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Service Properties Trust short interest

6.9M shares of Service Properties Trust were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the bottom of its range over the last year (4.0M to 22.4M). Short sellers would need 1.9 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short6.9Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+16.1%+45% over a year
Days to cover1.89at 3.6M shares a day
Of shares in issue5.32%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 bottom of its range over the last year (4.0M to 22.4M), and the share price moved -44% 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. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 30 Sep 2019 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 20266.9M+16.1%3.6M1.89
    30 September 20265.9M+14.2%1.5M4.05
    15 September 20265.2M+2.3%1.5M3.40
    31 August 20265.1M-0.7%1.4M3.62
    14 August 20265.1M+10.9%1.7M2.95
    31 July 20264.6M+3.1%1.7M2.77
    15 July 20264.5M-80.0%2.2M2.03
    30 June 202622.4M+43.6%11.3M1.98
    15 June 202615.6M+15.6%5.9M2.64
    29 May 202613.5M+13.0%9.8M1.37
    15 May 202611.9M-12.9%8.8M1.36
    30 April 202613.7M-18.4%10.8M1.27
    15 April 202616.8M+79.3%30.7M1.00
    31 March 20269.4M+38.7%2.6M3.56
    13 March 20266.8M+7.8%1.3M5.23
    27 February 20266.3M+0.8%1.4M4.37
    13 February 20266.2M+19.1%1.8M3.37
    30 January 20265.2M+20.6%2.2M2.40
    15 January 20264.3M+7.4%1.3M3.28
    31 December 20254.0M-3.3%1.1M3.81
    15 December 20254.2M-10.9%1.1M3.91
    28 November 20254.7M-0.0%1.3M3.51
    14 November 20254.7M-5.2%1.8M2.65
    31 October 20254.9M+3.6%1.2M4.03
    15 October 20254.8M+3.1%1.1M4.24
    30 September 20254.6M+6.0%1.6M2.87
    15 September 20254.4M+0.9%1.2M3.62
    29 August 20254.3M+463.4%786K5.50
    15 August 2025767K-23.4%395K1.94
    31 July 20251.0M-17.0%319K3.13
    15 July 20251.2M+49.2%247K4.88
    30 June 2025808K-27.0%253K3.19
    13 June 20251.1M+4.9%193K5.73
    30 May 20251.1M+7.0%264K4.00
    15 May 2025987K+13.2%417K2.36
    30 April 2025872K-7.1%357K2.44
    15 April 2025938K-10.0%606K1.55
    31 March 20251.0M-1.6%442K2.36
    14 March 20251.1M-25.3%422K2.51
    28 February 20251.4M+16.2%510K2.79
    14 February 20251.2M+8.1%293K4.17
    31 January 20251.1M+30.9%296K3.82
    15 January 2025863K+10.0%345K2.50
    31 December 2024785K-62.5%1.7M1.00
    13 December 20242.1M+23.5%791K2.65
    29 November 20241.7M+17.1%420K4.04
    15 November 20241.4M+24.4%450K3.22
    31 October 20241.2M-16.1%642K1.81
    15 October 20241.4M-8.4%156K8.90
    30 September 20241.5M-2.5%263K5.76
    13 September 20241.6M-9.1%203K7.67
    30 August 20241.7M-7.2%241K7.09
    15 August 20241.8M+3.7%269K6.83
    31 July 20241.8M+11.8%302K5.87
    15 July 20241.6M-11.0%202K7.85
    28 June 20241.8M+2.7%313K5.69
    14 June 20241.7M+7.8%213K8.17
    31 May 20241.6M-6.7%208K7.74
    15 May 20241.7M+1.3%193K8.96
    30 April 20241.7M+1.9%170K10.00
    15 April 20241.7M+6.1%171K9.77
    28 March 20241.6M+12.4%181K8.71
    15 March 20241.4M-5.7%405K3.46
    29 February 20241.5M+2.1%165K9.00
    15 February 20241.5M-3.1%131K11.13
    31 January 20241.5M-8.3%156K9.66
    12 January 20241.6M+3.4%133K12.33
    29 December 20231.6M-9.6%194K8.17
    15 December 20231.8M+14.1%269K6.53
    30 November 20231.5M+0.4%115K13.34
    15 November 20231.5M+9.9%181K8.45
    31 October 20231.4M-6.7%145K9.64
    13 October 20231.5M-1.2%136K10.95
    29 September 20231.5M-3.9%147K10.27
    15 September 20231.6M+0.2%187K8.40
    31 August 20231.6M-4.3%152K10.32
    15 August 20231.6M+8.0%182K9.02
    31 July 20231.5M-7.1%178K8.55
    14 July 20231.6M+3.2%151K10.83
    30 June 20231.6M-8.4%204K7.75
    15 June 20231.7M-1.0%180K9.62
    31 May 20231.7M-0.1%162K10.78
    15 May 20231.8M-0.0%222K7.90
    28 April 20231.8M-8.5%178K9.83
    14 April 20231.9M-5.6%205K9.34
    31 March 20232.0M-6.1%306K6.63
    15 March 20232.2M-0.7%263K8.20
    28 February 20232.2M+12.8%397K5.48
    15 February 20231.9M+0.2%135K14.29
    31 January 20231.9M-12.7%130K14.77
    13 January 20232.2M-3.1%173K12.70
    30 December 20222.3M-5.2%244K9.33
    15 December 20222.4M+7.7%241K9.96
    30 November 20222.2M-4.2%174K12.78
    15 November 20222.3M+1.7%311K7.47
    31 October 20222.3M+78.5%377K6.06
    14 October 20221.3M+5.3%438K2.92
    30 September 20221.2M+2.7%264K4.61
    15 September 20221.2M+15.3%188K6.28
    31 August 20221.0M+9.1%189K5.42
    15 August 2022940K+25.7%263K3.57
    29 July 2022748K-21.9%184K4.07
    15 July 2022958K+24.2%301K3.18
    30 June 2022771K-7.9%447K1.73
    15 June 2022837K+8.7%332K2.52
    31 May 2022770K-2.1%390K1.97
    13 May 2022787K+15.6%471K1.67
    29 April 2022680K-11.9%233K2.92
    14 April 2022772K-0.5%248K3.12
    31 March 2022776K-13.1%355K2.18
    15 March 2022894K-7.1%343K2.61
    28 February 2022962K+27.3%286K3.37
    15 February 2022756K-0.5%318K2.38
    31 January 2022760K+51.0%324K2.35
    14 January 2022503K+15.4%284K1.77
    31 December 2021436K-22.8%288K1.51
    15 December 2021565K-1.8%335K1.68
    30 November 2021575K+17.4%332K1.73
    15 November 2021490K-21.1%244K2.01
    29 October 2021621K+15.1%163K3.81
    15 October 2021539K-11.1%172K3.14
    30 September 2021606K-0.2%229K2.65
    15 September 2021608K-14.8%169K3.59
    31 August 2021713K-33.1%167K4.27
    13 August 20211.1M-36.1%270K3.95
    30 July 20211.7M-26.8%267K6.26
    15 July 20212.3M+6.4%260K8.79
    30 June 20212.1M-9.7%279K7.67
    15 June 20212.4M+182.6%1.1M2.08
    28 May 2021840K-7.4%186K4.52
    14 May 2021906K+10.4%264K3.44
    30 April 2021821K+3.7%157K5.23
    15 April 2021792K-4.6%126K6.27
    31 March 2021830K+13.8%177K4.70
    15 March 2021730K+2.9%183K3.98
    26 February 2021709K+3.5%164K4.34
    12 February 2021685K-11.2%137K4.99
    29 January 2021772K-2.0%226K3.41
    15 January 2021787K-0.6%164K4.80
    31 December 2020792K-0.4%199K3.97
    15 December 2020795K+29.6%239K3.33
    30 November 2020614K-11.1%258K2.38
    13 November 2020691K-14.5%383K1.81
    30 October 2020808K-1.6%173K4.68
    15 October 2020821K-3.6%193K4.26
    30 September 2020852K-12.5%343K2.48
    15 September 2020974K-6.4%248K3.92
    31 August 20201.0M+7.9%276K3.76
    14 August 2020964K+1.0%344K2.80
    31 July 2020954K-7.4%429K2.22
    15 July 20201.0M-12.0%400K2.57
    30 June 20201.2M+2.3%870K1.34
    15 June 20201.1M-19.9%672K1.70
    29 May 20201.4M-10.1%548K2.61
    15 May 20201.6M+18.0%511K3.11
    30 April 20201.3M+86.1%550K2.45
    15 April 2020724K+12.5%547K1.32
    31 March 2020643K-24.6%653K1.00
    13 March 2020853K+2.9%389K2.19
    28 February 2020829K+5.0%311K2.66
    14 February 2020789K-2.9%134K5.87
    31 January 2020812K-18.6%162K5.03
    15 January 2020998K+18.8%168K5.94
    31 December 2019840K+11.7%184K4.57
    13 December 2019752K-11.8%167K4.49
    29 November 2019853K-10.7%185K4.60
    15 November 2019955K+11.5%200K4.78
    31 October 2019857K+23.6%106K8.06
    15 October 2019693K-35.6%123K5.62
    30 September 20191.1M238K4.53
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.