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Target Corp. short interest

17.0M shares of Target were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (13.7M to 20.7M). Short sellers would need 4.2 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short17.0Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-1.7%-18% over a year
Days to cover4.19at 4.0M shares a day
Of shares in issue3.73%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 (13.7M to 20.7M), and the share price moved +74% 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 202617.0M-1.7%4.0M4.19
    30 September 202617.3M+2.8%3.5M4.87
    15 September 202616.8M+6.0%3.0M5.51
    31 August 202615.8M+15.3%5.9M2.69
    14 August 202613.7M-18.0%3.9M3.53
    31 July 202616.7M-16.7%3.3M5.01
    15 July 202620.1M+7.7%4.3M4.67
    30 June 202618.7M-5.2%5.1M3.63
    15 June 202619.7M+25.9%4.4M4.50
    29 May 202615.6M+8.8%7.9M1.98
    15 May 202614.4M-7.3%4.7M3.04
    30 April 202615.5M-5.0%4.8M3.26
    15 April 202616.3M-13.3%4.5M3.61
    31 March 202618.8M+1.9%6.4M2.93
    13 March 202618.5M-5.9%7.1M2.60
    27 February 202619.6M+2.1%5.7M3.43
    13 February 202619.2M+2.4%7.1M2.71
    30 January 202618.8M+2.9%5.9M3.18
    15 January 202618.3M-9.4%6.7M2.71
    31 December 202520.1M-0.2%7.7M2.61
    15 December 202520.2M+2.7%6.5M3.13
    28 November 202519.7M+14.2%9.9M1.99
    14 November 202517.2M-3.7%6.2M2.80
    31 October 202517.9M-13.9%6.4M2.79
    15 October 202520.7M+1.1%8.3M2.50
    30 September 202520.5M+22.4%10.0M2.05
    15 September 202516.8M+4.3%8.0M2.10
    29 August 202516.1M-5.6%10.5M1.53
    15 August 202517.0M+10.1%5.4M3.14
    31 July 202515.5M-10.1%4.9M3.15
    15 July 202517.2M+0.7%5.5M3.15
    30 June 202517.1M+4.5%6.5M2.63
    13 June 202516.3M+1.2%6.4M2.54
    30 May 202516.2M-18.9%9.7M1.67
    15 May 202519.9M+18.0%6.8M2.93
    30 April 202516.9M+2.7%6.6M2.55
    15 April 202516.4M+13.8%11.4M1.44
    31 March 202514.4M+0.0%8.8M1.65
    14 March 202514.4M+25.3%9.5M1.52
    28 February 202511.5M+5.7%6.9M1.67
    14 February 202510.9M+0.2%5.1M2.15
    31 January 202510.9M-12.0%5.3M2.07
    15 January 202512.3M+0.6%4.7M2.65
    31 December 202412.3M-3.1%4.6M2.65
    13 December 202412.7M-8.1%7.1M1.79
    29 November 202413.8M+5.8%16.7M1.00
    15 November 202413.0M-6.8%4.0M3.23
    31 October 202414.0M-1.9%3.2M4.35
    15 October 202414.2M-7.8%3.4M4.19
    30 September 202415.4M+8.1%3.6M4.30
    13 September 202414.3M-1.4%3.8M3.75
    30 August 202414.5M+10.8%6.2M2.33
    15 August 202413.1M+8.2%4.5M2.90
    31 July 202412.1M+10.9%3.1M3.89
    15 July 202410.9M+23.6%3.4M3.18
    28 June 20248.8M+7.5%4.6M1.93
    14 June 20248.2M+3.6%4.1M2.02
    31 May 20247.9M+17.2%6.2M1.28
    15 May 20246.8M+6.5%3.1M2.16
    30 April 20246.3M-16.9%2.9M2.19
    15 April 20247.6M+8.1%3.0M2.55
    28 March 20247.1M-11.7%3.3M2.14
    15 March 20248.0M+8.5%6.5M1.23
    29 February 20247.4M+5.0%3.3M2.24
    15 February 20247.0M-2.9%3.4M2.09
    31 January 20247.2M-11.9%3.5M2.05
    12 January 20248.2M-3.9%3.4M2.43
    29 December 20238.5M+3.5%3.0M2.89
    15 December 20238.2M+5.4%4.2M1.94
    30 November 20237.8M+11.4%5.0M1.58
    15 November 20237.0M+3.6%7.1M1.00
    31 October 20236.8M-4.6%3.7M1.83
    13 October 20237.1M-9.2%5.6M1.27
    29 September 20237.8M-8.0%4.9M1.60
    15 September 20238.5M-4.7%3.3M2.58
    31 August 20238.9M-10.6%7.3M1.23
    15 August 202310.0M+7.5%4.3M2.34
    31 July 20239.3M-4.3%4.2M2.21
    14 July 20239.7M-3.1%4.1M2.34
    30 June 202310.0M-2.4%6.0M1.68
    15 June 202310.3M+6.3%8.8M1.17
    31 May 20239.7M+0.6%8.0M1.21
    15 May 20239.6M-5.3%2.5M3.78
    28 April 202310.1M-2.9%2.7M3.74
    14 April 202310.4M+18.8%2.7M3.91
    31 March 20238.8M-3.0%3.8M2.34
    15 March 20239.1M-4.7%2.7M3.37
    28 February 20239.5M-24.2%4.2M2.26
    15 February 202312.5M+20.1%2.7M4.72
    31 January 202310.4M-2.5%2.9M3.59
    13 January 202310.7M+4.3%3.8M2.81
    30 December 202210.3M-11.7%3.7M2.81
    15 December 202211.6M-2.4%4.3M2.73
    30 November 202211.9M-10.5%9.6M1.25
    15 November 202213.3M+32.7%4.3M3.11
    31 October 202210.0M+6.8%3.5M2.87
    14 October 20229.4M+0.0%2.9M3.28
    30 September 20229.4M+1.3%3.6M2.60
    15 September 20229.3M+17.6%3.7M2.53
    31 August 20227.9M+2.2%5.1M1.55
    15 August 20227.7M+14.6%3.4M2.26
    29 July 20226.7M-5.8%3.6M1.88
    15 July 20227.1M-8.8%3.1M2.32
    30 June 20227.8M-12.9%5.8M1.35
    15 June 20229.0M-15.7%7.7M1.16
    31 May 202210.7M+27.4%13.3M1.00
    13 May 20228.4M-12.5%3.5M2.40
    29 April 20229.6M-8.9%3.4M2.82
    14 April 202210.5M-11.4%4.0M2.62
    31 March 202211.8M-16.9%3.2M3.67
    15 March 202214.3M+71.9%5.2M2.74
    28 February 20228.3M-13.4%4.4M1.91
    15 February 20229.6M+7.0%3.9M2.43
    31 January 20229.0M+8.0%4.7M1.92
    14 January 20228.3M-12.9%3.8M2.16
    31 December 20219.5M-9.1%4.3M2.23
    15 December 202110.5M+9.4%3.7M2.85
    30 November 20219.6M+15.8%5.3M1.82
    15 November 20218.3M-2.9%2.7M3.04
    29 October 20218.5M-4.4%2.5M3.40
    15 October 20218.9M+4.8%3.0M2.98
    30 September 20218.5M+1.2%2.8M3.00
    15 September 20218.4M-5.0%2.5M3.30
    31 August 20218.9M+9.0%4.0M2.23
    13 August 20218.1M-12.4%2.7M3.02
    30 July 20219.3M+11.4%2.7M3.38
    15 July 20218.3M-1.8%2.4M3.42
    30 June 20218.5M-8.1%3.0M2.80
    15 June 20219.2M+1.4%3.0M3.12
    28 May 20219.1M+69.7%5.1M1.80
    14 May 20215.4M-22.4%2.4M2.23
    30 April 20216.9M-10.0%2.3M2.97
    15 April 20217.7M-12.8%2.4M3.22
    31 March 20218.8M+6.3%3.5M2.52
    15 March 20218.3M+26.2%5.8M1.42
    26 February 20216.6M+24.7%2.8M2.32
    12 February 20215.3M+0.9%2.3M2.31
    29 January 20215.2M-21.7%3.8M1.36
    15 January 20216.7M+29.4%4.0M1.67
    31 December 20205.1M-32.7%3.0M1.72
    15 December 20207.7M-3.7%3.1M2.50
    30 November 20207.9M+41.1%5.5M1.46
    13 November 20205.6M-13.6%3.0M1.90
    30 October 20206.5M-28.4%2.6M2.55
    15 October 20209.1M+3.6%2.3M3.93
    30 September 20208.8M+7.6%2.8M3.12
    15 September 20208.2M-5.2%3.1M2.61
    31 August 20208.6M-2.9%7.9M1.09
    14 August 20208.9M-29.9%2.9M3.02
    31 July 202012.6M-8.0%2.9M4.43
    15 July 202013.7M+0.6%2.7M5.18
    30 June 202013.7M-18.1%4.6M2.96
    15 June 202016.7M-5.0%4.1M4.02
    29 May 202017.5M-6.3%6.8M2.57
    15 May 202018.7M-6.4%4.3M4.34
    30 April 202020.0M+24.6%5.7M3.48
    15 April 202016.0M+66.0%5.8M2.77
    31 March 20209.7M-11.9%7.0M1.37
    13 March 202011.0M-8.3%6.9M1.59
    28 February 202012.0M-10.5%4.8M2.49
    14 February 202013.4M-1.6%3.3M4.08
    31 January 202013.6M-11.7%5.4M2.52
    15 January 202015.4M+20.7%4.1M3.78
    31 December 201912.8M-1.3%3.3M3.87
    13 December 201912.9M-1.0%3.3M3.92
    29 November 201913.1M-5.8%9.7M1.35
    15 November 201913.9M+6.4%3.9M3.56
    31 October 201913.0M-4.7%4.1M3.17
    15 October 201913.7M-4.1%4.2M3.28
    30 September 201914.3M-28.0%4.2M3.38
    13 September 201919.8M-4.0%4.0M4.99
    30 August 201920.6M-14.8%10.6M1.95
    15 August 201924.2M+6.0%5.9M4.09
    31 July 201922.8M+9.0%3.8M5.95
    15 July 201920.9M+10.3%3.8M5.48
    28 June 201919.0M-12.3%4.4M4.35
    14 June 201921.7M-9.8%5.0M4.33
    31 May 201924.0M-11.1%7.5M3.20
    15 May 201927.0M+3.2%5.2M5.15
    30 April 201926.1M+1.5%5.2M5.06
    15 April 201925.8M-6.4%3.7M6.96
    29 March 201927.5M-3.9%4.0M6.84
    15 March 201928.6M+14.4%6.3M4.55
    28 February 201925.0M+2.2%5.3M4.69
    15 February 201924.5M+6.3%4.6M5.27
    31 January 201923.1M-3.4%4.6M5.01
    15 January 201923.9M-4.6%6.2M3.87
    31 December 201825.0M-6.5%6.3M3.95
    14 December 201826.7M+8.0%6.5M4.11
    30 November 201824.8M+4.5%10.1M2.44
    15 November 201823.7M-10.8%4.7M5.00
    31 October 201826.5M+12.9%4.9M5.41
    15 October 201823.5M+0.1%4.3M5.41
    28 September 201823.5M-5.2%3.8M6.13
    14 September 201824.8M+4.3%4.1M6.01
    31 August 201823.8M-14.6%6.4M3.71
    15 August 201827.9M+0.4%3.6M7.72
    31 July 201827.7M-0.1%3.9M7.09
    13 July 201827.8M+0.2%3.0M9.13
    29 June 201827.7M-11.6%4.2M6.56
    15 June 201831.3M-9.0%5.3M5.90
    31 May 201834.5M-10.4%7.6M4.55
    15 May 201838.5M-3.0%4.4M8.66
    30 April 201839.7M-1.8%3.9M10.25
    13 April 201840.4M-2.1%4.4M9.26
    29 March 201841.2M-3.2%5.9M7.03
    15 March 201842.6M+1.1%7.5M5.69
    28 February 201842.1M-5.0%6.3M6.74
    15 February 201844.3M+2.1%6.0M7.41
    31 January 201843.4M-7.6%6.9M6.31
    12 January 201847.0M+10.6%10.2M4.61
    29 December 201742.5M5.1M8.28
    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.