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J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. short interest

2.5M shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Services were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (2.0M to 3.9M). Short sellers would need 2.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-21.8%-26% over a year
Days to cover2.82at 895K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.71%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 (2.0M to 3.9M), and the share price moved +57% 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 20262.5M-21.8%895K2.82
    30 September 20263.2M+58.5%1.5M2.10
    15 September 20262.0M-21.1%833K2.44
    31 August 20262.6M-8.3%717K3.60
    14 August 20262.8M+3.4%778K3.61
    31 July 20262.7M+29.4%1.2M2.26
    15 July 20262.1M-31.8%941K2.23
    30 June 20263.1M+19.3%1.1M2.74
    15 June 20262.6M-6.3%898K2.88
    29 May 20262.8M-28.5%842K3.28
    15 May 20263.9M+26.0%1.1M3.65
    30 April 20263.1M+3.4%1.0M3.00
    15 April 20263.0M+12.2%823K3.60
    31 March 20262.6M+16.2%979K2.69
    13 March 20262.3M-0.3%884K2.57
    27 February 20262.3M-23.5%736K3.09
    13 February 20263.0M+19.0%1.5M2.03
    30 January 20262.5M-5.8%1.2M2.11
    15 January 20262.7M-6.4%922K2.88
    31 December 20252.8M-22.8%822K3.45
    15 December 20253.7M+20.2%1.5M2.41
    28 November 20253.1M+9.1%1.1M2.69
    14 November 20252.8M-2.6%1.2M2.29
    31 October 20252.9M-16.2%1.9M1.52
    15 October 20253.4M-14.1%1.4M2.52
    30 September 20254.0M+2.8%1.4M2.89
    15 September 20253.9M+23.9%954K4.07
    29 August 20253.1M+16.8%1.2M2.69
    15 August 20252.7M-17.8%893K3.01
    31 July 20253.3M+11.6%1.3M2.55
    15 July 20252.9M-10.6%971K3.01
    30 June 20253.3M+5.8%1.0M3.26
    13 June 20253.1M-11.1%781K3.96
    30 May 20253.5M+32.0%1.1M3.30
    15 May 20252.6M-18.5%1.4M1.86
    30 April 20253.2M+43.1%1.7M1.94
    15 April 20252.3M-24.3%1.6M1.41
    31 March 20253.0M-17.1%1.2M2.50
    14 March 20253.6M+15.1%985K3.66
    28 February 20253.1M+25.3%905K3.46
    14 February 20252.5M+8.3%711K3.52
    31 January 20252.3M+2.9%1.3M1.76
    15 January 20252.2M-13.2%709K3.16
    31 December 20242.6M-7.3%675K3.83
    13 December 20242.8M+15.0%601K4.64
    29 November 20242.4M+24.2%763K3.18
    15 November 20242.0M-1.3%1.1M1.83
    31 October 20242.0M+14.3%1.1M1.79
    15 October 20241.7M+31.9%749K2.31
    30 September 20241.3M-18.6%751K1.75
    13 September 20241.6M+13.1%701K2.30
    30 August 20241.4M+14.2%728K1.96
    15 August 20241.2M-26.5%811K1.54
    31 July 20241.7M+7.0%1.2M1.42
    15 July 20241.6M-11.3%824K1.93
    28 June 20241.8M-1.6%1.1M1.68
    14 June 20241.8M-25.4%633K2.87
    31 May 20242.4M-1.5%858K2.84
    15 May 20242.5M+21.6%707K3.50
    30 April 20242.0M-10.5%1.4M1.43
    15 April 20242.3M-11.4%669K3.40
    28 March 20242.6M+28.3%680K3.77
    15 March 20242.0M-6.7%558K3.59
    29 February 20242.1M+10.0%939K2.29
    15 February 20242.0M-0.4%761K2.56
    31 January 20242.0M-9.1%1.0M1.96
    12 January 20242.2M+5.4%592K3.64
    29 December 20232.0M-18.0%566K3.61
    15 December 20232.5M+13.9%809K3.08
    30 November 20232.2M-2.1%562K3.90
    15 November 20232.2M+2.9%601K3.72
    31 October 20232.2M-16.6%1.2M1.84
    13 October 20232.6M-8.3%559K4.66
    29 September 20232.8M-11.1%700K4.06
    15 September 20233.2M+2.4%944K3.39
    31 August 20233.1M-0.0%678K4.61
    15 August 20233.1M+25.7%647K4.83
    31 July 20232.5M-27.0%1.0M2.38
    14 July 20233.4M-3.1%569K5.98
    30 June 20233.5M+16.6%798K4.40
    15 June 20233.0M-2.6%632K4.77
    31 May 20233.1M-4.4%703K4.40
    15 May 20233.2M+23.8%521K6.22
    28 April 20232.6M-9.4%1.1M2.36
    14 April 20232.9M+11.1%550K5.25
    31 March 20232.6M+14.3%660K3.94
    15 March 20232.3M+10.0%789K2.88
    28 February 20232.1M-3.4%607K3.40
    15 February 20232.1M-21.3%640K3.34
    31 January 20232.7M+17.8%967K2.81
    13 January 20232.3M-10.3%668K3.45
    30 December 20222.6M+6.3%529K4.85
    15 December 20222.4M-18.0%644K3.76
    30 November 20222.9M-8.7%755K3.91
    15 November 20223.2M-9.6%703K4.59
    31 October 20223.6M+23.2%865K4.13
    14 October 20222.9M-1.5%697K4.16
    30 September 20222.9M-0.7%723K4.07
    15 September 20223.0M+5.7%886K3.35
    31 August 20222.8M-0.8%724K3.88
    15 August 20222.8M-4.8%536K5.28
    29 July 20223.0M+17.3%816K3.64
    15 July 20222.5M-7.5%664K3.82
    30 June 20222.7M-3.8%625K4.38
    15 June 20222.8M+10.0%691K4.12
    31 May 20222.6M-13.5%949K2.73
    13 May 20223.0M-3.4%827K3.62
    29 April 20223.1M+30.5%1.1M2.80
    14 April 20222.4M+82.9%1.6M1.47
    31 March 20221.3M-25.3%885K1.47
    15 March 20221.7M-12.7%745K2.33
    28 February 20222.0M-14.6%677K2.94
    15 February 20222.3M+20.8%537K4.34
    31 January 20221.9M+30.8%908K2.12
    14 January 20221.5M-5.5%666K2.21
    31 December 20211.6M+9.3%396K3.93
    15 December 20211.4M+11.2%477K2.99
    30 November 20211.3M-6.0%503K2.55
    15 November 20211.4M-7.2%473K2.88
    29 October 20211.5M+14.7%552K2.67
    15 October 20211.3M+22.0%601K2.13
    30 September 20211.1M-24.8%453K2.32
    15 September 20211.4M+8.2%508K2.75
    31 August 20211.3M-13.3%453K2.85
    13 August 20211.5M-0.9%400K3.73
    30 July 20211.5M-3.3%701K2.15
    15 July 20211.6M-11.2%712K2.18
    30 June 20211.8M-3.7%714K2.45
    15 June 20211.8M+16.3%623K2.92
    28 May 20211.6M-8.1%430K3.63
    14 May 20211.7M+3.0%489K3.48
    30 April 20211.7M-16.9%645K2.56
    15 April 20212.0M+15.0%426K4.67
    31 March 20211.7M+1.8%503K3.44
    15 March 20211.7M-2.5%635K2.67
    26 February 20211.7M+12.1%511K3.41
    12 February 20211.6M-12.4%524K2.97
    29 January 20211.8M+20.4%820K2.16
    15 January 20211.5M-10.0%642K2.30
    31 December 20201.6M-6.9%466K3.51
    15 December 20201.8M+17.8%547K3.21
    30 November 20201.5M+7.8%491K3.04
    13 November 20201.4M-31.0%940K1.47
    30 October 20202.0M+38.7%1.2M1.72
    15 October 20201.4M-12.7%718K2.01
    30 September 20201.7M-6.1%786K2.10
    15 September 20201.8M-18.0%671K2.63
    31 August 20202.2M-15.7%555K3.88
    14 August 20202.6M+8.9%715K3.57
    31 July 20202.3M-33.8%988K2.37
    15 July 20203.5M+15.2%721K4.91
    30 June 20203.1M-18.0%742K4.14
    15 June 20203.8M-2.0%768K4.89
    29 May 20203.8M+15.1%742K5.15
    15 May 20203.3M+2.3%563K5.91
    30 April 20203.2M-4.2%794K4.09
    15 April 20203.4M+24.7%1.0M3.34
    31 March 20202.7M-17.1%922K2.95
    13 March 20203.3M+0.1%953K3.44
    28 February 20203.3M+3.3%854K3.84
    14 February 20203.2M-18.4%541K5.86
    31 January 20203.9M-13.3%1.1M3.39
    15 January 20204.5M+2.5%612K7.33
    31 December 20194.4M-8.2%866K5.05
    13 December 20194.8M-2.5%823K5.79
    29 November 20194.9M+3.0%488K10.01
    15 November 20194.7M-2.2%712K6.66
    31 October 20194.9M+0.6%972K4.99
    15 October 20194.8M-11.0%807K5.98
    30 September 20195.4M-13.5%789K6.87
    13 September 20196.3M+13.0%962K6.51
    30 August 20195.5M+15.6%850K6.52
    15 August 20194.8M+11.3%1.0M4.57
    31 July 20194.3M+10.0%1.8M2.37
    15 July 20193.9M-16.6%1.0M3.77
    28 June 20194.7M-2.6%981K4.78
    14 June 20194.8M-8.8%895K5.38
    31 May 20195.3M+25.5%1.4M3.88
    15 May 20194.2M+84.4%1.2M3.56
    30 April 20192.3M-18.2%1.8M1.26
    15 April 20192.8M-6.7%820K3.40
    29 March 20193.0M-14.9%925K3.23
    15 March 20193.5M-0.6%947K3.71
    28 February 20193.5M+16.2%901K3.92
    15 February 20193.0M+29.0%1.1M2.69
    31 January 20192.4M+14.2%1.1M2.10
    15 January 20192.1M-21.3%898K2.30
    31 December 20182.6M+15.7%971K2.70
    14 December 20182.3M+4.9%1.0M2.23
    30 November 20182.2M-4.3%803K2.70
    15 November 20182.3M-4.5%857K2.64
    31 October 20182.4M-3.7%1.0M2.31
    15 October 20182.5M-12.3%1.0M2.44
    28 September 20182.8M+8.2%935K3.00
    14 September 20182.6M-2.0%664K3.91
    31 August 20182.6M-0.3%523K5.06
    15 August 20182.7M+1.7%535K4.96
    31 July 20182.6M-13.2%1.4M1.90
    13 July 20183.0M-13.0%857K3.51
    29 June 20183.5M-5.4%684K5.06
    15 June 20183.7M-0.5%612K5.97
    31 May 20183.7M-11.9%825K4.45
    15 May 20184.2M-16.4%772K5.40
    30 April 20185.0M+18.0%1.1M4.52
    13 April 20184.2M-2.3%1.3M3.18
    29 March 20184.3M+6.0%880K4.92
    15 March 20184.1M+4.6%796K5.14
    28 February 20183.9M+1.8%670K5.83
    15 February 20183.8M+3.8%1.4M2.72
    31 January 20183.7M+22.2%1.0M3.53
    12 January 20183.0M+13.7%1.0M2.97
    29 December 20172.7M880K3.02
    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.