JSNSF stock
J Sainsbury plc (JSNSF) short interest & short volume · 0.1% of float short
J Sainsbury plc official short interest (FINRA, twice monthly) and daily short volume (FINRA Reg SHO), with history, % of float and days to cover.
What changed
JSNSF short interest rose 54.1% to 2.0M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report (0.1% of float, 1000.0 days to cover).
Short interest
Official, twice monthly · settled Oct 15, 2026
- Shares short
- 2.0M
- prior 1.3M
- % of float
- 0.1%
- float 1.27B
- Days to cover
- 1000.0
- avg vol 583
- Change vs prior report
- +54.1%
| Report date | Shares short | $ value short | Change | % float | Days to cover | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | 2.0M | — | +54.1% | 0.1% | 1000.0 | — |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.3M | — | +27.9% | 0.1% | 1000.0 | — |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 992K | $4.4M | -0.8% | 0.1% | 51.3 | $4.40 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 999K | — | +40.2% | 0.1% | 1000.0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 713K | — | +7.0% | 0.1% | 33.3 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 666K | — | -46.9% | 0.1% | 21.8 | — |
Days to cover is short interest divided by FINRA's average daily volume for the period: how many average days of trading it would take shorts to buy back.
% of float uses the current float for every report (no float was stored with older reports).
Source: FINRA equity short interest (twice monthly) · Settlement Oct 15, 2026
Daily short volume
Share of each day's volume sold short · FINRA Reg SHO
No FINRA daily short volume on file for JSNSF yet.
Short squeeze score (model)
Model, not a forecast: 40 pts short interest % of float (full at 30%), 25 pts days to cover (full at 10), 15 pts rise in short interest since the prior report (full at +50%), 20 pts price gain since the settlement date (full at +25%). Missing inputs score 0.
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Consumer Staples peers with similar quant ratings
JSNSF among 120 rated Consumer Staples stocks (Lician quant rating, Nov 13, 2026). How the rating works
- COKE short interest4.98 · Strong Buy · stock
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JSNSF short interest FAQ
What is JSNSF's short interest?
J Sainsbury plc (JSNSF) had 2.0M shares sold short and not yet covered in FINRA's Oct 15, 2026 settlement report, 0.1% of its 1.27B-share float.
How many days to cover does JSNSF have?
1000.0 days: 2.0M shares short divided by an average daily volume of 583 for the Oct 15, 2026 period.
Is JSNSF short interest rising or falling?
JSNSF short interest rose (+54.1%) from 1.3M to 2.0M shares in the Oct 15, 2026 report.
Is JSNSF a short squeeze candidate?
Lician's squeeze watch scores JSNSF 40 out of 100 (elevated) from the Oct 15, 2026 report: short interest % of float 0.2/40, days to cover 25/25, change in short interest vs prior report 15/15. It is a transparent model of how crowded the short side is, not a forecast that a squeeze will happen.
What is JSNSF's market cap?
J Sainsbury plc (JSNSF) market cap is $9.98B on the latest cached fundamentals snapshot.
Where is JSNSF short volume listed?
Cached FINRA short volume for J Sainsbury plc (JSNSF) is listed at https://lician.com/short-interest/jsnsf.
Not investment advice. Figures as filed or reported, not a live feed.