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Mitek Systems Inc. short interest

4.3M shares of Mitek Systems were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (1.9M to 4.5M). Short sellers would need 7.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short4.3Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-5.1%+112% over a year
Days to cover7.02at 610K shares a day
Of shares in issue9.50%shares short over shares outstanding
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  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 top of its range over the last year (1.9M to 4.5M), and the share price moved +102% 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 20264.3M-5.1%610K7.02
    30 September 20264.5M+10.0%668K6.76
    15 September 20264.1M+2.0%563K7.29
    31 August 20264.0M+10.4%708K5.68
    14 August 20263.6M+9.7%807K4.52
    31 July 20263.3M-2.9%698K4.76
    15 July 20263.4M-7.1%706K4.84
    30 June 20263.7M+2.4%1.5M2.53
    15 June 20263.6M-5.5%1.0M3.55
    29 May 20263.8M+3.1%1.1M3.36
    15 May 20263.7M+14.3%1.5M2.53
    30 April 20263.2M+11.0%1.0M3.17
    15 April 20262.9M+28.9%807K3.60
    31 March 20262.3M+2.3%745K3.02
    13 March 20262.2M-3.9%855K2.58
    27 February 20262.3M+20.1%1.1M2.12
    13 February 20261.9M-11.8%1.1M1.75
    30 January 20262.2M-5.8%496K4.37
    15 January 20262.3M+2.4%368K6.24
    31 December 20252.2M+2.7%775K2.90
    15 December 20252.2M-8.1%1.0M2.16
    28 November 20252.4M+8.9%458K5.19
    14 November 20252.2M+3.4%276K7.93
    31 October 20252.1M+4.5%320K6.61
    15 October 20252.0M+0.0%280K7.22
    30 September 20252.0M+1.9%368K5.50
    15 September 20252.0M+5.8%355K5.58
    29 August 20251.9M+5.1%391K4.80
    15 August 20251.8M+1.7%495K3.60
    31 July 20251.8M-5.4%295K5.95
    15 July 20251.9M-19.2%378K4.90
    30 June 20252.3M-3.1%555K4.14
    13 June 20252.4M-9.5%408K5.81
    30 May 20252.6M-0.6%460K5.69
    15 May 20252.6M-4.8%515K5.11
    30 April 20252.8M-0.7%332K8.34
    15 April 20252.8M-8.4%462K6.03
    31 March 20253.0M-1.1%457K6.65
    14 March 20253.1M-1.8%433K7.11
    28 February 20253.1M-12.6%599K5.23
    14 February 20253.6M+5.6%659K5.45
    31 January 20253.4M-6.2%463K7.34
    15 January 20253.6M-6.4%528K6.86
    31 December 20243.9M+3.3%1.3M3.00
    13 December 20243.7M-0.8%441K8.50
    29 November 20243.8M-8.5%351K10.77
    15 November 20244.1M-3.5%456K9.05
    31 October 20244.3M+1.2%448K9.55
    15 October 20244.2M-1.2%562K7.53
    30 September 20244.3M-1.7%529K8.09
    13 September 20244.4M-3.9%616K7.07
    30 August 20244.5M-0.9%549K8.25
    15 August 20244.6M-3.9%1.0M4.43
    31 July 20244.8M-3.0%464K10.26
    15 July 20244.9M+1.3%440K11.15
    28 June 20244.8M+0.4%568K8.53
    14 June 20244.8M+7.3%652K7.40
    31 May 20244.5M-6.2%535K8.41
    15 May 20244.8M+1.2%562K8.54
    30 April 20244.7M+13.6%903K5.25
    15 April 20244.2M+17.9%595K7.01
    28 March 20243.5M+12.0%633K5.59
    15 March 20243.2M+3.0%322K9.80
    29 February 20243.1M-2.5%332K9.25
    15 February 20243.1M-3.8%385K8.17
    31 January 20243.3M+0.8%381K8.58
    12 January 20243.2M-0.5%368K8.82
    29 December 20233.3M-3.1%319K10.23
    15 December 20233.4M-2.7%479K7.02
    30 November 20233.5M+2.8%314K11.01
    15 November 20233.4M+5.7%331K10.16
    31 October 20233.2M+12.4%567K5.62
    13 October 20232.8M-8.3%383K7.40
    29 September 20233.1M+10.3%467K6.62
    15 September 20232.8M+14.7%945K2.97
    31 August 20232.4M+8.3%379K6.44
    15 August 20232.3M-2.6%452K4.99
    31 July 20232.3M-3.7%222K10.45
    14 July 20232.4M-1.7%212K11.32
    30 June 20232.4M-1.3%356K6.88
    15 June 20232.5M+3.7%288K8.61
    31 May 20232.4M-1.3%340K7.02
    15 May 20232.4M-2.6%368K6.57
    28 April 20232.5M-2.8%222K11.17
    14 April 20232.6M-1.6%189K13.49
    31 March 20232.6M-0.6%271K9.57
    15 March 20232.6M+0.8%244K10.70
    28 February 20232.6M-4.0%246K10.53
    15 February 20232.7M-5.6%232K11.64
    31 January 20232.9M+2.1%254K11.27
    13 January 20232.8M-1.7%200K13.99
    30 December 20222.8M+2.2%293K9.72
    15 December 20222.8M+1.3%286K9.76
    30 November 20222.8M-6.8%271K10.16
    15 November 20223.0M+7.0%346K8.52
    31 October 20222.8M-5.9%212K13.02
    14 October 20222.9M-1.5%258K11.36
    30 September 20223.0M-2.1%256K11.63
    15 September 20223.0M+0.4%275K11.06
    31 August 20223.0M-2.9%229K13.24
    15 August 20223.1M-5.0%396K7.87
    29 July 20223.3M+1.6%400K8.21
    15 July 20223.2M-0.5%353K9.16
    30 June 20223.2M+2.2%435K7.46
    15 June 20223.2M-0.1%368K8.64
    31 May 20223.2M+5.3%419K7.59
    13 May 20223.0M-1.8%418K7.22
    29 April 20223.1M+1.5%574K5.36
    14 April 20223.0M-3.3%377K8.04
    31 March 20223.1M-4.9%269K11.65
    15 March 20223.3M+3.9%268K12.33
    28 February 20223.2M+1.4%307K10.33
    15 February 20223.1M-4.3%306K10.23
    31 January 20223.3M+0.2%561K5.84
    14 January 20223.3M-0.8%304K10.74
    31 December 20213.3M+0.5%422K7.80
    15 December 20213.3M-7.2%324K10.11
    30 November 20213.5M+0.4%623K5.67
    15 November 20213.5M-3.4%438K8.02
    29 October 20213.6M+0.4%264K13.77
    15 October 20213.6M+1.8%358K10.14
    30 September 20213.6M+5.6%520K6.85
    15 September 20213.4M-11.1%377K8.96
    31 August 20213.8M-0.7%293K12.97
    13 August 20213.8M+0.7%701K5.45
    30 July 20213.8M+0.9%595K6.38
    15 July 20213.8M+1.4%316K11.90
    30 June 20213.7M+10.7%532K6.98
    15 June 20213.4M+3.9%423K7.92
    28 May 20213.2M-4.9%367K8.79
    14 May 20213.4M-4.8%453K7.48
    30 April 20213.6M-7.7%566K6.30
    15 April 20213.9M-0.6%435K8.89
    31 March 20213.9M-4.7%528K7.36
    15 March 20214.1M+15.7%784K5.20
    26 February 20213.5M+3.1%614K5.74
    12 February 20213.4M+97.9%1.5M2.24
    29 January 20211.7M+18.0%678K2.55
    15 January 20211.5M-2.0%566K2.59
    31 December 20201.5M+8.3%988K1.51
    15 December 20201.4M+35.1%700K1.97
    30 November 20201.0M-0.5%501K2.04
    13 November 20201.0M-18.3%568K1.81
    30 October 20201.3M+6.1%505K2.49
    15 October 20201.2M+2.5%543K2.18
    30 September 20201.2M+22.5%508K2.27
    15 September 2020942K-6.8%442K2.13
    31 August 20201.0M-4.2%497K2.04
    14 August 20201.1M-1.0%339K3.11
    31 July 20201.1M+1.0%438K2.44
    15 July 20201.1M+6.0%274K3.86
    30 June 2020995K+20.5%329K3.03
    15 June 2020826K-3.9%373K2.21
    29 May 2020860K-5.4%279K3.08
    15 May 2020908K+8.9%323K2.81
    30 April 2020834K-23.5%309K2.70
    15 April 20201.1M-11.2%362K3.01
    31 March 20201.2M+6.4%490K2.51
    13 March 20201.2M-5.8%509K2.27
    28 February 20201.2M-11.9%337K3.63
    14 February 20201.4M-0.5%381K3.65
    31 January 20201.4M+18.1%335K4.18
    15 January 20201.2M+15.2%348K3.40
    31 December 20191.0M+10.6%360K2.85
    13 December 2019929K+23.8%293K3.17
    29 November 2019750K-5.0%466K1.61
    15 November 2019790K-7.2%821K1.00
    31 October 2019851K-6.0%155K5.48
    15 October 2019906K+13.1%201K4.51
    30 September 2019801K-2.3%195K4.11
    13 September 2019820K+3.2%191K4.29
    30 August 2019794K+23.7%237K3.35
    15 August 2019642K+14.5%278K2.32
    31 July 2019561K-30.4%549K1.02
    15 July 2019806K-12.1%372K2.16
    28 June 2019917K-3.6%421K2.18
    14 June 2019952K-4.9%442K2.16
    31 May 20191.0M-5.7%478K2.10
    15 May 20191.1M+72.8%652K1.63
    30 April 2019614K-3.3%231K2.66
    15 April 2019635K-10.3%250K2.54
    29 March 2019708K+4.0%507K1.40
    15 March 2019681K-1.6%368K1.85
    28 February 2019692K-12.5%393K1.76
    15 February 2019791K+2.8%408K1.94
    31 January 2019769K-5.1%526K1.46
    15 January 2019811K+0.4%501K1.62
    31 December 2018807K+6.1%520K1.55
    14 December 2018760K-14.3%518K1.47
    30 November 2018887K-12.5%276K3.22
    15 November 20181.0M-41.8%446K2.27
    31 October 20181.7M+7.8%502K3.48
    15 October 20181.6M+5.1%384K4.21
    28 September 20181.5M-3.3%226K6.80
    14 September 20181.6M+12.0%260K6.13
    31 August 20181.4M-8.6%549K2.59
    15 August 20181.6M+0.6%188K8.27
    31 July 20181.5M+3.7%302K5.12
    13 July 20181.5M-4.5%120K12.47
    29 June 20181.6M+13.3%283K5.51
    15 June 20181.4M+18.3%237K5.81
    31 May 20181.2M+1.0%166K7.02
    15 May 20181.2M+3.1%294K3.93
    30 April 20181.1M+12.5%226K4.94
    13 April 2018995K-10.0%239K4.16
    29 March 20181.1M+1.6%295K3.75
    15 March 20181.1M+5.5%285K3.82
    28 February 20181.0M+13.3%252K4.09
    15 February 2018910K-1.3%467K1.95
    31 January 2018922K+26.0%552K1.67
    12 January 2018732K-8.8%268K2.73
    29 December 2017803K290K2.77
    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.