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Kingstone Companies (KINS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Kingstone Companies Short Interest Overview

As of October 30, 2026, Kingstone Companies (KINS) had a short interest of 248,085 shares sold short, representing 1.79% of the public float. This marks a 5.84% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, meaning it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 119,118 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
248,085 shares
Previous Short Interest
263,483 shares
Change Vs. Previous Report
-5.84%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$5.00 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
14,480,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.79%
Today's Trading Volume
67,054 shares
Average Trading Volume
119,118 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
56%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/30/2026248,085 shares $5.00 million -5.8%1.8%3.25 $20.17
10/15/2026263,483 shares $4.90 million -5.4%1.9%4.47 $18.58
9/30/2026278,460 shares $4.90 million -16.9%2.0%2.37 $17.58
9/15/2026334,885 shares $6.56 million -8.9%2.4%4.78 $19.60
8/31/2026367,728 shares $7.23 million +7.4%2.7%4.26 $19.65
8/14/2026342,362 shares $6.74 million +3.8%2.5%2.88 $19.69
7/31/2026329,864 shares $6.59 million +0.3%2.4%3.13 $19.97
7/15/2026328,780 shares $6.41 million +5.5%2.4%2.5 $19.51
6/30/2026311,620 shares $5.93 million +0.4%2.2%1.68 $19.03
6/15/2026310,294 shares $5.02 million -4.1%2.3%3.73 $16.19
5/29/2026323,396 shares $4.81 million -14.8%2.4%2.79 $14.87
5/15/2026379,674 shares $5.60 million +3.6%2.8%2.2 $14.76
4/30/2026366,436 shares $6.11 million -7.5%2.7%2.65 $16.67
4/15/2026396,037 shares $7.00 million -4.5%2.9%3.63 $17.68
3/31/2026414,748 shares $6.04 million +0.7%3.0%4.02 $14.57
3/13/2026411,773 shares $6.26 million +6.4%3.0%3.74 $15.20
2/27/2026387,191 shares $6.38 million -8.0%2.9%4.65 $16.48
2/13/2026420,799 shares $6.61 million -13.7%3.1%2.68 $15.71
1/30/2026487,432 shares $7.53 million -0.1%3.6%3.08 $15.45
1/15/2026487,790 shares $7.76 million -8.6%3.6%3.29 $15.91
12/31/2025533,840 shares $8.98 million -7.9%4.0%4.39 $16.83
12/15/2025579,902 shares $9.38 million -8.8%4.3%4.15 $16.17
11/28/2025635,642 shares $9.68 million -11.8%4.7%4.39 $15.23
11/14/2025720,939 shares $10.36 million -0.7%5.4%4.99 $14.37
10/31/2025725,882 shares $10.58 million -17.0%5.4%5.79 $14.58
10/15/2025874,200 shares $12.91 million -11.9%8.4%4.9 $14.77
9/30/2025992,100 shares $14.58 million -0.7%9.5%5.1 $14.70
9/15/2025999,000 shares $13.66 million -0.1%9.6%4.1 $13.67
8/31/20251,000,000 shares $13.46 million +4.4%9.4%4 $13.46
8/15/2025958,100 shares $13.39 million +17.7%9.0%3.5 $13.98
7/31/2025813,800 shares $13.34 million +0.5%7.7%2.5 $16.39
7/15/2025809,900 shares $11.65 million +27.2%7.7%2.3 $14.39
6/30/2025636,800 shares $9.81 million +86.6%6.0%1.8 $15.41
6/15/2025341,300 shares $5.06 million -10.2%3.1%1 $14.84
5/31/2025379,900 shares $6.20 million -10.7%3.5%1.1 $16.31
5/15/2025425,300 shares $7.32 million +47.7%3.9%1.2 $17.20
4/30/2025288,000 shares $4.90 million +21.9%2.7%0.9 $17.00
4/15/2025236,200 shares $4.06 million +14.6%2.2%0.8 $17.20
3/31/2025206,200 shares $3.43 million +6.7%1.9%0.7 $16.65
3/15/2025193,300 shares $3.21 million -37.0%1.8%0.6 $16.63
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2/28/2025307,000 shares $4.93 million -7.6%3.2%1 $16.06
2/15/2025332,200 shares $5.95 million +27.8%3.5%1 $17.92
1/31/2025260,000 shares $4.42 million -62.9%2.8%0.8 $16.99
1/15/2025700,400 shares $10.61 million -9.4%7.5%2.2 $15.15
12/31/2024773,400 shares $11.75 million +19.4%8.3%2.6 $15.19
12/15/2024647,800 shares $10.34 million +36.6%6.9%2.4 $15.96
11/30/2024474,200 shares $7.94 million +146.9%5.3%1.9 $16.75
11/15/2024192,100 shares $2.10 million +50.4%2.2%0.9 $10.95
10/31/2024127,700 shares $1.36 million -9.1%1.5%0.7 $10.62
10/15/2024140,500 shares $1.38 million +32.1%1.7%0.8 $9.82
9/30/2024106,400 shares $973.56 thousand +35.2%1.3%0.6 $9.15
9/15/202478,700 shares $727.19 thousand +64.6%1.0%0.5 $9.24
8/31/202447,800 shares $416.82 thousand +20.4%0.6%0.4 $8.72
8/15/202439,700 shares $364.45 thousand +19.2%0.5%0.4 $9.18
7/31/202433,300 shares $235.10 thousand +104.3%0.4%0.7 $7.06
7/15/202416,300 shares $77.91 thousand No Change0.2%0.5 $4.78
2/29/20249,800 shares $36.95 thousand -18.3%0.1%0.4 $3.77
2/15/202412,000 shares $39.48 thousand -26.8%0.2%0.5 $3.29
1/31/202416,400 shares $52.64 thousand +90.7%0.2%0.7 $3.21
1/15/20248,600 shares $20.98 thousand No Change0.1%0.4 $2.44
12/31/20238,600 shares $18.32 thousand -54.5%0.1%0.4 $2.13
12/15/202318,900 shares $44.42 thousand +293.8%0.2%1 $2.35
11/30/20234,800 shares $12.29 thousand -67.6%0.1%0.3 $2.56
11/15/202314,800 shares $35.37 thousand -42.6%0.2%0.7 $2.39
10/31/202325,800 shares $50.57 thousand +12.7%0.3%1 $1.96
10/15/202322,900 shares $39.39 thousand -1.3%0.3%1 $1.72
9/30/202323,200 shares $41.53 thousand -8.3%0.3%1 $1.79
9/15/202325,300 shares $44.28 thousand -3.1%0.3%1.1 $1.75
8/31/202326,100 shares $53.24 thousand +127.0%0.3%1.1 $2.04
8/15/202311,500 shares $15.24 thousand +130.0%0.1%0.6 $1.33
7/31/20235,000 shares $5.70 thousand -31.5%0.1%0.3 $1.14
7/15/20237,300 shares $9.02 thousand +23.7%0.1%0.5 $1.24
6/30/20235,900 shares $6.90 thousand +118.5%0.1%0.4 $1.17
6/15/20232,700 shares $3.51 thousand -15.6%0.0%0.2 $1.30
5/31/20233,200 shares $4.10 thousand -43.9%0.0%0.2 $1.28
5/15/20235,700 shares $7.01 thousand -56.2%0.1%0.4 $1.23
4/30/202313,000 shares $16.84 thousand -5.8%0.2%1.1 $1.30
4/15/202313,800 shares $16.84 thousand -8.6%0.2%1.1 $1.22
3/31/202315,100 shares $20.18 thousand +32.5%0.2%1 $1.34
3/15/202311,400 shares $13.57 thousand -30.9%0.2%0.7 $1.19
2/28/202316,500 shares $22.44 thousand -6.3%0.2%0.4 $1.36
2/15/202317,600 shares $26.75 thousand +10.0%0.2%0.4 $1.52
1/31/202316,000 shares $27.04 thousand +65.0%0.2%0.2 $1.69
1/15/20239,700 shares $16.68 thousand +38.6%0.1%0.1 $1.72
12/30/20227,000 shares $9.45 thousand -92.7%0.1%0.1 $1.35
12/15/202296,400 shares $167.74 thousand +216.1%1.2%1.1 $1.74
11/30/202230,500 shares $30.81 thousand +142.1%0.4%0.4 $1.01
11/15/202212,600 shares $11.46 thousand +23.5%0.2%0.2 $0.91
10/31/202210,200 shares $21.83 thousand -70.5%0.1%0.6 $2.14
10/15/202234,600 shares $89.61 thousand -26.2%0.4%1.8 $2.59
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9/30/202246,900 shares $124.75 thousand +15.5%0.6%2.6 $2.66
9/15/202240,600 shares $133.17 thousand +1.3%0.5%2.7 $3.28
8/31/202240,100 shares $157.59 thousand +16.9%0.5%3.1 $3.93
8/15/202234,300 shares $137.20 thousand +90.6%0.4%2.9 $4.00
7/31/202218,000 shares $64.53 thousand +65.1%0.2%1.4 $3.59
7/15/202210,900 shares $41.09 thousand +49.3%0.1%0.9 $3.77
6/30/20227,300 shares $28.76 thousand +4.3%0.1%0.6 $3.94
6/15/20227,000 shares $28.49 thousand -24.7%0.1%0.6 $4.07
5/31/20229,300 shares $41.57 thousand -41.9%0.1%0.8 $4.47
5/15/202216,000 shares $76.80 thousand +158.1%0.2%1.2 $4.80
4/30/20226,200 shares $26.10 thousand -10.1%0.1%0.5 $4.21
4/15/20226,900 shares $32.98 thousand -34.9%0.1%0.9 $4.78
3/31/202210,600 shares $56.39 thousand +21.8%0.1%1.2 $5.32
3/15/20228,700 shares $44.81 thousand -58.2%0.1%0.6 $5.15
2/28/202220,800 shares $110.24 thousand +9.5%0.2%1.2 $5.30
2/15/202219,000 shares $97.66 thousand -22.1%0.2%1.1 $5.14
1/31/202224,400 shares $132.25 thousand -12.2%0.3%1.1 $5.42
1/15/202227,800 shares $151.23 thousand +16.8%0.3%1.2 $5.44
12/31/202123,800 shares $119 thousand +153.2%0.3%1 $5.00
12/15/20219,400 shares $43.99 thousand +19.0%0.1%0.4 $4.68
11/30/20217,900 shares $38.87 thousand -15.1%0.1%0.4 $4.92
11/15/20219,300 shares $47.06 thousand +34.8%0.1%0.5 $5.06

KINS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Kingstone Companies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 30th, investors have sold 248,085 shares of KINS short. 1.79% of Kingstone Companies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Kingstone Companies' 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. KINS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.3. Learn More on Kingstone Companies'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. 1.79% of Kingstone Companies' floating shares are currently sold short.

Kingstone Companies saw a decline in short interest since the prior report. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 248,085 shares, a decline of 5.8% from the previous total of 263,483 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.

1.79% of Kingstone Companies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "property & casualty insurance" compare to Kingstone Companies: Ategrity Specialty (5.45%), Bowhead Specialty Holdings Inc. (4.79%), Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (2.77%), Hippo Holdings Inc. (3.14%), Donegal Group, Inc. (0.02%), Employers Holdings Inc (5.57%), Root, Inc. (14.84%), Donegal Group, Inc. (1.92%), Tiptree Financial Inc. (3.93%), American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc. (3.27%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($77.66 billion), Invesco QQQ ($57.17 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($21.91 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.53 billion), Union Pacific Corporation ($9.26 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.05 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($7.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($7.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($7.36 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.20 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling KINS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Kingstone Companies as its price is falling. KINS shares are trading up $0.69 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 Kingstone Companies 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 KINS, 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 KINS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 30 2026.

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

  • 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:KINS is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 11/10/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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