    31 December 2024727K+7.6%151K4.81
    13 December 2024676K-5.2%111K6.08
    29 November 2024713K+0.5%101K7.04
    15 November 2024709K+20.5%144K4.94
    31 October 2024588K-8.0%143K4.10
    15 October 2024639K+57.2%265K2.41
    30 September 2024407K-7.0%135K3.02
    13 September 2024437K+1.3%81K5.41
    30 August 2024432K-5.9%72K5.97
    15 August 2024459K+2.3%77K5.98
    31 July 2024448K+7.9%77K5.83
    15 July 2024416K+2.6%94K4.43
    28 June 2024405K+19.7%133K3.05
    14 June 2024338K+2.1%83K4.09
    31 May 2024331K-6.1%71K4.68
    15 May 2024353K+12.0%85K4.16
    30 April 2024315K+6.9%73K4.34
    15 April 2024295K-3.0%80K3.68
    28 March 2024304K+5.5%91K3.36
    15 March 2024288K-1.7%88K3.26
    29 February 2024293K-3.5%74K3.95
    15 February 2024304K-6.7%96K3.15
    31 January 2024325K+9.9%69K4.72
    12 January 2024296K+1.5%76K3.92
    29 December 2023292K-19.0%67K4.35
    15 December 2023360K+1.1%77K4.66
    30 November 2023356K-6.0%63K5.70
    15 November 2023379K+6.2%61K6.21
    31 October 2023357K-2.2%69K5.16
    13 October 2023365K+5.0%87K4.18
    29 September 2023347K-0.8%70K4.99
    15 September 2023350K+25.5%94K3.74
    31 August 2023279K+4.4%74K3.79
    15 August 2023267K+2.6%76K3.51
    31 July 2023261K-5.2%72K3.61
    14 July 2023275K-2.4%67K4.13
    30 June 2023282K-15.2%95K2.96
    15 June 2023332K-3.9%86K3.87
    31 May 2023346K+2.6%82K4.20
    15 May 2023337K-6.9%85K3.97
    28 April 2023362K+11.6%57K6.30
    14 April 2023325K-14.0%74K4.36
    31 March 2023377K+6.5%84K4.49
    15 March 2023354K+4.7%87K4.10
    28 February 2023339K+8.2%108K3.13
    15 February 2023313K+0.0%99K3.15
    31 January 2023313K+3.9%61K5.11
    13 January 2023301K-3.0%82K3.66
    30 December 2022310K-13.6%80K3.90
    15 December 2022359K-5.8%71K5.09
    30 November 2022381K-0.7%58K6.54
    15 November 2022384K-7.5%71K5.44
    31 October 2022415K-10.3%75K5.52
    14 October 2022463K+10.7%93K4.98
    30 September 2022418K-13.8%94K4.47
    15 September 2022485K-3.6%94K5.18
    31 August 2022503K-4.5%134K3.74
    15 August 2022527K+3.5%111K4.73
    29 July 2022509K-12.1%89K5.70
    15 July 2022579K-3.6%92K6.27
    30 June 2022601K-1.0%110K5.48
    15 June 2022607K-1.5%93K6.49
    31 May 2022616K-7.9%120K5.11
    13 May 2022669K-0.0%120K5.56
    29 April 2022669K-16.7%115K5.82
    14 April 2022802K-9.1%133K6.02
    31 March 2022883K+3.5%111K7.96
    15 March 2022853K-2.0%114K7.51
    28 February 2022871K+4.3%88K9.90
    15 February 2022835K+2.4%112K7.43
    31 January 2022815K-1.2%114K7.16
    14 January 2022825K+4.8%99K8.32
    31 December 2021787K-15.7%131K6.02
    15 December 2021933K-4.4%125K7.44
    30 November 2021976K-7.5%106K9.21
    15 November 20211.1M-12.8%88K12.03
    29 October 20211.2M-1.1%62K19.66
    15 October 20211.2M+0.7%67K18.20
    30 September 20211.2M-7.1%90K13.55
    15 September 20211.3M+1.7%73K17.97
    31 August 20211.3M-1.7%84K15.34
    13 August 20211.3M+3.6%121K10.82
    30 July 20211.3M-2.7%60K20.89
    15 July 20211.3M-0.6%71K18.20
    30 June 20211.3M-1.3%131K10.00
    15 June 20211.3M-2.0%72K18.39
    28 May 20211.4M+3.7%75K17.99
    14 May 20211.3M-1.3%128K10.19
    30 April 20211.3M+3.4%76K17.47
    15 April 20211.3M+0.7%64K19.92
    31 March 20211.3M-2.1%140K9.08
    15 March 20211.3M-2.0%162K7.98
    26 February 20211.3M-1.3%91K14.54
    12 February 20211.3M-10.0%114K11.76
    29 January 20211.5M+0.2%91K16.38
    15 January 20211.5M+0.2%89K16.76
    31 December 20201.5M+5.6%96K15.36
    15 December 20201.4M-4.0%161K8.74
    30 November 20201.5M+0.2%76K19.26
    13 November 20201.5M-0.1%89K16.39
    30 October 20201.5M-2.8%84K17.38
    15 October 20201.5M-1.1%70K21.32
    30 September 20201.5M+2.8%107K14.16
    15 September 20201.5M+1.7%84K17.64
    31 August 20201.5M-2.2%98K14.82
    14 August 20201.5M+2.0%122K12.13
    31 July 20201.5M+0.4%84K17.39
    15 July 20201.4M-0.1%81K17.82
    30 June 20201.5M+6.7%116K12.54
    15 June 20201.4M+1.8%104K13.05
    29 May 20201.3M-1.9%82K16.30
    15 May 20201.4M-1.5%101K13.48
    30 April 20201.4M+3.1%110K12.62
    15 April 20201.3M-1.4%118K11.38
    31 March 20201.4M-7.6%135K10.06
    13 March 20201.5M+15.1%126K11.66
    28 February 20201.3M+10.2%130K9.81
    14 February 20201.2M-8.7%90K12.96
    31 January 20201.3M+1.8%46K27.46
    15 January 20201.2M-3.6%72K17.43
    31 December 20191.3M-5.3%102K12.69
    13 December 20191.4M-2.4%77K17.80
    29 November 20191.4M-1.8%70K20.15
    15 November 20191.4M+1.0%82K17.39
    31 October 20191.4M+1.1%51K27.47
    15 October 20191.4M+2.1%70K20.08
    30 September 20191.4M-0.9%87K15.77
    13 September 20191.4M-4.7%146K9.46
    30 August 20191.5M-0.7%102K14.25
    15 August 20191.5M-6.3%85K17.13
    31 July 20191.6M+0.1%51K30.69
    15 July 20191.6M+0.3%48K32.43
    28 June 20191.6M+1.5%80K19.50
    14 June 20191.5M+5.8%53K28.96
    31 May 20191.4M+3.9%73K19.79
    15 May 20191.4M+10.0%64K21.84
    30 April 20191.3M+2.5%48K26.18
    15 April 20191.2M+4.2%57K21.76
    29 March 20191.2M-4.6%43K27.58
    15 March 20191.2M-5.4%59K21.04
    28 February 20191.3M-1.9%49K26.72
    15 February 20191.3M+0.7%47K28.65
    31 January 20191.3M+0.6%55K24.19
    15 January 20191.3M-1.2%60K22.01
    31 December 20181.3M-0.6%88K15.24
    14 December 20181.3M-7.9%86K15.63
    30 November 20181.5M+0.2%42K34.66
    15 November 20181.5M-1.5%46K31.79
    31 October 20181.5M-1.8%103K14.42
    15 October 20181.5M+3.0%58K26.20
    28 September 20181.5M+0.4%79K18.58
    14 September 20181.5M-0.5%74K19.79
    31 August 20181.5M+2.6%95K15.40
    15 August 20181.4M+1.3%104K13.75
    31 July 20181.4M+2.7%60K23.41
    13 July 20181.4M+1.5%71K19.27
    29 June 20181.4M-0.1%99K13.63
    15 June 20181.4M-1.5%77K17.60
    31 May 20181.4M-2.2%103K13.29
    15 May 20181.4M+18.2%135K10.39
    30 April 20181.2M+6.8%99K11.94
    13 April 20181.1M+18.1%96K11.59
    29 March 2018941K-1.6%117K8.04
    15 March 2018957K-4.4%107K8.98
    28 February 20181.0M+0.7%95K10.58
    15 February 2018995K+1.4%122K8.13
    31 January 2018982K-0.0%98K10.01
    12 January 2018982K+3.9%128K7.65
    29 December 2017945K135K7.03
    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.