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NPK International Inc. short interest

2.4M shares of NPK International were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the fewest since 15 Jun 2026. Short sellers would need 3.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.4Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-3.2%+100% over a year
Days to cover3.39at 702K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.80%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 fewest since 15 Jun 2026, and the share price moved -4% 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 31 Dec 2024 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20262.4M-3.2%702K3.39
    30 September 20262.5M-11.4%879K2.80
    15 September 20262.8M-13.9%704K3.94
    31 August 20263.2M+4.0%824K3.91
    14 August 20263.1M+22.4%730K4.25
    31 July 20262.5M+3.1%915K2.77
    15 July 20262.5M-1.1%928K2.65
    30 June 20262.5M+21.3%1.6M1.54
    15 June 20262.0M+7.9%949K2.16
    29 May 20261.9M+38.5%808K2.35
    15 May 20261.4M-14.0%875K1.57
    30 April 20261.6M-2.8%800K1.99
    15 April 20261.6M+3.8%683K2.40
    31 March 20261.6M+8.9%697K2.26
    13 March 20261.4M+30.1%846K1.71
    27 February 20261.1M+3.6%908K1.23
    13 February 20261.1M-7.0%711K1.51
    30 January 20261.2M-11.3%724K1.60
    15 January 20261.3M+10.5%572K2.28
    31 December 20251.2M-12.7%534K2.21
    15 December 20251.4M+5.1%750K1.80
    28 November 20251.3M+1.5%712K1.81
    14 November 20251.3M+3.7%959K1.32
    31 October 20251.2M+2.5%955K1.28
    15 October 20251.2M-6.4%767K1.55
    30 September 20251.3M+0.6%549K2.32
    15 September 20251.3M+1.7%769K1.64
    29 August 20251.2M-9.5%648K1.92
    15 August 20251.4M+15.2%1.1M1.26
    31 July 20251.2M-5.9%906K1.32
    15 July 20251.3M-25.8%713K1.78
    30 June 20251.7M-12.6%1.0M1.70
    13 June 20252.0M-16.2%880K2.22
    30 May 20252.3M+2.7%925K2.52
    15 May 20252.3M-14.9%1.1M2.05
    30 April 20252.7M+26.5%685K3.89
    15 April 20252.1M+7.4%832K2.53
    31 March 20252.0M+4.5%567K3.46
    14 March 20251.9M+4.7%1.3M1.47
    28 February 20251.8M+17.2%731K2.45
    14 February 20251.5M-13.2%702K2.18
    31 January 20251.8M+0.9%386K4.57
    15 January 20251.7M+0.2%409K4.26
    31 December 20241.7M577K3.02
    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.