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Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. short interest

3.4M shares of Kestra Medical Technologies were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 30 Apr 2026. Short sellers would need 12.3 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short3.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+4.6%+76% over a year
Days to cover12.29at 279K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.79%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 most since 30 Apr 2026, and the share price moved +30% 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 14 Mar 2025 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20263.4M+4.6%279K12.29
    30 September 20263.3M+4.9%450K7.28
    15 September 20263.1M+5.1%374K8.34
    31 August 20263.0M-1.5%240K12.36
    14 August 20263.0M-8.5%337K8.95
    31 July 20263.3M+6.4%323K10.19
    15 July 20263.1M-7.9%510K6.07
    30 June 20263.4M+14.7%458K7.35
    15 June 20262.9M+2.0%327K8.97
    29 May 20262.9M-12.4%250K11.50
    15 May 20263.3M-5.2%266K12.35
    30 April 20263.5M-4.7%262K13.21
    15 April 20263.6M+3.9%282K12.89
    31 March 20263.5M+24.8%603K5.80
    13 March 20262.8M+4.1%424K6.61
    27 February 20262.7M+10.7%206K13.02
    13 February 20262.4M+5.7%268K9.05
    30 January 20262.3M+1.9%208K11.02
    15 January 20262.3M-6.6%288K7.83
    31 December 20252.4M+21.5%347K6.95
    15 December 20252.0M+1.9%521K3.81
    28 November 20251.9M+6.4%228K8.56
    14 November 20251.8M+11.8%242K7.57
    31 October 20251.6M-16.1%236K6.94
    15 October 20252.0M-0.3%227K8.60
    30 September 20252.0M-7.2%318K6.15
    15 September 20252.1M-5.7%401K5.26
    29 August 20252.2M+9.2%170K13.14
    15 August 20252.1M-1.1%236K8.70
    31 July 20252.1M-9.6%439K4.72
    15 July 20252.3M+2.6%356K6.44
    30 June 20252.2M+96.8%648K3.45
    13 June 20251.1M+19.5%151K7.52
    30 May 2025951K-0.1%106K8.98
    15 May 2025951K+0.2%109K8.71
    30 April 2025950K+3.9%150K6.31
    15 April 2025914K-23.9%214K4.27
    31 March 20251.2M+50.3%253K4.74
    14 March 2025800K597K1.34
    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.