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Peoples Bancorp Inc. short interest

2.5M shares of Peoples Bancorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, the most at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts. Short sellers would need 4.8 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short2.5Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+36.9%+174% over a year
Days to cover4.79at 520K shares a day
Of shares in issue6.93%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 at any settlement since 29 Dec 2017, when our record starts, and the share price moved +33% 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 20262.5M+36.9%520K4.79
    30 September 20261.8M-1.0%414K4.40
    15 September 20261.8M+3.8%252K7.29
    31 August 20261.8M+4.6%213K8.33
    14 August 20261.7M-8.6%292K5.79
    31 July 20261.9M+7.9%375K4.94
    15 July 20261.7M-2.6%212K8.10
    30 June 20261.8M+16.0%370K4.77
    15 June 20261.5M-1.8%198K7.68
    29 May 20261.5M+4.3%164K9.47
    15 May 20261.5M-2.2%186K8.00
    30 April 20261.5M-1.0%360K4.22
    15 April 20261.5M+1.7%240K6.41
    31 March 20261.5M+16.2%350K4.31
    13 March 20261.3M+13.5%199K6.54
    27 February 20261.1M+2.1%248K4.62
    13 February 20261.1M+9.0%285K3.94
    30 January 20261.0M+8.0%441K2.33
    15 January 2026952K+8.8%223K4.28
    31 December 2025875K-0.8%198K4.43
    15 December 2025883K+0.0%166K5.30
    28 November 2025882K-2.0%148K5.98
    14 November 2025900K-0.8%176K5.11
    31 October 2025908K-0.0%199K4.57
    15 October 2025908K+5.4%147K6.16
    30 September 2025862K+5.7%140K6.14
    15 September 2025816K+5.5%104K7.81
    29 August 2025773K+0.7%133K5.79
    15 August 2025767K+6.3%178K4.31
    31 July 2025722K-1.2%242K2.98
    15 July 2025731K-7.3%167K4.38
    30 June 2025788K-1.5%212K3.72
    13 June 2025800K+0.4%107K7.51
    30 May 2025797K+0.1%113K7.08
    15 May 2025796K+2.4%133K5.97
    30 April 2025778K+4.6%163K4.77
    15 April 2025743K+17.2%178K4.18
    31 March 2025635K+4.3%139K4.58
    14 March 2025608K+9.6%150K4.06
    28 February 2025555K+6.9%133K4.17
    14 February 2025520K-1.3%121K4.29
    31 January 2025526K+9.9%159K3.31
    15 January 2025479K-2.2%124K3.88
    31 December 2024490K-2.2%122K4.03
    13 December 2024501K+9.2%104K4.80
    29 November 2024459K-0.9%101K4.54
    15 November 2024463K+29.1%189K2.45
    31 October 2024359K-8.9%116K3.10
    15 October 2024394K-6.0%115K3.42
    30 September 2024419K-8.4%134K3.12
    13 September 2024457K+0.5%87K5.24
    30 August 2024455K-1.4%79K5.77
    15 August 2024461K-17.6%134K3.45
    31 July 2024560K-15.7%206K2.71
    15 July 2024664K+0.1%152K4.37
    28 June 2024663K+4.8%132K5.02
    14 June 2024633K-2.9%94K6.70
    31 May 2024652K-6.7%99K6.61
    15 May 2024699K-2.4%84K8.28
    30 April 2024716K+3.4%138K5.21
    15 April 2024693K+1.2%117K5.90
    28 March 2024684K-14.8%130K5.26
    15 March 2024803K-4.0%170K4.72
    29 February 2024836K+1.9%96K8.73
    15 February 2024820K+2.5%130K6.33
    31 January 2024800K-3.3%119K6.69
    12 January 2024828K+13.5%99K8.32
    29 December 2023729K+2.6%131K5.56
    15 December 2023711K+5.6%164K4.33
    30 November 2023673K-2.8%71K9.49
    15 November 2023693K+2.5%127K5.46
    31 October 2023676K-11.5%98K6.92
    13 October 2023764K-1.1%82K9.35
    29 September 2023773K+1.6%88K8.80
    15 September 2023761K-2.7%97K7.81
    31 August 2023782K+22.5%88K8.86
    15 August 2023638K-15.0%89K7.17
    31 July 2023751K-16.0%158K4.77
    14 July 2023895K+11.1%75K11.90
    30 June 2023806K-1.0%146K5.52
    15 June 2023814K-14.3%127K6.38
    31 May 2023950K+4.0%151K6.31
    15 May 2023913K-44.8%170K5.37
    28 April 20231.7M+6.4%174K9.51
    14 April 20231.6M-1.2%94K16.56
    31 March 20231.6M-0.3%154K10.20
    15 March 20231.6M+9.7%182K8.69
    28 February 20231.4M+6.4%123K11.66
    15 February 20231.4M+15.8%131K10.31
    31 January 20231.2M+5.8%101K11.58
    13 January 20231.1M+3.0%89K12.43
    30 December 20221.1M+0.9%119K9.02
    15 December 20221.1M+28.4%119K8.95
    30 November 2022828K+2.7%77K10.69
    15 November 2022806K+34.0%117K6.86
    31 October 2022602K+10.7%142K4.24
    14 October 2022544K+4.5%75K7.24
    30 September 2022520K-8.5%113K4.59
    15 September 2022568K+0.5%66K8.60
    31 August 2022566K-5.6%70K8.13
    15 August 2022600K+21.8%63K9.57
    29 July 2022492K+2.4%106K4.63
    15 July 2022481K+2.8%77K6.22
    30 June 2022468K-25.7%166K2.82
    15 June 2022629K+33.7%114K5.54
    31 May 2022470K+7.0%93K5.06
    13 May 2022440K+43.6%119K3.69
    29 April 2022306K-0.1%107K2.87
    14 April 2022306K-7.0%74K4.15
    31 March 2022329K-2.2%101K3.26
    15 March 2022337K+18.7%77K4.40
    28 February 2022284K+0.8%61K4.69
    15 February 2022282K+34.3%79K3.58
    31 January 2022210K+9.0%101K2.07
    14 January 2022192K-3.4%82K2.34
    31 December 2021199K-16.2%86K2.33
    15 December 2021238K+2.7%75K3.17
    30 November 2021231K-0.1%76K3.04
    15 November 2021231K-19.6%76K3.04
    29 October 2021288K-0.5%81K3.54
    15 October 2021289K+0.5%77K3.78
    30 September 2021288K-48.7%182K1.58
    15 September 2021561K+8.2%74K7.61
    31 August 2021519K+6.8%65K7.93
    13 August 2021485K+2.2%60K8.04
    30 July 2021475K+5.4%87K5.47
    15 July 2021450K+2.8%63K7.15
    30 June 2021438K-14.6%108K4.06
    15 June 2021513K+3.9%74K6.92
    28 May 2021494K-2.1%60K8.24
    14 May 2021505K-2.3%82K6.14
    30 April 2021516K+14.6%108K4.80
    15 April 2021451K-0.8%86K5.24
    31 March 2021455K+2.8%77K5.91
    15 March 2021442K-3.0%53K8.33
    26 February 2021456K-6.3%39K11.61
    12 February 2021486K-7.8%43K11.25
    29 January 2021527K+9.0%61K8.63
    15 January 2021484K+3.3%51K9.55
    31 December 2020468K-0.2%59K7.92
    15 December 2020469K+4.6%40K11.81
    30 November 2020448K-1.5%41K11.03
    13 November 2020455K-1.2%53K8.56
    30 October 2020461K+36.5%84K5.48
    15 October 2020338K-5.4%42K8.02
    30 September 2020357K-21.8%74K4.83
    15 September 2020457K-6.3%47K9.78
    31 August 2020487K-4.4%49K9.91
    14 August 2020509K+12.6%82K6.19
    31 July 2020452K-15.0%57K7.96
    15 July 2020532K+10.1%60K8.86
    30 June 2020483K-4.5%87K5.55
    15 June 2020506K-16.6%79K6.39
    29 May 2020607K+4.4%68K8.92
    15 May 2020581K+30.3%103K5.66
    30 April 2020446K+19.7%113K3.95
    15 April 2020373K+36.6%101K3.69
    31 March 2020273K+8.2%125K2.19
    13 March 2020252K+130.6%84K2.99
    28 February 2020109K+47.3%60K1.81
    14 February 202074K-33.9%41K1.80
    31 January 2020112K+41.2%54K2.10
    15 January 202080K+0.8%45K1.76
    31 December 201979K+72.7%50K1.58
    13 December 201946K-17.9%43K1.07
    29 November 201956K-0.1%42K1.33
    15 November 201956K-41.0%41K1.37
    31 October 201994K+11.6%43K2.18
    15 October 201985K-15.4%48K1.76
    30 September 2019100K-46.1%42K2.39
    13 September 2019186K+39.0%43K4.36
    30 August 2019134K+40.3%48K2.79
    15 August 201995K+52.1%57K1.67
    31 July 201963K-24.9%55K1.14
    15 July 201983K-12.7%29K2.86
    28 June 201995K+63.0%50K1.92
    14 June 201959K+7.3%34K1.75
    31 May 201955K+36.2%43K1.27
    15 May 201940K+9.8%39K1.02
    30 April 201937K-22.1%33K1.12
    15 April 201947K-37.4%30K1.54
    29 March 201975K-0.4%53K1.42
    15 March 201975K-4.5%61K1.24
    28 February 201979K-2.4%24K3.26
    15 February 201981K+48.1%29K2.80
    31 January 201955K-39.7%48K1.14
    15 January 201990K+4.0%28K3.29
    31 December 201887K-21.8%46K1.91
    14 December 2018111K+2.4%31K3.53
    30 November 2018109K+17.6%24K4.48
    15 November 201892K+8.6%35K2.61
    31 October 201885K-37.6%47K1.80
    15 October 2018136K-34.9%35K3.95
    28 September 2018209K-9.3%50K4.19
    14 September 2018231K+0.6%40K5.71
    31 August 2018229K-14.3%41K5.63
    15 August 2018268K-16.3%34K7.90
    31 July 2018320K-8.3%45K7.18
    13 July 2018349K-3.1%32K10.83
    29 June 2018360K+5.9%59K6.13
    15 June 2018340K-3.6%45K7.49
    31 May 2018353K-3.2%43K8.22
    15 May 2018364K-6.9%50K7.29
    30 April 2018391K-2.8%41K9.64
    13 April 2018403K-2.2%29K13.67
    29 March 2018412K-5.4%63K6.54
    15 March 2018436K-3.4%42K10.36
    28 February 2018451K+1.6%38K12.02
    15 February 2018444K+5.7%52K8.60
    31 January 2018420K+1.8%42K9.99
    12 January 2018412K+3.8%29K14.08
    29 December 2017397K28K14.00
    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.