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Par Technology Corp. short interest

8.9M shares of Par Technology were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (6.9M to 12.3M). Short sellers would need 12.1 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short8.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+6.6%+28% over a year
Days to cover12.10at 734K shares a day
Of shares in issue21.48%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 (6.9M to 12.3M), and the share price moved -50% 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 20268.9M+6.6%734K12.10
    30 September 20268.3M-7.9%1.1M7.55
    15 September 20269.0M-1.4%836K10.82
    31 August 20269.2M-5.5%825K11.12
    14 August 20269.7M-1.3%1.0M9.56
    31 July 20269.8M-3.6%857K11.47
    15 July 202610.2M-4.7%996K10.24
    30 June 202610.7M-0.7%1.4M7.91
    15 June 202610.8M-1.4%1.5M7.20
    29 May 202610.9M-7.0%1.2M9.22
    15 May 202611.8M-3.0%1.8M6.63
    30 April 202612.1M-1.2%1.0M11.87
    15 April 202612.3M+0.3%2.2M5.53
    31 March 202612.2M+29.3%1.9M6.41
    13 March 20269.5M+7.4%3.0M3.11
    27 February 20268.8M-3.7%1.6M5.53
    13 February 20269.1M+8.7%1.8M5.13
    30 January 20268.4M-0.9%1.5M5.66
    15 January 20268.5M+11.0%609K13.95
    31 December 20257.6M+0.2%458K16.69
    15 December 20257.6M+3.2%502K15.19
    28 November 20257.4M-6.0%768K9.62
    14 November 20257.9M+6.9%860K9.14
    31 October 20257.4M+5.9%759K9.69
    15 October 20256.9M+18.6%819K8.48
    30 September 20255.9M-2.8%875K6.69
    15 September 20256.0M-5.6%1.0M5.76
    29 August 20256.4M+2.1%608K10.49
    15 August 20256.2M+18.7%1.6M3.99
    31 July 20255.3M-1.3%384K13.70
    15 July 20255.3M+0.5%331K16.13
    30 June 20255.3M+6.9%525K10.11
    13 June 20255.0M-0.7%303K16.39
    30 May 20255.0M+0.2%389K12.85
    15 May 20255.0M+9.9%491K10.16
    30 April 20254.5M-2.5%323K14.05
    15 April 20254.7M-3.1%505K9.21
    31 March 20254.8M+6.9%312K15.37
    14 March 20254.5M+2.2%519K8.65
    28 February 20254.4M-0.5%463K9.48
    14 February 20254.4M+1.7%318K13.86
    31 January 20254.3M+5.5%635K6.83
    15 January 20254.1M-2.1%531K7.75
    31 December 20244.2M-3.7%420K10.00
    13 December 20244.4M-13.6%340K12.82
    29 November 20245.0M-13.2%543K9.30
    15 November 20245.8M-3.9%745K7.81
    31 October 20246.1M-0.6%349K17.33
    15 October 20246.1M-0.3%451K13.50
    30 September 20246.1M-5.2%483K12.66
    13 September 20246.4M-3.0%278K23.20
    30 August 20246.6M-2.8%274K24.23
    15 August 20246.8M-1.6%425K16.08
    31 July 20246.9M+4.0%400K17.35
    15 July 20246.7M+6.2%289K23.08
    28 June 20246.3M+6.5%608K10.34
    14 June 20245.9M+6.0%386K15.31
    31 May 20245.6M+11.6%419K13.30
    15 May 20245.0M+4.6%430K11.62
    30 April 20244.8M+4.4%227K21.02
    15 April 20244.6M+2.2%215K21.27
    28 March 20244.5M+6.0%366K12.22
    15 March 20244.2M+5.3%251K16.81
    29 February 20244.0M-6.8%232K17.32
    15 February 20244.3M-3.0%146K29.40
    31 January 20244.4M-4.6%255K17.40
    12 January 20244.6M-0.3%206K22.57
    29 December 20234.7M-0.4%295K15.80
    15 December 20234.7M-3.3%247K18.91
    30 November 20234.8M-0.7%205K23.55
    15 November 20234.9M+2.2%299K16.31
    31 October 20234.8M-1.1%271K17.63
    13 October 20234.8M-3.6%387K12.45
    29 September 20235.0M+2.7%250K19.97
    15 September 20234.9M-1.1%283K17.20
    31 August 20234.9M+4.1%382K12.87
    15 August 20234.7M+8.0%304K15.56
    31 July 20234.4M-4.4%133K33.01
    14 July 20234.6M+1.2%252K18.17
    30 June 20234.5M-5.2%241K18.74
    15 June 20234.8M-2.2%185K25.80
    31 May 20234.9M+3.0%245K19.91
    15 May 20234.7M-2.8%236K20.11
    28 April 20234.9M-4.8%168K29.10
    14 April 20235.1M-1.9%161K31.84
    31 March 20235.2M+1.1%253K20.62
    15 March 20235.2M-4.1%220K23.50
    28 February 20235.4M+1.1%217K24.83
    15 February 20235.3M+1.8%281K18.92
    31 January 20235.2M+3.6%279K18.76
    13 January 20235.0M+1.2%319K15.83
    30 December 20225.0M-3.6%377K13.22
    15 December 20225.2M+4.4%277K18.65
    30 November 20225.0M+5.9%234K21.19
    15 November 20224.7M-1.3%474K9.86
    31 October 20224.7M-4.7%217K21.82
    14 October 20225.0M-3.2%197K25.23
    30 September 20225.1M-1.5%249K20.58
    15 September 20225.2M-10.1%255K20.40
    31 August 20225.8M+0.6%162K35.70
    15 August 20225.8M-6.7%277K20.76
    29 July 20226.2M+6.5%210K29.44
    15 July 20225.8M+1.3%237K24.45
    30 June 20225.7M-7.1%311K18.41
    15 June 20226.2M+4.5%190K32.46
    31 May 20225.9M+5.6%252K23.34
    13 May 20225.6M+1.6%389K14.33
    29 April 20225.5M+1.2%248K22.11
    14 April 20225.4M-8.8%246K22.04
    31 March 20225.9M+7.9%289K20.55
    15 March 20225.5M-9.6%346K15.93
    28 February 20226.1M+6.3%410K14.86
    15 February 20225.7M+16.5%515K11.13
    31 January 20224.9M+6.1%627K7.84
    14 January 20224.6M-3.0%388K11.93
    31 December 20214.8M+7.4%276K17.27
    15 December 20214.4M-2.9%386K11.52
    30 November 20214.6M+1.8%276K16.61
    15 November 20214.5M-0.7%259K17.33
    29 October 20214.5M-2.3%232K19.51
    15 October 20214.6M+1.3%280K16.54
    30 September 20214.6M+40.7%381K11.98
    15 September 20213.2M+1.2%775K4.19
    31 August 20213.2M+1.6%214K14.96
    13 August 20213.2M-0.9%158K19.93
    30 July 20213.2M-1.2%150K21.23
    15 July 20213.2M-1.2%254K12.72
    30 June 20213.3M+0.5%335K9.75
    15 June 20213.2M-0.9%249K13.04
    28 May 20213.3M-2.6%243K13.48
    14 May 20213.4M+2.7%345K9.74
    30 April 20213.3M+2.6%268K12.21
    15 April 20213.2M+11.4%461K6.94
    31 March 20212.9M+2.8%247K11.61
    15 March 20212.8M-0.5%282K9.90
    26 February 20212.8M+4.0%152K18.45
    12 February 20212.7M+2.3%219K12.35
    29 January 20212.6M-2.5%211K12.48
    15 January 20212.7M-1.5%292K9.27
    31 December 20202.7M-0.9%251K10.96
    15 December 20202.8M-2.3%182K15.24
    30 November 20202.8M+0.2%193K14.75
    13 November 20202.8M-3.2%315K9.00
    30 October 20202.9M+1.3%204K14.32
    15 October 20202.9M-10.2%646K4.47
    30 September 20203.2M+4.3%219K14.68
    15 September 20203.1M-1.1%221K13.94
    31 August 20203.1M-0.6%204K15.26
    14 August 20203.1M-9.0%211K14.86
    31 July 20203.4M-0.6%176K19.57
    15 July 20203.5M-7.5%179K19.38
    30 June 20203.8M+7.0%358K10.49
    15 June 20203.5M-1.9%219K16.01
    29 May 20203.6M+4.6%380K9.39
    15 May 20203.4M+8.1%435K7.86
    30 April 20203.2M+7.5%261K12.12
    15 April 20202.9M+4.8%397K7.40
    31 March 20202.8M+16.9%507K5.54
    13 March 20202.4M-1.0%472K5.08
    28 February 20202.4M-2.7%285K8.50
    14 February 20202.5M-3.2%239K10.41
    31 January 20202.6M+1.4%343K7.49
    15 January 20202.5M+4.9%144K17.62
    31 December 20192.4M-5.0%184K13.12
    13 December 20192.5M-4.9%141K18.07
    29 November 20192.7M-6.4%152K17.63
    15 November 20192.9M-2.4%229K12.51
    31 October 20192.9M-7.1%178K16.43
    15 October 20193.2M+4.7%189K16.65
    30 September 20193.0M-1.9%172K17.50
    13 September 20193.1M+9.7%238K12.89
    30 August 20192.8M+18.9%212K13.17
    15 August 20192.4M-6.9%309K7.61
    31 July 20192.5M-3.1%164K15.40
    15 July 20192.6M+9.2%204K12.75
    28 June 20192.4M-2.1%139K17.13
    14 June 20192.4M+0.8%180K13.55
    31 May 20192.4M-5.6%172K14.09
    15 May 20192.6M+5.2%246K10.43
    30 April 20192.4M+7.2%174K14.04
    15 April 20192.3M+132.4%489K4.65
    29 March 2019979K+16.5%98K10.02
    15 March 2019841K-5.1%73K11.57
    28 February 2019886K-1.6%76K11.72
    15 February 2019900K-6.2%60K14.91
    31 January 2019959K-5.3%108K8.87
    15 January 20191.0M+7.8%73K13.78
    31 December 2018939K-2.0%115K8.18
    14 December 2018958K+1.1%72K13.35
    30 November 2018948K+3.6%62K15.26
    15 November 2018914K-12.4%95K9.67
    31 October 20181.0M-9.9%151K6.90
    15 October 20181.2M+8.3%165K7.03
    28 September 20181.1M-9.9%143K7.49
    14 September 20181.2M-5.8%165K7.20
    31 August 20181.3M+4.0%142K8.91
    15 August 20181.2M+0.8%129K9.38
    31 July 20181.2M+19.2%96K12.60
    13 July 20181.0M-5.3%98K10.29
    29 June 20181.1M+172.0%267K3.99
    15 June 2018392K-2.3%72K5.46
    31 May 2018401K-6.7%62K6.52
    15 May 2018430K+11.0%53K8.18
    30 April 2018388K+27.5%114K3.39
    13 April 2018304K+71.9%117K2.59
    29 March 2018177K+92.5%160K1.11
    15 March 201892K+4.4%66K1.39
    28 February 201888K+63.9%170K1.00
    15 February 201854K-5.5%22K2.42
    31 January 201857K-32.4%20K2.81
    12 January 201884K-14.6%14K6.21
    29 December 201798K93K1.06
    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.