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MGP Ingredients Inc. short interest

1.2M shares of MGP Ingredients were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most since 13 Mar 2026. Short sellers would need 4.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.2Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+11.7%-30% over a year
Days to cover4.15at 284K shares a day
Of shares in issue5.49%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 13 Mar 2026, and the share price moved -28% 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 20261.2M+11.7%284K4.15
    30 September 20261.1M+4.4%339K3.11
    15 September 20261.0M-4.8%250K4.04
    31 August 20261.1M-3.8%153K6.93
    14 August 20261.1M+25.1%212K5.21
    31 July 2026882K-6.8%161K5.47
    15 July 2026946K-11.4%189K5.01
    30 June 20261.1M+15.9%288K3.70
    15 June 2026921K-1.5%177K5.20
    29 May 2026935K-5.5%161K5.79
    15 May 2026990K-5.1%180K5.49
    30 April 20261.0M+11.1%225K4.64
    15 April 2026939K-14.9%215K4.36
    31 March 20261.1M-7.9%325K3.40
    13 March 20261.2M-15.7%341K3.51
    27 February 20261.4M+3.0%433K3.29
    13 February 20261.4M+2.8%190K7.27
    30 January 20261.3M-0.3%229K5.87
    15 January 20261.3M+11.1%260K5.19
    31 December 20251.2M-8.8%532K2.28
    15 December 20251.3M-10.2%495K2.69
    28 November 20251.5M-3.3%281K5.26
    14 November 20251.5M+5.9%288K5.32
    31 October 20251.4M-13.5%226K6.39
    15 October 20251.7M+0.9%219K7.63
    30 September 20251.7M-4.1%228K7.28
    15 September 20251.7M+0.4%177K9.74
    29 August 20251.7M+22.7%189K9.09
    15 August 20251.4M-16.6%209K6.70
    31 July 20251.7M+10.9%215K7.82
    15 July 20251.5M-7.0%220K6.88
    30 June 20251.6M+20.5%317K5.13
    13 June 20251.4M+7.4%279K4.84
    30 May 20251.3M-19.5%340K3.70
    15 May 20251.6M-39.5%437K3.58
    30 April 20252.6M-5.9%323K8.00
    15 April 20252.7M-11.5%434K6.33
    31 March 20253.1M+5.5%311K9.98
    14 March 20252.9M-9.0%466K6.31
    28 February 20253.2M+1.1%585K5.53
    14 February 20253.2M-2.8%332K9.62
    31 January 20253.3M-7.4%321K10.25
    15 January 20253.6M-6.8%413K8.60
    31 December 20243.8M-2.5%423K9.01
    13 December 20243.9M-0.6%341K11.48
    29 November 20243.9M-1.3%431K9.13
    15 November 20244.0M+4.8%605K6.59
    31 October 20243.8M-12.9%819K4.65
    15 October 20244.4M+1.5%174K25.14
    30 September 20244.3M+2.0%225K19.15
    13 September 20244.2M+8.2%210K20.12
    30 August 20243.9M+1.3%124K31.56
    15 August 20243.8M+2.5%166K23.23
    31 July 20243.8M+2.8%158K23.75
    15 July 20243.7M-3.7%155K23.53
    28 June 20243.8M-6.5%233K16.28
    14 June 20244.1M+2.4%211K19.27
    31 May 20244.0M+2.2%155K25.50
    15 May 20243.9M+0.2%162K23.85
    30 April 20243.9M-2.5%211K18.34
    15 April 20244.0M+1.4%137K28.97
    28 March 20243.9M+2.2%151K26.00
    15 March 20243.8M+0.0%191K20.09
    29 February 20243.8M+16.6%446K8.58
    15 February 20243.3M+5.2%225K14.57
    31 January 20243.1M+6.2%181K17.20
    12 January 20242.9M-1.0%134K21.99
    29 December 20233.0M-1.0%105K28.37
    15 December 20233.0M+9.8%254K11.79
    30 November 20232.7M+5.9%145K18.83
    15 November 20232.6M+9.6%125K20.60
    31 October 20232.4M+1.7%85K27.75
    13 October 20232.3M-0.0%78K29.65
    29 September 20232.3M+8.7%112K20.60
    15 September 20232.1M+1.5%97K21.87
    31 August 20232.1M+0.2%74K28.18
    15 August 20232.1M+3.1%89K23.37
    31 July 20232.0M-0.1%71K28.72
    14 July 20232.0M+1.7%88K23.06
    30 June 20232.0M+0.6%160K12.51
    15 June 20232.0M-6.5%115K17.25
    31 May 20232.1M-1.9%117K18.07
    15 May 20232.2M-8.2%103K20.93
    28 April 20232.4M+1.0%121K19.51
    14 April 20232.3M+1.9%116K20.04
    31 March 20232.3M+7.2%142K16.16
    15 March 20232.1M-0.2%101K21.09
    28 February 20232.1M-1.0%156K13.76
    15 February 20232.2M-1.9%112K19.28
    31 January 20232.2M-3.4%195K11.31
    13 January 20232.3M+1.7%102K22.27
    30 December 20222.2M-0.7%75K29.81
    15 December 20222.3M-5.1%108K20.95
    30 November 20222.4M+0.4%101K23.52
    15 November 20222.4M-5.4%139K17.08
    31 October 20222.5M+8.5%142K17.66
    14 October 20222.3M+15.4%272K8.49
    30 September 20222.0M+4.9%210K9.54
    15 September 20221.9M-1.2%168K11.37
    31 August 20221.9M-6.8%103K18.70
    15 August 20222.1M-12.0%158K13.13
    29 July 20222.4M+0.9%119K19.76
    15 July 20222.3M-3.2%137K17.08
    30 June 20222.4M+5.6%171K14.08
    15 June 20222.3M+3.2%134K16.97
    31 May 20222.2M+0.6%121K18.23
    13 May 20222.2M-5.3%176K12.46
    29 April 20222.3M-0.7%108K21.47
    14 April 20222.3M-1.1%160K14.60
    31 March 20222.4M-0.7%83K28.61
    15 March 20222.4M+2.3%108K22.04
    28 February 20222.3M+0.4%96K24.19
    15 February 20222.3M-0.7%77K30.07
    31 January 20222.3M+0.6%106K22.01
    14 January 20222.3M-3.0%98K23.56
    31 December 20212.4M-3.0%155K15.46
    15 December 20212.5M-1.9%167K14.76
    30 November 20212.5M+0.6%156K16.07
    15 November 20212.5M-1.2%216K11.56
    29 October 20212.5M+0.7%55K46.23
    15 October 20212.5M-1.4%53K47.14
    30 September 20212.5M-2.1%80K31.64
    15 September 20212.6M+1.8%72K36.10
    31 August 20212.6M+1.1%57K44.88
    13 August 20212.5M+3.3%112K22.57
    30 July 20212.4M-1.8%67K36.70
    15 July 20212.5M-2.1%76K32.74
    30 June 20212.5M-4.9%129K19.65
    15 June 20212.7M+2.0%134K19.99
    28 May 20212.6M+0.2%131K20.07
    14 May 20212.6M+6.6%123K21.27
    30 April 20212.5M+4.1%79K30.88
    15 April 20212.4M+10.1%111K21.15
    31 March 20212.1M-5.2%86K24.97
    15 March 20212.3M+2.2%99K22.72
    26 February 20212.2M+5.7%173K12.77
    12 February 20212.1M+5.2%132K15.82
    29 January 20212.0M-1.3%124K16.05
    15 January 20212.0M+1.2%64K31.49
    31 December 20202.0M-0.9%67K29.62
    15 December 20202.0M+0.7%59K34.18
    30 November 20202.0M-4.3%62K32.14
    13 November 20202.1M+1.3%107K19.40
    30 October 20202.1M-0.5%86K23.92
    15 October 20202.1M-6.0%94K22.01
    30 September 20202.2M-15.5%128K17.16
    15 September 20202.6M+1.1%145K17.94
    31 August 20202.6M-1.6%47K54.14
    14 August 20202.6M-0.9%81K32.24
    31 July 20202.6M+2.9%91K28.93
    15 July 20202.6M+1.3%77K33.42
    30 June 20202.5M+4.8%86K29.58
    15 June 20202.4M-0.1%99K24.30
    29 May 20202.4M-1.5%109K22.26
    15 May 20202.5M+5.2%177K13.83
    30 April 20202.3M+4.1%216K10.77
    15 April 20202.2M-0.1%340K6.58
    31 March 20202.2M-13.2%221K10.11
    13 March 20202.6M-6.3%264K9.78
    28 February 20202.8M-2.2%231K11.94
    14 February 20202.8M-8.9%158K17.81
    31 January 20203.1M-14.1%469K6.60
    15 January 20203.6M-1.3%101K35.56
    31 December 20193.6M+0.8%109K33.61
    13 December 20193.6M+0.5%110K33.01
    29 November 20193.6M-0.8%128K28.13
    15 November 20193.6M-7.9%245K14.83
    31 October 20193.9M+1.7%133K29.60
    15 October 20193.9M+0.2%112K34.58
    30 September 20193.9M-3.1%99K39.15
    13 September 20194.0M-5.1%156K25.54
    30 August 20194.2M-1.9%195K21.54
    15 August 20194.3M-22.7%274K15.63
    31 July 20195.5M-2.9%389K14.25
    15 July 20195.7M-4.1%114K49.91
    28 June 20195.9M+0.4%179K33.15
    14 June 20195.9M+1.0%110K53.77
    31 May 20195.9M+9.0%142K41.37
    15 May 20195.4M+6.0%332K16.22
    30 April 20195.1M+0.7%227K22.38
    15 April 20195.0M-0.1%106K47.57
    29 March 20195.1M+5.8%199K25.36
    15 March 20194.8M-0.4%174K27.42
    28 February 20194.8M-0.6%223K21.48
    15 February 20194.8M-0.2%119K40.61
    31 January 20194.8M+3.5%145K33.34
    15 January 20194.7M+4.6%209K22.30
    31 December 20184.5M+24.4%298K14.96
    14 December 20183.6M+6.1%238K15.04
    30 November 20183.4M+4.9%127K26.57
    15 November 20183.2M+10.5%221K14.59
    31 October 20182.9M-0.2%160K18.30
    15 October 20182.9M+0.9%149K19.60
    28 September 20182.9M+1.6%198K14.65
    14 September 20182.9M+8.8%143K19.97
    31 August 20182.6M+1.4%140K18.66
    15 August 20182.6M+25.8%330K7.84
    31 July 20182.1M+18.1%186K11.08
    13 July 20181.7M-1.8%156K11.15
    29 June 20181.8M-1.1%141K12.60
    15 June 20181.8M-3.6%197K9.10
    31 May 20181.9M+3.6%149K12.43
    15 May 20181.8M+3.0%173K10.36
    30 April 20181.7M-2.9%145K12.03
    13 April 20181.8M-2.1%168K10.70
    29 March 20181.8M+49.7%489K3.75
    15 March 20181.2M+4.1%188K6.50
    28 February 20181.2M-4.3%114K10.35
    15 February 20181.2M-10.1%140K8.75
    31 January 20181.4M-14.4%162K8.42
    12 January 20181.6M+2.9%152K10.50
    29 December 20171.6M155K9.99
    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.