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Park Aerospace (PKE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$31.64 +0.93 (+3.03%)
Closing price 09/11/2026 03:58 PM Eastern
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$31.50 -0.14 (-0.45%)
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Park Aerospace Short Interest Overview

As of August 31, 2026, Park Aerospace (PKE) had a short interest of 1.24 million shares sold short, representing 6.14% of the public float. This marks a 4.42% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.5, meaning it would take 6.5 days of the average trading volume of 208,180 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,240,384 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,187,875 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
4.42%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$40.39 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
August 31, 2026
Outstanding Shares
21,750,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
6.14%
Today's Trading Volume
304,501 shares
Average Trading Volume
208,180 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
146%
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Park Aerospace 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
8/31/20261,240,384 shares $40.39 million +4.4%6.1%6.51 $32.56
8/14/20261,187,875 shares $45.46 million -2.7%5.9%4.85 $38.27
7/31/20261,220,513 shares $41.37 million +12.7%6.0%3.42 $33.89
7/15/20261,083,267 shares $36.35 million -15.2%5.4%4.34 $33.56
6/30/20261,277,048 shares $48.71 million +31.6%6.6%2.16 $38.14
6/15/2026970,469 shares $32.89 million +13.4%5.2%3.05 $33.89
5/29/2026855,801 shares $27.02 million -7.2%4.6%2.81 $31.58
5/15/2026921,944 shares $31.00 million -2.2%5.2%4.82 $33.63
4/30/2026942,183 shares $31.89 million +8.2%5.3%4.16 $33.84
4/15/2026871,149 shares $28.35 million -10.9%4.7%3.87 $32.54
3/31/2026977,120 shares $26.74 million +15.5%4.8%3.79 $27.37
3/13/2026846,291 shares $22.64 million -5.7%4.8%2.44 $26.76
2/27/2026897,728 shares $23.72 million +23.0%5.1%3.37 $26.43
2/13/2026729,803 shares $17.29 million +1.3%3.9%2.8 $23.69
1/30/2026720,191 shares $17.62 million +17.2%4.1%2.67 $24.46
1/15/2026614,521 shares $15.50 million +12.7%3.5%1.56 $25.22
12/31/2025545,259 shares $11.68 million +3.7%3.1%4.38 $21.42
12/15/2025526,029 shares $10.90 million +6.5%3.0%5.8 $20.72
11/28/2025493,841 shares $9.58 million +2.2%2.8%5.73 $19.39
11/14/2025483,008 shares $9.31 million +6.1%2.7%5.85 $19.28
10/31/2025455,057 shares $8.71 million +21.5%2.6%4.2 $19.15
10/15/2025374,600 shares $7.82 million +9.7%2.2%2.7 $20.88
9/30/2025341,400 shares $6.96 million -6.4%2.0%2.2 $20.38
9/15/2025364,800 shares $6.99 million -12.1%2.1%2.6 $19.17
8/31/2025414,800 shares $7.76 million +27.8%2.4%3.2 $18.71
8/15/2025324,500 shares $5.72 million -7.5%1.9%2.6 $17.64
7/31/2025350,700 shares $6.32 million -1.2%2.0%3.2 $18.04
7/15/2025354,800 shares $5.49 million +29.4%2.1%4.1 $15.48
6/30/2025274,100 shares $4.06 million +5.2%1.6%5 $14.82
6/15/2025260,500 shares $3.64 million +6.8%1.5%5.1 $13.99
5/31/2025244,000 shares $3.34 million -3.2%1.4%4.8 $13.69
5/15/2025252,000 shares $3.48 million +3.4%1.5%4.8 $13.80
4/30/2025243,700 shares $3.19 million -8.3%1.4%4.7 $13.11
4/15/2025265,800 shares $3.49 million +4.0%1.5%4.8 $13.13
3/31/2025255,500 shares $3.44 million +10.1%1.5%4.5 $13.46
3/15/2025232,100 shares $3.13 million +3.9%1.3%4.2 $13.48
2/28/2025223,400 shares $3.09 million +0.5%1.3%4.1 $13.81
2/15/2025222,200 shares $3.12 million -3.0%1.3%4 $14.05
1/31/2025229,000 shares $3.32 million +15.7%1.3%3.9 $14.51
1/15/2025197,900 shares $2.86 million +0.6%1.1%3.1 $14.44
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12/31/2024196,700 shares $2.88 million +2.6%1.1%3 $14.65
12/15/2024191,700 shares $2.86 million -0.1%1.1%2.6 $14.92
11/30/2024191,800 shares $2.94 million -3.7%1.1%2.5 $15.31
11/15/2024199,200 shares $2.93 million -13.7%1.1%2.6 $14.71
10/31/2024230,800 shares $3.13 million +14.9%1.3%3.1 $13.55
10/15/2024200,900 shares $2.67 million +2.8%1.2%2.7 $13.28
9/30/2024195,400 shares $2.55 million -2.2%1.1%2.4 $13.03
9/15/2024199,800 shares $2.71 million -3.5%1.1%2.5 $13.55
8/31/2024207,100 shares $2.80 million +3.5%1.2%2.6 $13.51
8/15/2024200,200 shares $2.55 million +12.7%1.1%2.5 $12.74
7/31/2024177,600 shares $2.39 million -4.0%1.0%2.3 $13.45
7/15/2024184,900 shares $2.59 million +17.8%1.0%2.7 $14.02
6/30/2024157,000 shares $2.15 million -4.2%0.9%2.7 $13.68
6/15/2024163,800 shares $2.18 million +0.1%0.9%3.2 $13.32
5/31/2024163,600 shares $2.28 million -11.4%0.9%3.5 $13.95
5/15/2024184,700 shares $2.67 million -21.3%1.0%4.3 $14.44
4/30/2024234,700 shares $3.35 million +38.6%1.3%5.3 $14.27
4/15/2024169,300 shares $2.56 million -3.2%0.9%3.5 $15.11
3/31/2024174,900 shares $2.91 million -10.2%0.9%3.1 $16.63
3/15/2024194,700 shares $2.99 million +8.5%1.0%3.5 $15.34
2/29/2024179,500 shares $2.75 million +11.0%1.0%3 $15.32
2/15/2024161,700 shares $2.39 million -18.5%0.9%2.8 $14.76
1/31/2024198,400 shares $2.93 million +27.6%1.1%3.6 $14.76
1/15/2024155,500 shares $2.23 million -15.7%0.8%2.9 $14.33
12/31/2023184,500 shares $2.71 million -0.5%1.0%4 $14.70
12/15/2023185,400 shares $2.78 million +0.2%1.0%3.5 $14.99
11/30/2023185,100 shares $2.79 million -20.2%1.0%3.2 $15.08
11/15/2023231,800 shares $3.53 million -3.1%1.2%3.8 $15.25
10/31/2023239,100 shares $3.51 million -2.6%1.3%3.8 $14.68
10/15/2023245,400 shares $3.62 million +4.3%1.3%3.7 $14.74
9/30/2023235,300 shares $3.65 million +7.5%1.3%3.2 $15.53
9/15/2023218,800 shares $3.40 million +12.4%1.2%3.2 $15.55
8/31/2023194,600 shares $2.65 million +0.9%1.0%2.9 $13.63
8/15/2023192,900 shares $2.72 million -8.3%1.0%2.7 $14.10
7/31/2023210,300 shares $3.06 million +11.5%1.1%2.7 $14.53
7/15/2023188,600 shares $2.70 million +26.1%1.0%2.4 $14.31
6/30/2023149,600 shares $2.06 million +4.0%0.8%1.8 $13.80
6/15/2023143,900 shares $1.97 million -3.9%0.7%1.6 $13.67
5/31/2023149,800 shares $1.96 million -7.8%0.8%0.7 $13.10
5/15/2023162,500 shares $2.08 million +2.8%0.8%0.7 $12.77
4/30/2023158,100 shares $2.07 million -2.4%0.8%0.7 $13.08
4/15/2023162,000 shares $2.13 million -21.6%0.8%0.7 $13.17
3/31/2023206,700 shares $2.78 million -68.4%1.0%0.9 $13.45
3/15/2023653,600 shares $8.31 million +43.6%3.3%2.9 $12.72
2/28/2023455,100 shares $7.47 million -9.9%2.3%4.2 $16.42
2/15/2023505,300 shares $7.92 million -10.8%2.5%6.5 $15.68
1/31/2023566,600 shares $7.88 million +23.4%2.9%8.7 $13.91
1/15/2023459,300 shares $6.39 million +5.4%2.3%7.2 $13.91
12/30/2022435,900 shares $5.85 million -10.3%2.2%6.6 $13.41
12/15/2022485,900 shares $5.82 million -14.2%2.5%7.5 $11.98
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11/30/2022566,400 shares $7.49 million +16.0%2.9%9.5 $13.23
11/15/2022488,300 shares $6.19 million -13.4%2.5%8 $12.67
10/31/2022563,900 shares $7.01 million -6.3%2.8%9.2 $12.44
10/15/2022601,500 shares $6.38 million -14.3%3.0%9.8 $10.60
9/30/2022702,200 shares $7.75 million +4.9%3.5%11.5 $11.04
9/15/2022669,400 shares $7.36 million -1.1%3.4%11.5 $11.00
8/31/2022676,800 shares $7.79 million -4.3%3.4%11.6 $11.51
8/15/2022707,400 shares $8.86 million +16.0%3.6%10.8 $12.52
7/31/2022609,600 shares $7.44 million -13.4%3.2%8.1 $12.20
7/15/2022704,200 shares $8.32 million -8.8%3.7%8.6 $11.82
6/30/2022771,800 shares $9.85 million +7.2%4.1%8.7 $12.76
6/15/2022719,700 shares $9.03 million +0.2%3.8%7.9 $12.54
5/31/2022718,600 shares $8.75 million +2.4%3.6%8 $12.18
5/15/2022701,700 shares $8.46 million -6.8%3.5%7.8 $12.05
4/30/2022752,500 shares $8.80 million +1.1%3.8%7.7 $11.70
4/15/2022744,200 shares $8.97 million +7.0%3.8%7.7 $12.05
3/31/2022695,600 shares $9.08 million -6.1%3.5%7.3 $13.05
3/15/2022740,700 shares $10.06 million +2.7%3.7%8 $13.58
2/28/2022721,500 shares $10.01 million +30.9%3.6%7.5 $13.87
2/15/2022551,200 shares $7.28 million +14.6%2.8%5.7 $13.21
1/31/2022480,900 shares $6.51 million -3.8%2.4%5.1 $13.53
1/15/2022499,800 shares $6.80 million +30.3%2.5%5.5 $13.60
12/31/2021383,700 shares $5.06 million -28.2%1.9%4.2 $13.20
12/15/2021534,000 shares $7.16 million +15.7%2.7%5.7 $13.40
11/30/2021461,400 shares $5.95 million -11.2%2.3%4.7 $12.90
11/15/2021519,600 shares $7.45 million +0.3%2.6%5.2 $14.34
10/29/2021517,900 shares $6.78 million +36.7%2.6%6 $13.09
10/15/2021378,900 shares $5.12 million +18.6%1.9%4.4 $13.51
9/30/2021319,400 shares $4.37 million +4.1%1.6%3.9 $13.68
9/15/2021306,700 shares $4.18 million -7.1%1.6%3.6 $13.62

PKE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Park Aerospace shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 1,240,384 shares of PKE short. 6.14% of Park Aerospace's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Park Aerospace'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. PKE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.5. Learn More on Park Aerospace'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. 6.14% of Park Aerospace's floating shares are currently sold short.

Park Aerospace saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,240,384 shares, an increase of 4.4% from the previous total of 1,187,875 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.

6.14% of Park Aerospace's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "aerospace & defense" compare to Park Aerospace: Redwire Corporation (16.21%), Ducommun Incorporated (5.26%), V2X, Inc. (4.96%), AEVEX Corp. (3.31%), Voyager Technologies, Inc. (21.61%), HawkEye 360, Inc. (3.78%), Cadre Holdings, Inc. (7.23%), York Space Systems Inc. (5.71%), National Presto Industries, Inc. (4.93%), Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (29.84%),

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 PKE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Park Aerospace as its price is falling. PKE shares are trading up $0.93 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 Park Aerospace 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 PKE, 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 PKE, 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 PKE:

  • 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 NYSE:PKE 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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