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Southern First Bancshares Inc. short interest

432K shares of Southern First Bancshares were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (54K to 436K). Short sellers would need 7.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short432Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+2.8%+647% over a year
Days to cover7.42at 58K shares a day
Of shares in issue4.56%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 top of its range over the last year (54K to 436K), and the share price moved +40% 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 2026432K+2.8%58K7.42
    30 September 2026420K+1.5%100K4.21
    15 September 2026414K+12.2%82K5.08
    31 August 2026369K+2.7%107K3.45
    14 August 2026359K+2.3%98K3.65
    31 July 2026351K-8.8%122K2.87
    15 July 2026385K-11.7%109K3.54
    30 June 2026436K+129.0%205K2.13
    15 June 2026191K+45.2%124K1.54
    29 May 2026131K+3.7%143K1.00
    15 May 2026127K+7.5%101K1.25
    30 April 2026118K+1.5%207K1.00
    15 April 2026116K+1.3%121K1.00
    31 March 2026115K-5.1%105K1.09
    13 March 2026121K+47.5%97K1.24
    27 February 202682K+33.9%69K1.19
    13 February 202661K+12.2%45K1.37
    30 January 202654K-15.6%45K1.20
    15 January 202665K+12.5%56K1.16
    31 December 202557K-6.9%44K1.29
    15 December 202562K-0.3%78K1.00
    28 November 202562K-2.2%25K2.49
    14 November 202563K+16.0%29K2.20
    31 October 202555K-5.6%20K2.77
    15 October 202558K+4.6%15K3.97
    30 September 202555K+5.7%23K2.43
    15 September 202552K+8.8%14K3.61
    29 August 202548K-12.7%24K2.03
    15 August 202555K+10.8%25K2.21
    31 July 202550K-5.1%34K1.47
    15 July 202552K-3.8%19K2.70
    30 June 202554K-4.9%19K2.89
    13 June 202557K+10.5%16K3.49
    30 May 202552K-2.3%15K3.40
    15 May 202553K-16.1%12K4.38
    30 April 202563K-8.6%18K3.47
    15 April 202569K+1.5%18K3.78
    31 March 202568K+3.2%15K4.41
    14 March 202566K-9.2%19K3.52
    28 February 202573K+24.6%19K3.83
    14 February 202558K+9.9%15K4.00
    31 January 202553K-7.8%18K2.98
    15 January 202557K-13.9%11K5.01
    31 December 202467K-10.4%23K2.87
    13 December 202475K+6.9%18K4.26
    29 November 202470K+12.3%16K4.26
    15 November 202462K-3.1%22K2.78
    31 October 202464K+13.3%16K3.93
    15 October 202457K-5.0%18K3.06
    30 September 202460K+30.7%21K2.86
    13 September 202446K-0.9%17K2.64
    30 August 202446K-0.1%23K1.98
    15 August 202446K-6.1%17K2.67
    31 July 202449K-7.6%22K2.22
    15 July 202453K-9.1%21K2.58
    28 June 202458K+31.8%20K2.88
    14 June 202444K-9.6%12K3.71
    31 May 202449K-27.6%14K3.51
    15 May 202468K-40.1%17K4.02
    30 April 2024113K-3.1%14K8.16
    15 April 2024117K+3.5%13K8.94
    28 March 2024113K-11.3%19K5.92
    15 March 2024127K+2.0%25K5.16
    29 February 2024125K+5.9%11K10.85
    15 February 2024118K+27.7%23K5.16
    31 January 202492K+7.1%29K3.13
    12 January 202486K+25.5%31K2.74
    29 December 202368K-1.1%21K3.25
    15 December 202369K-6.3%20K3.48
    30 November 202374K-6.1%9K7.89
    15 November 202379K-10.2%14K5.55
    31 October 202388K-8.0%15K5.73
    13 October 202395K+4.2%10K9.13
    29 September 202391K-9.4%16K5.84
    15 September 2023101K+4.1%27K3.73
    31 August 202397K-8.0%15K6.28
    15 August 2023105K+6.5%13K8.31
    31 July 202399K+5.0%23K4.39
    14 July 202394K+11.4%18K5.21
    30 June 202385K-0.4%32K2.68
    15 June 202385K+4.1%27K3.21
    31 May 202382K+1.5%66K1.23
    15 May 202380K-10.1%60K1.35
    28 April 202389K+6.4%30K2.93
    14 April 202384K-2.0%26K3.22
    31 March 202386K+25.7%38K2.28
    15 March 202368K+42.4%48K1.42
    28 February 202348K+3.7%19K2.54
    15 February 202346K-31.1%19K2.45
    31 January 202367K+14.6%24K2.79
    13 January 202359K-10.2%13K4.47
    30 December 202265K+10.1%22K3.02
    15 December 202259K+19.1%19K3.12
    30 November 202250K-5.1%16K3.04
    15 November 202252K-21.0%24K2.20
    31 October 202266K-20.8%34K1.93
    14 October 202284K+3.9%14K6.16
    30 September 202281K+3.5%20K3.99
    15 September 202278K+0.8%17K4.53
    31 August 202277K-10.2%15K5.30
    15 August 202286K+5.3%37K2.35
    29 July 202282K-8.2%13K6.41
    15 July 202289K+13.5%17K5.21
    30 June 202279K-32.3%35K2.27
    15 June 2022116K+56.9%17K6.79
    31 May 202274K+4.7%14K5.44
    13 May 202271K+8.2%17K4.28
    29 April 202265K+10.5%13K4.99
    14 April 202259K-9.6%16K3.61
    31 March 202265K-5.4%18K3.55
    15 March 202269K+12.1%18K3.82
    28 February 202262K+7.5%21K2.98
    15 February 202257K+10.1%20K2.84
    31 January 202252K+3.8%28K1.85
    14 January 202250K-16.4%18K2.80
    31 December 202160K+7.3%29K2.09
    15 December 202156K-19.0%21K2.65
    30 November 202169K+6.5%19K3.59
    15 November 202165K-2.0%21K3.04
    29 October 202166K-12.0%19K3.53
    15 October 202175K-13.1%15K4.90
    30 September 202186K+2.2%19K4.64
    15 September 202184K+17.7%18K4.58
    31 August 202172K-6.6%17K4.22
    13 August 202177K-13.7%13K5.75
    30 July 202189K+18.0%13K7.01
    15 July 202175K+3.3%20K3.86
    30 June 202173K-0.5%36K2.01
    15 June 202173K+9.5%19K3.79
    28 May 202167K+10.6%18K3.81
    14 May 202161K-9.7%25K2.45
    30 April 202167K+2.1%23K2.90
    15 April 202166K+21.5%23K2.89
    31 March 202154K-37.8%36K1.51
    15 March 202187K+5.1%40K2.15
    26 February 202183K+6.9%22K3.85
    12 February 202177K-4.1%34K2.29
    29 January 202181K+11.4%28K2.92
    15 January 202172K-10.1%18K4.11
    31 December 202081K+2.9%17K4.88
    15 December 202078K-2.8%19K4.03
    30 November 202080K+4.8%27K2.98
    13 November 202077K-1.0%13K6.07
    30 October 202078K+6.8%28K2.78
    15 October 202073K-11.9%13K5.49
    30 September 202083K+47.2%28K3.00
    15 September 202056K+0.6%11K5.14
    31 August 202056K-16.1%20K2.83
    14 August 202066K-8.2%25K2.69
    31 July 202072K-18.1%13K5.66
    15 July 202088K+9.1%20K4.40
    30 June 202081K+38.5%30K2.74
    15 June 202058K-16.2%32K1.82
    29 May 202070K-8.1%23K2.99
    15 May 202076K+20.5%22K3.46
    30 April 202063K+1.9%25K2.54
    15 April 202062K+4.7%31K1.97
    31 March 202059K+17.2%40K1.48
    13 March 202050K+6.3%35K1.42
    28 February 202047K+98.0%35K1.36
    14 February 202024K-24.2%19K1.24
    31 January 202032K-9.1%17K1.84
    15 January 202035K+1.8%9K4.01
    31 December 201934K-34.2%12K2.88
    13 December 201952K+2.8%10K5.05
    29 November 201950K+2.0%11K4.49
    15 November 201949K-0.1%16K3.13
    31 October 201950K-23.7%17K2.84
    15 October 201965K-11.7%10K6.31
    30 September 201974K+19.1%16K4.52
    13 September 201962K-0.3%17K3.58
    30 August 201962K+32.8%16K3.82
    15 August 201947K-30.0%15K3.10
    31 July 201967K-7.7%23K2.91
    15 July 201972K-9.1%11K6.44
    28 June 201979K+66.6%28K2.81
    14 June 201948K+7.7%17K2.84
    31 May 201944K-3.7%14K3.08
    15 May 201946K+3.4%9K5.36
    30 April 201944K-5.9%13K3.46
    15 April 201947K+4.1%22K2.17
    29 March 201945K+2.4%24K1.92
    15 March 201944K-1.8%26K1.69
    28 February 201945K-10.4%14K3.14
    15 February 201950K+9.3%11K4.41
    31 January 201946K+4.6%24K1.89
    15 January 201944K-8.9%17K2.61
    31 December 201848K+0.7%18K2.68
    14 December 201848K-11.6%10K4.60
    30 November 201854K+17.4%8K6.55
    15 November 201846K-7.1%7K6.35
    31 October 201850K-21.0%12K4.04
    15 October 201863K+0.0%11K5.87
    28 September 201863K+2.6%13K4.93
    14 September 201861K+13.0%14K4.28
    31 August 201854K+18.0%14K3.97
    15 August 201846K+1.5%9K5.05
    31 July 201845K+5.1%14K3.16
    13 July 201843K-20.9%11K3.76
    29 June 201855K+13.9%29K1.88
    15 June 201848K-2.5%16K3.00
    31 May 201849K-9.3%17K2.88
    15 May 201854K-4.1%12K4.61
    30 April 201856K+7.5%13K4.31
    13 April 201853K-11.4%13K3.94
    29 March 201859K-8.2%11K5.33
    15 March 201865K+3.6%17K3.83
    28 February 201862K+4.4%7K8.80
    15 February 201860K+19.8%18K3.37
    31 January 201850K+0.3%18K2.83
    12 January 201850K-1.2%11K4.47
    29 December 201750K21K2.44
    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.