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Willdan Group, Inc. short interest

1.8M shares of Willdan Group were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the top of its range over the last year (794K to 2.1M). Short sellers would need 9.0 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short1.8Mat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.7%+102% over a year
Days to cover8.96at 201K shares a day
Of shares in issue11.84%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 (794K to 2.1M), and the share price moved -20% 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 20261.8M+1.7%201K8.96
    30 September 20261.8M-12.0%178K9.93
    15 September 20262.0M-5.0%191K10.52
    31 August 20262.1M+10.8%225K9.41
    14 August 20261.9M-0.8%314K6.07
    31 July 20261.9M+0.9%214K8.99
    15 July 20261.9M+13.9%333K5.73
    30 June 20261.7M+51.9%403K4.15
    15 June 20261.1M+2.6%300K3.68
    29 May 20261.1M-0.8%278K3.87
    15 May 20261.1M+15.8%660K1.64
    30 April 2026936K-2.7%384K2.44
    15 April 2026962K-5.1%260K3.70
    31 March 20261.0M+5.1%301K3.37
    13 March 2026964K-12.1%376K2.56
    27 February 20261.1M-4.9%323K3.40
    13 February 20261.2M-1.9%317K3.64
    30 January 20261.2M+8.2%253K4.66
    15 January 20261.1M+25.6%389K2.80
    31 December 2025865K+3.2%205K4.22
    15 December 2025838K-1.8%170K4.92
    28 November 2025853K-10.9%221K3.86
    14 November 2025958K+20.7%312K3.06
    31 October 2025794K-10.7%214K3.72
    15 October 2025888K-2.1%259K3.43
    30 September 2025907K-8.0%350K2.60
    15 September 2025986K+5.7%454K2.17
    29 August 2025933K+36.9%508K1.84
    15 August 2025681K+1.8%645K1.06
    31 July 2025669K-5.2%284K2.36
    15 July 2025706K+37.7%474K1.49
    30 June 2025513K+16.5%221K2.32
    13 June 2025440K+9.7%137K3.21
    30 May 2025401K-3.2%214K1.87
    15 May 2025414K+18.4%111K3.73
    30 April 2025350K-11.5%76K4.59
    15 April 2025395K-8.3%128K3.10
    31 March 2025431K+45.8%152K2.83
    14 March 2025296K+14.4%230K1.29
    28 February 2025259K-7.0%105K2.46
    14 February 2025278K+3.6%130K2.14
    31 January 2025268K-8.9%94K2.85
    15 January 2025294K-8.1%109K2.69
    31 December 2024320K-19.1%139K2.31
    13 December 2024396K-17.3%109K3.63
    29 November 2024479K+15.3%108K4.43
    15 November 2024415K-2.7%236K1.76
    31 October 2024427K+3.2%152K2.80
    15 October 2024414K+33.9%250K1.65
    30 September 2024309K-2.7%171K1.80
    13 September 2024317K-9.2%101K3.14
    30 August 2024350K-7.8%161K2.17
    15 August 2024379K-17.0%175K2.17
    31 July 2024457K-8.6%78K5.89
    15 July 2024500K+3.4%91K5.51
    28 June 2024483K-2.3%73K6.64
    14 June 2024495K+16.2%61K8.12
    31 May 2024426K-2.1%62K6.88
    15 May 2024435K-3.7%119K3.66
    30 April 2024451K+20.5%57K7.89
    15 April 2024375K+0.2%60K6.29
    28 March 2024374K-1.0%82K4.57
    15 March 2024377K+8.6%71K5.31
    29 February 2024347K+2.7%20K17.77
    15 February 2024338K-2.9%37K9.23
    31 January 2024348K-1.8%31K11.15
    12 January 2024354K+1.3%43K8.34
    29 December 2023350K-3.8%32K11.02
    15 December 2023364K-0.9%31K11.84
    30 November 2023367K-1.6%21K17.49
    15 November 2023373K+2.4%27K13.60
    31 October 2023364K-0.9%20K18.09
    13 October 2023367K-3.4%28K12.96
    29 September 2023380K+0.4%27K14.25
    15 September 2023379K+3.6%42K9.02
    31 August 2023366K+4.3%44K8.31
    15 August 2023351K+8.9%94K3.73
    31 July 2023322K+0.8%15K21.08
    14 July 2023320K+1.6%25K12.82
    30 June 2023315K-5.9%53K5.93
    15 June 2023334K-2.7%32K10.60
    31 May 2023343K-3.4%30K11.52
    15 May 2023355K+2.3%39K9.05
    28 April 2023347K+1.5%30K11.71
    14 April 2023342K-2.2%35K9.64
    31 March 2023350K-4.2%46K7.58
    15 March 2023365K+4.1%60K6.08
    28 February 2023351K-0.8%27K12.99
    15 February 2023354K-14.6%37K9.52
    31 January 2023414K+0.5%101K4.12
    13 January 2023412K+7.7%24K17.39
    30 December 2022382K+11.8%50K7.64
    15 December 2022342K-2.0%50K6.88
    30 November 2022349K-5.7%56K6.24
    15 November 2022370K-1.3%50K7.44
    31 October 2022375K-3.7%50K7.46
    14 October 2022389K-17.8%78K4.98
    30 September 2022473K-14.1%77K6.16
    15 September 2022551K-5.6%46K11.87
    31 August 2022584K-4.5%31K18.99
    15 August 2022611K+3.2%41K14.98
    29 July 2022592K-3.1%30K19.42
    15 July 2022611K-1.8%39K15.76
    30 June 2022622K-3.4%60K10.44
    15 June 2022644K+0.3%30K21.53
    31 May 2022642K+1.0%43K14.89
    13 May 2022636K-6.8%46K13.80
    29 April 2022683K+7.0%35K19.65
    14 April 2022638K+1.0%28K22.69
    31 March 2022632K+12.5%70K9.01
    15 March 2022561K-1.1%78K7.24
    28 February 2022568K-1.9%29K19.34
    15 February 2022579K+2.2%56K10.40
    31 January 2022566K+11.0%143K3.97
    14 January 2022510K-34.0%85K6.02
    31 December 2021773K-13.6%300K2.58
    15 December 2021895K-2.0%51K17.59
    30 November 2021913K+1.9%40K23.03
    15 November 2021896K-2.0%48K18.50
    29 October 2021915K+22.8%45K20.35
    15 October 2021745K-5.0%34K21.64
    30 September 2021784K+3.4%76K10.25
    15 September 2021758K-2.2%55K13.75
    31 August 2021774K-12.2%38K20.18
    13 August 2021882K-4.0%42K20.94
    30 July 2021919K-8.8%28K32.59
    15 July 20211.0M+2.0%41K24.33
    30 June 2021988K-6.4%110K8.99
    15 June 20211.1M-0.4%44K24.17
    28 May 20211.1M+2.1%52K20.29
    14 May 20211.0M+1.3%71K14.65
    30 April 20211.0M-0.9%57K17.93
    15 April 20211.0M+8.7%67K15.46
    31 March 2021951K+1.4%160K5.95
    15 March 2021938K+12.2%81K11.57
    26 February 2021836K+25.4%75K11.13
    12 February 2021667K+8.7%61K11.01
    29 January 2021613K-11.3%68K9.03
    15 January 2021691K-1.1%101K6.81
    31 December 2020699K+8.1%98K7.15
    15 December 2020646K+5.3%46K14.04
    30 November 2020614K+6.4%50K12.28
    13 November 2020577K-0.9%78K7.44
    30 October 2020582K-10.9%26K22.59
    15 October 2020653K-12.6%48K13.49
    30 September 2020748K+14.9%45K16.68
    15 September 2020651K-0.8%22K28.94
    31 August 2020656K+5.3%30K22.12
    14 August 2020623K-4.6%50K12.52
    31 July 2020653K+8.3%39K16.78
    15 July 2020603K-7.6%45K13.49
    30 June 2020653K+10.6%93K7.00
    15 June 2020590K+2.7%48K12.17
    29 May 2020574K-0.6%60K9.59
    15 May 2020578K+1.0%57K10.18
    30 April 2020572K-1.1%64K8.89
    15 April 2020578K-10.3%87K6.67
    31 March 2020645K-1.1%121K5.32
    13 March 2020652K-10.7%124K5.26
    28 February 2020730K-10.0%67K10.88
    14 February 2020812K-8.9%89K9.17
    31 January 2020891K-11.2%99K9.02
    15 January 20201.0M+6.8%62K16.16
    31 December 2019940K+0.2%64K14.76
    13 December 2019938K-0.8%59K15.77
    29 November 2019946K+9.3%79K11.96
    15 November 2019865K-14.8%127K6.80
    31 October 20191.0M-6.8%135K7.50
    15 October 20191.1M+1.5%72K15.15
    30 September 20191.1M-0.6%90K11.95
    13 September 20191.1M-0.3%67K16.10
    30 August 20191.1M+0.0%36K30.28
    15 August 20191.1M-0.3%48K22.69
    31 July 20191.1M-4.9%50K21.93
    15 July 20191.1M+2.8%50K22.78
    28 June 20191.1M+24.6%112K9.97
    14 June 2019893K+8.9%70K12.77
    31 May 2019820K+1.7%92K8.87
    15 May 2019806K-7.2%101K7.99
    30 April 2019869K+1.1%52K16.81
    15 April 2019859K+6.7%69K12.51
    29 March 2019805K+14.9%62K13.01
    15 March 2019700K-0.4%66K10.54
    28 February 2019703K+0.0%37K18.78
    15 February 2019703K+0.5%33K21.44
    31 January 2019699K-2.7%49K14.25
    15 January 2019718K-4.3%50K14.36
    31 December 2018751K+2.5%89K8.45
    14 December 2018733K-7.3%76K9.59
    30 November 2018791K-2.0%67K11.72
    15 November 2018807K-6.7%115K7.05
    31 October 2018865K-1.2%79K10.89
    15 October 2018875K+3.5%166K5.26
    28 September 2018845K-1.5%63K13.45
    14 September 2018858K-1.5%21K41.09
    31 August 2018872K-0.3%27K32.51
    15 August 2018874K+1.7%63K13.90
    31 July 2018860K+0.3%47K18.48
    13 July 2018858K-0.5%56K15.39
    29 June 2018862K+8.3%66K13.10
    15 June 2018796K+3.6%49K16.32
    31 May 2018768K-1.4%48K15.99
    15 May 2018779K+1.7%76K10.25
    30 April 2018766K+0.4%54K14.27
    13 April 2018764K+10.5%79K9.72
    29 March 2018691K+8.8%87K7.94
    15 March 2018635K+2.2%102K6.22
    28 February 2018621K-1.4%46K13.41
    15 February 2018630K-5.5%85K7.41
    31 January 2018667K-1.5%51K13.07
    12 January 2018677K-4.2%69K9.82
    29 December 2017706K55K12.73
    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.