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Karooooo (KARO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Karooooo Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, Karooooo (KARO) had a short interest of 92,044 shares sold short, representing 1.18% of the public float. This marks a 0.31% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.5, meaning it would take 1.5 days of the average trading volume of 79,668 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
92,044 shares
Previous Short Interest
91,758 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
0.31%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$6.12 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
30,890,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.18%
Today's Trading Volume
20,877 shares
Average Trading Volume
79,668 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
26%
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Karooooo Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
8/31/202692,044 shares $6.12 million +0.3%1.2%1.52 $66.51
8/14/202691,758 shares $5.71 million -28.4%1.2%0.81 $62.28
7/31/2026128,116 shares $8.23 million -13.6%1.6%0.84 $64.24
7/15/2026148,198 shares $8.68 million +0.5%1.9%1.01 $58.58
6/30/2026147,537 shares $7.28 million +15.7%1.9%1.58 $49.36
6/15/2026127,571 shares $6.26 million -6.1%1.6%1.37 $49.08
5/29/2026135,913 shares $6.48 million +8.9%1.7%1.95 $47.70
5/15/2026124,797 shares $5.75 million +27.9%1.6%0.83 $46.04
4/30/202697,615 shares $4.78 million -29.6%1.3%1.15 $48.96
4/15/2026138,588 shares $7.21 million -3.1%1.8%3.17 $52.02
3/31/2026143,064 shares $7.13 million +37.0%1.8%4.19 $49.84
3/13/2026104,462 shares $4.93 million -13.7%1.3%2.42 $47.21
2/27/2026121,017 shares $5.71 million +0.2%1.6%2.7 $47.22
2/13/2026120,836 shares $5.87 million +12.5%1.5%2.42 $48.57
1/30/2026107,458 shares $5.38 million +13.0%1.4%1.97 $50.05
1/15/202695,073 shares $4.38 million +1.2%1.2%2.65 $46.05
12/31/202593,945 shares $4.27 million -11.1%1.2%3.22 $45.50
12/15/2025105,708 shares $4.87 million +56.5%1.4%2.64 $46.03
11/28/202567,554 shares $3.05 million +4.0%0.9%1.77 $45.18
11/14/202564,944 shares $2.93 million +20.4%0.8%1.41 $45.04
10/31/202553,922 shares $2.40 million +33.8%0.7%0.83 $44.58
10/15/202540,300 shares $1.90 million -36.3%0.6%0.7 $47.14
9/30/202563,300 shares $3.62 million +1.8%1.0%1.2 $57.12
9/15/202562,200 shares $3.41 million +33.8%1.0%1.1 $54.80
8/31/202546,500 shares $2.45 million -4.1%0.7%0.6 $52.65
8/15/202548,500 shares $2.29 million +41.4%0.8%0.6 $47.16
7/31/202534,300 shares $1.57 million -31.9%0.5%0.5 $45.72
7/15/202550,400 shares $2.50 million -29.0%0.8%0.8 $49.54
6/30/202571,000 shares $3.48 million -54.1%1.1%1.2 $48.98
6/15/2025154,500 shares $7.45 million +146.8%2.4%3.1 $48.24
5/31/202562,600 shares $3.43 million +33.5%0.8%2.3 $54.75
5/15/202546,900 shares $2.36 million -12.5%0.6%1.7 $50.25
4/30/202553,600 shares $2.28 million +0.4%0.7%1.9 $42.61
4/15/202553,400 shares $2.15 million -23.5%0.7%1.6 $40.23
3/31/202569,800 shares $2.97 million +39.9%0.9%1.7 $42.54
3/15/202549,900 shares $2.02 million -37.6%0.6%1.2 $40.42
2/28/202580,000 shares $3.62 million +14.0%1.0%1.8 $45.27
2/15/202570,200 shares $3.37 million +32.7%0.9%1.6 $48.06
1/31/202552,900 shares $2.44 million -27.2%0.7%1.2 $46.16
1/15/202572,700 shares $3.25 million +58.4%0.9%1.7 $44.64
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12/31/202445,900 shares $2.07 million +18.6%0.6%1.1 $45.15
12/15/202438,700 shares $1.83 million -4.9%0.5%0.9 $47.29
11/30/202440,700 shares $1.82 million +60.9%0.5%1 $44.80
11/15/202425,300 shares $1.00 million +7.7%0.3%0.7 $39.60
10/31/202423,500 shares $940 thousand -36.1%0.3%0.7 $40.00
10/15/202436,800 shares $1.41 million +89.7%0.5%1 $38.40
9/30/202419,400 shares $768.82 thousand +0.5%0.2%0.6 $39.63
9/15/202419,300 shares $735.52 thousand -8.1%0.2%0.7 $38.11
8/31/202421,000 shares $804.09 thousand -5.8%0.3%0.8 $38.29
8/15/202422,300 shares $845.17 thousand -3.9%0.3%0.9 $37.90
7/31/202423,200 shares $904.34 thousand +52.6%0.3%1.3 $38.98
7/15/202415,200 shares $493.85 thousand -7.9%0.2%1.2 $32.49
6/30/202416,500 shares $483.45 thousand -12.2%0.2%1.8 $29.30
6/15/202418,800 shares $611.94 thousand +12.6%0.2%2.3 $32.55
5/31/202416,700 shares $476.12 thousand +16.8%0.2%2.6 $28.51
5/15/202414,300 shares $380.74 thousand -7.7%0.2%2.1 $26.63
4/30/202415,500 shares $450.43 thousand -8.8%0.2%1.9 $29.06
4/15/202417,000 shares $450.50 thousand +51.8%0.2%2 $26.50
3/31/202411,200 shares $280.67 thousand -14.5%0.2%1.5 $25.06
3/15/202413,100 shares $328.29 thousand +29.7%0.2%1.6 $25.06
2/29/202410,100 shares $250.68 thousand -19.8%0.1%1.2 $24.82
2/15/202412,600 shares $318.28 thousand +3.3%0.2%1.3 $25.26
1/31/202412,200 shares $304.88 thousand +8.0%0.2%1.5 $24.99
1/15/202411,300 shares $269.51 thousand +24.2%0.2%1.4 $23.85
12/31/20239,100 shares $221.13 thousand -18.0%0.1%1 $24.30
12/15/202311,100 shares $278.50 thousand +24.7%0.2%1 $25.09
11/30/20238,900 shares $222.50 thousand +23.6%0.1%0.8 $25.00
11/15/20237,200 shares $177.84 thousand +22.0%0.1%0.7 $24.70
10/31/20235,900 shares $141.60 thousand +110.7%0.1%0.7 $24.00
10/15/20232,800 shares $66.56 thousand -9.7%0.0%0.3 $23.77
9/30/20233,100 shares $61.72 thousand -53.0%0.0%0.3 $19.91
9/15/20236,600 shares $158.97 thousand -43.6%0.1%0.7 $24.09
8/31/202311,700 shares $283.02 thousand -27.8%0.2%1.3 $24.19
8/15/202316,200 shares $374.22 thousand +10.2%0.2%1.7 $23.10
7/31/202314,700 shares $371.18 thousand +16.7%0.2%1.5 $25.25
7/15/202312,600 shares $302.02 thousand -61.9%0.2%1.6 $23.97
6/30/202333,100 shares $774.54 thousand +103.1%0.5%4.6 $23.40
6/15/202316,300 shares $387.78 thousand -28.2%0.2%2.3 $23.79
5/31/202322,700 shares $508.93 thousand +110.2%0.3%3.3 $22.42
5/15/202310,800 shares $234.14 thousand +2.9%0.2%1.2 $21.68
4/30/202310,500 shares $244.44 thousand -11.0%0.1%1.1 $23.28
4/15/202311,800 shares $261.02 thousand -40.4%0.2%0.8 $22.12
3/31/202319,800 shares $459.36 thousand +90.4%0.3%0.8 $23.20
3/15/202310,400 shares $260 thousand -46.1%0.1%0.5 $25.00
2/28/202319,300 shares $490.22 thousand +50.8%0.3%0.9 $25.40
2/15/202312,800 shares $321.66 thousand +47.1%0.2%0.7 $25.13
1/31/20238,700 shares $220.11 thousand +50.0%0.1%0.5 $25.30
1/15/20235,800 shares $139.26 thousand -26.6%0.1%0.4 $24.01
12/30/20227,900 shares $184.07 thousand -18.6%0.1%1.5 $23.30
12/15/20229,700 shares $223.59 thousand -3.0%0.1%1.6 $23.05
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11/30/202210,000 shares $254.90 thousand +17.7%0.1%1.5 $25.49
11/15/20228,500 shares $202.81 thousand -16.7%0.1%1.2 $23.86
10/31/202210,200 shares $255 thousand +72.9%0.1%1.5 $25.00
10/15/20225,900 shares $130.80 thousand -48.3%0.1%0.7 $22.17
9/30/202211,400 shares $271.17 thousand +34.1%0.2%1.2 $23.79
9/15/20228,500 shares $214.12 thousand +21.4%0.1%1 $25.19
8/31/20227,000 shares $179.03 thousand -20.5%0.1%0.8 $25.58
8/15/20228,800 shares $233.42 thousand -4.4%0.1%0.8 $26.53
7/31/20229,200 shares $246.56 thousand -18.6%0.1%0.8 $26.80
7/15/202211,300 shares $248.49 thousand -5.8%0.2%1 $21.99
6/30/202212,000 shares $258 thousand +100.0%0.2%1.2 $21.50
6/15/20226,000 shares $135.66 thousand -40.0%0.1%0.5 $22.61
5/31/202210,000 shares $252 thousand +49.3%0.1%0.8 $25.20
5/15/20226,700 shares $152.89 thousand -26.4%0.1%0.6 $22.82
4/30/20229,100 shares $270.27 thousand -31.1%0.1%0.7 $29.70
4/15/202213,200 shares $441.95 thousand +41.9%0.2%1 $33.48
3/31/20229,300 shares $275.75 thousand +2.2%0.1%0.7 $29.65
3/15/20229,100 shares $272.73 thousand -5.2%0.1%0.7 $29.97
2/28/20229,600 shares $302.40 thousand -5.0%0.1%0.7 $31.50
2/15/202210,100 shares $323.20 thousand -25.7%0.1%0.7 $32.00
1/31/202213,600 shares $479.99 thousand +0.7%0.2%1.1 $35.29
1/15/202213,500 shares $449.36 thousand -14.0%0.2%1.3 $33.29
12/31/202115,700 shares $640.25 thousand -6.0%0.2%1.6 $40.78
12/15/202116,700 shares $582.00 thousand +19.3%0.2%1.7 $34.85
11/30/202114,000 shares $462 thousand -2.8%0.2%1.7 $33.00
11/15/202114,400 shares $497.66 thousand -14.3%0.2%1.9 $34.56
10/29/202116,800 shares $591.36 thousand +3.1%0.2%2.3 $35.20
10/15/202116,300 shares $538.72 thousand +14.0%0.2%2.3 $33.05
9/30/202114,300 shares $422.14 thousand -11.7%0.2%1.9 $29.52

KARO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Karooooo shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 31st, traders have sold 92,044 shares of KARO short. 1.18% of Karooooo's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Karooooo's 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. KARO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.5. Learn More on Karooooo'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. 1.18% of Karooooo's floating shares are currently sold short.

Karooooo saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 92,044 shares, an increase of 0.3% from the previous total of 91,758 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.

1.18% of Karooooo's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "application software" compare to Karooooo: Zeta Global Holdings Corp. (11.01%), Dropbox, Inc. (17.64%), AppFolio, Inc. (6.79%), UiPath, Inc. (25.74%), Navan, Inc. (10.43%), D-Wave Quantum Inc. (19.58%), The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (4.63%), RingCentral, Inc. (7.99%), NiCE (2.13%), CLEAR Secure, Inc. (13.41%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($62.68 billion), Invesco QQQ ($47.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.54 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($12.10 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($9.34 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($8.96 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.16 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($7.52 billion), and VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($7.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KARO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Karooooo as its price is falling. KARO shares are trading up $0.70 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 Karooooo occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of KARO, 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 KARO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2026.

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

  • 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:KARO is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 9/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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