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Daktronics (DAKT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$19.94 -0.47 (-2.30%)
As of 08/17/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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Daktronics Short Interest Overview

As of July 31, 2026, Daktronics (DAKT) had a short interest of 2.95 million shares sold short, representing 6.40% of the public float. This marks a 11.14% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.6, meaning it would take 7.6 days of the average trading volume of 410,617 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,949,692 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,654,057 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
11.14%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$58.32 million
Short Interest Ratio
7.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
48,280,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.40%
Today's Trading Volume
562,920 shares
Average Trading Volume
410,617 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
137%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/31/20262,949,692 shares $58.32 million +11.1%6.4%7.56 $19.77
7/15/20262,654,057 shares $52.44 million +6.4%5.8%4.35 $19.76
6/30/20262,493,513 shares $48.77 million +11.0%5.5%3.32 $19.56
6/15/20262,245,810 shares $46.74 million +0.4%4.9%6.47 $20.81
5/29/20262,235,873 shares $46.24 million +2.4%4.9%8.2 $20.68
5/15/20262,183,894 shares $41.58 million +5.3%4.8%7.51 $19.04
4/30/20262,073,513 shares $40.77 million +8.9%4.5%7.61 $19.66
4/15/20261,904,315 shares $36.33 million +7.7%4.2%5.59 $19.08
3/31/20261,768,882 shares $34.58 million +15.5%3.9%3.19 $19.55
3/13/20261,531,741 shares $30.83 million +22.2%3.3%1.91 $20.13
2/27/20261,253,531 shares $32.32 million +7.8%2.7%2.46 $25.78
2/13/20261,162,715 shares $31.96 million -17.1%2.5%1.56 $27.49
1/30/20261,402,662 shares $32.47 million -4.4%3.0%4.07 $23.15
1/15/20261,467,777 shares $32.16 million -0.4%3.2%4.05 $21.91
12/31/20251,473,252 shares $29.13 million +36.0%3.2%2.47 $19.77
12/15/20251,083,137 shares $20.70 million -5.0%2.3%1.8 $19.11
11/28/20251,140,260 shares $21.66 million -1.8%2.5%4.03 $19.00
11/14/20251,161,543 shares $21.78 million -13.6%2.5%3.22 $18.75
10/31/20251,344,887 shares $25.27 million +8.9%2.9%2.73 $18.79
10/15/20251,230,000 shares $24.55 million -11.5%2.9%2.6 $19.96
9/30/20251,390,000 shares $29.08 million -23.2%3.3%3.1 $20.92
9/15/20251,810,000 shares $43.51 million -9.1%4.2%4 $24.04
8/31/20251,990,000 shares $34.53 million -6.6%4.6%5.2 $17.35
8/15/20252,130,000 shares $35.81 million -3.6%4.9%4.7 $16.81
7/31/20252,210,000 shares $35.85 million -0.9%5.1%5 $16.22
7/15/20252,230,000 shares $35.64 million +4.7%5.2%5 $15.98
6/30/20252,130,000 shares $32.21 million -3.6%4.9%4.8 $15.12
6/15/20252,210,000 shares $30.28 million -2.2%5.1%4.8 $13.70
5/31/20252,260,000 shares $33.99 million +7.1%5.1%4.9 $15.04
5/15/20252,110,000 shares $31.27 million -3.2%4.7%4.7 $14.82
4/30/20252,180,000 shares $27.66 million +3.3%4.9%5 $12.69
4/15/20252,110,000 shares $26.35 million -2.3%4.8%4.7 $12.49
3/31/20252,160,000 shares $26.31 million +6.9%4.9%4.5 $12.18
3/15/20252,020,000 shares $25.69 million +24.7%4.6%4.6 $12.72
2/28/20251,620,000 shares $24.72 million -1.8%3.7%3.2 $15.26
2/15/20251,650,000 shares $26.52 million +5.1%4.0%3.7 $16.07
1/31/20251,570,000 shares $25.76 million -3.7%3.8%3.4 $16.41
1/15/20251,630,000 shares $27.09 million +17.3%3.9%3.5 $16.62
12/31/20241,390,000 shares $23.44 million +7.8%3.3%2.9 $16.86
12/15/20241,290,000 shares $22.73 million -25.9%3.1%2.6 $17.62
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11/30/20241,740,000 shares $26.80 million -7.9%4.2%3.6 $15.40
11/15/20241,890,000 shares $27.42 million -36.4%4.6%4.1 $14.51
10/31/20242,970,000 shares $38.70 million +4.2%7.2%6.7 $13.03
10/15/20242,850,000 shares $38.82 million +6.3%6.9%6 $13.62
9/30/20242,680,000 shares $34.60 million -5.6%6.5%5.1 $12.91
9/15/20242,840,000 shares $35.67 million -8.1%6.9%4.6 $12.56
8/31/20243,090,000 shares $44.65 million -1.9%7.5%5.2 $14.45
8/15/20243,150,000 shares $48.38 million -7.6%7.7%6.1 $15.36
7/31/20243,410,000 shares $51.08 million -3.7%8.3%6.3 $14.98
7/15/20243,540,000 shares $51.51 million -4.8%8.8%7 $14.55
6/30/20243,720,000 shares $51.89 million -5.6%9.9%8.3 $13.95
6/15/20243,940,000 shares $43.10 million +1.3%10.6%11.5 $10.94
5/31/20243,890,000 shares $43.41 million -4.4%10.4%10.3 $11.16
5/15/20244,070,000 shares $47.09 million +1.0%10.9%8.7 $11.57
4/30/20244,030,000 shares $38.08 million -8.6%10.8%8.4 $9.45
4/15/20244,410,000 shares $39.29 million +17.0%11.7%8.8 $8.91
3/31/20243,770,000 shares $37.55 million +3.0%10.0%6.8 $9.96
3/15/20243,660,000 shares $33.89 million -33.1%9.7%6.2 $9.26
2/29/20245,470,000 shares $47.48 million +20.0%14.5%8.4 $8.68
2/15/20244,560,000 shares $35.52 million +10.7%12.1%7 $7.79
1/31/20244,120,000 shares $31.23 million +32.1%10.9%6.4 $7.58
1/15/20243,120,000 shares $25.08 million -4.6%8.3%4.9 $8.04
12/31/20233,270,000 shares $27.73 million +16.4%8.7%5.5 $8.48
12/15/20232,810,000 shares $23.69 million +27.2%7.5%5 $8.43
11/30/20232,210,000 shares $23.05 million +8.3%5.9%4.1 $10.43
11/15/20232,040,000 shares $22.68 million +17.9%5.5%4.3 $11.12
10/31/20231,730,000 shares $16.64 million -1.1%4.6%4 $9.62
10/15/20231,750,000 shares $15.79 million +49.6%4.7%4.4 $9.02
9/30/20231,170,000 shares $10.44 million +17.0%3.1%2.5 $8.92
9/15/20231,000,000 shares $8.92 million -2.9%2.7%2.4 $8.92
8/31/20231,030,000 shares $8.61 million -2.8%2.8%2.2 $8.36
8/15/20231,060,000 shares $8.62 million +1.9%2.8%2.4 $8.13
7/31/20231,040,000 shares $7.48 million -3.7%2.8%2.4 $7.19
7/15/20231,080,000 shares $6.93 million -3.6%3.0%2.6 $6.42
6/30/20231,120,000 shares $7.17 million +208.1%3.1%3.3 $6.40
6/15/2023363,500 shares $2.49 million -5.1%1.0%1 $6.84
5/31/2023383,100 shares $2.41 million -27.3%1.1%1.3 $6.29
5/15/2023526,900 shares $2.88 million -7.2%1.5%2.2 $5.46
4/30/2023567,600 shares $2.73 million -8.0%1.6%2.5 $4.81
4/15/2023616,800 shares $3.49 million +27.5%1.7%2.3 $5.66
3/31/2023483,800 shares $2.74 million +49.2%1.3%1.8 $5.67
3/15/2023324,300 shares $1.57 million +6.0%0.9%1.2 $4.83
2/28/2023305,900 shares $1.24 million -2.7%0.9%0.8 $4.06
2/15/2023314,400 shares $1.31 million -21.1%0.9%0.8 $4.18
1/31/2023398,400 shares $1.66 million -20.2%1.1%1 $4.17
1/15/2023499,000 shares $1.60 million +7.6%1.4%1.4 $3.21
12/30/2022463,800 shares $1.31 million +16.9%1.3%1.5 $2.82
12/15/2022396,700 shares $963.98 thousand +202.4%1.1%1.3 $2.43
11/30/2022131,200 shares $452.64 thousand -5.5%0.4%0.7 $3.45
11/15/2022138,900 shares $508.37 thousand -5.3%0.4%1.1 $3.66
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10/15/2022177,300 shares $526.58 thousand -2.8%0.5%1.1 $2.97
9/30/2022182,400 shares $494.30 thousand -24.4%0.5%1 $2.71
9/15/2022241,200 shares $706.72 thousand +84.1%0.7%0.9 $2.93
8/31/2022131,000 shares $419.20 thousand +3.5%0.4%0.4 $3.20
8/15/2022126,600 shares $534.25 thousand -5.8%0.3%0.4 $4.22
7/31/2022134,400 shares $508.03 thousand -36.3%0.4%0.4 $3.78
7/15/2022210,900 shares $685.43 thousand -18.5%0.6%0.7 $3.25
6/30/2022258,800 shares $778.99 thousand -80.8%0.7%0.8 $3.01
6/15/20221,350,000 shares $4.09 million +8.9%3.6%4.3 $3.03
5/31/20221,240,000 shares $4.14 million -1.6%3.3%5.4 $3.34
5/15/20221,260,000 shares $4.02 million +15.6%3.4%5.5 $3.19
4/30/20221,090,000 shares $3.65 million +57.5%2.9%4.9 $3.35
4/15/2022692,300 shares $2.53 million +8.0%1.8%3.1 $3.65
3/31/2022641,300 shares $2.46 million +36.8%N/A0 $3.84
3/15/2022468,900 shares $1.84 million +8.3%1.3%2.1 $3.93
2/28/2022433,100 shares $2.00 million +15.1%1.2%1.8 $4.61
2/15/2022376,200 shares $1.78 million +35.0%1.0%1.5 $4.73
1/31/2022278,700 shares $1.37 million +51.5%0.7%0.6 $4.90
1/15/2022184,000 shares $947.60 thousand +13.4%N/A0 $5.15
12/31/2021162,200 shares $819.11 thousand -32.7%0.4%0.4 $5.05
12/15/2021240,900 shares $1.21 million +3.8%0.6%0.6 $5.03
11/30/2021232,000 shares $1.13 million -75.1%0.6%0.6 $4.88
11/15/2021930,500 shares $4.85 million -7.9%2.5%2.9 $5.21
10/29/20211,010,000 shares $5.61 million +5.1%2.7%8.5 $5.55
10/15/2021960,600 shares $5.24 million -1.1%2.6%8.3 $5.45
9/30/2021971,000 shares $5.27 million -11.7%2.6%8.2 $5.43
9/15/20211,100,000 shares $6.19 million -17.9%2.9%8.6 $5.63
8/31/20211,340,000 shares $8.16 million -3.6%3.6%10.4 $6.09

DAKT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Daktronics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 31st, traders have sold 2,949,692 shares of DAKT short. 6.40% of Daktronics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Daktronics' current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. DAKT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.6. Learn More on Daktronics's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 6.40% of Daktronics' floating shares are currently sold short.

Daktronics saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,949,692 shares, an increase of 11.1% from the previous total of 2,654,057 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

6.40% of Daktronics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "electronic equipment & instruments" compare to Daktronics: Badger Meter, Inc. (14.36%), OSI Systems, Inc. (13.25%), Mirion Technologies, Inc. (14.04%), IPG Photonics Corporation (13.10%), Crane NXT, Co. (12.87%), nLight (5.26%), Ouster, Inc. (10.31%), Arlo Technologies, Inc. (11.10%), Aeva Technologies, Inc. (13.71%), NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc. (9.00%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.50 billion), Invesco QQQ ($50.36 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.20 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($13.40 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.59 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($11.46 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.84 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.51 billion), iShares Semiconductor ETF ($6.37 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($6.34 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling DAKT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Daktronics as its price is falling. DAKT shares are trading down $0.47 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Daktronics occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of DAKT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including DAKT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like DAKT:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NASDAQ:DAKT is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 8/11/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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