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How shorted is ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC? OSUR

#1,814most shorted US stockof 3,805 ranked stocks, more shorted than 52%

4.60%
of shares outstanding reported short · settlement date 15 Sep 2026
vs previous report
+0.06
5 reports (~10 weeks)
+0.28
days to cover
5.98
Aggregate net short position time series for ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC

Markers along the chart's base: ▲ results announced (an 8-K reporting results was filed) ▲ quarterly or annual report filed. Dates are SEC filing dates; hover a point to see events since the previous settlement.

Days to cover

FINRA's own figure: reported shares short divided by the stock's average daily trading volume, published alongside each settlement. It expresses the short position in days of typical trading rather than as a percentage of the company; the two can move differently.

Aggregate net short position time series for ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC days to cover

Short interest around results

For each results announcement (an 8-K reporting results, by its SEC filing date), the FINRA settlement before it and the first one after. Settlements fall twice a month, so the two figures can sit up to a month apart and much else changes in between: this shows what was reported, not why.

Reported short interest before and after each results announcement
Results filedSettlement beforeSettlement afterChange
5 Aug 20264.30% 31 Jul 20264.56% 14 Aug 2026+0.26
6 May 20264.38% 30 Apr 20264.46% 15 May 2026+0.08
25 Feb 20265.60% 13 Feb 20265.33% 27 Feb 2026−0.27
5 Nov 20255.29% 31 Oct 20255.28% 14 Nov 2025−0.01
5 Aug 20255.36% 31 Jul 20255.06% 15 Aug 2025−0.30
7 May 20252.84% 30 Apr 20252.97% 15 May 2025+0.13
25 Feb 20252.98% 14 Feb 20253.29% 28 Feb 2025+0.31
6 Nov 20241.43% 31 Oct 20241.48% 15 Nov 2024+0.05

Fails to deliver

The SEC's fails-to-deliver figure for OSUR: the aggregate net balance of shares that failed to be delivered at each settlement date, published by the SEC twice a month and shown here verbatim for the trailing window. A balance is not a daily flow, and a fail has many ordinary causes; the SEC says it cannot guarantee the accuracy of the data. See what fails to deliver are and the largest balances today.

Last balance on file
14,635
9 Sep 2026
Highest in window
18,692
26 Feb 2026
Days with a balance
34
Window
16 Sep 2025 to 14 Sep 2026
Aggregate net short position time series for ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC fails to deliver

Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, fails-to-deliver data (public domain). Only settlement days with a positive balance appear; the largest balance in the window was 19K shares.

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History

Full reported short interest history
Settlement dateShort %Change
15 Sep 20264.60%+0.06
31 Aug 20264.54%−0.02
14 Aug 20264.56%+0.26
31 Jul 20264.30%−0.44
15 Jul 20264.74%+0.42
30 Jun 20264.32%−0.15
15 Jun 20264.47%+0.34
29 May 20264.13%−0.33
15 May 20264.46%+0.08
30 Apr 20264.38%−0.12
15 Apr 20264.50%−0.28
31 Mar 20264.78%−0.13
13 Mar 20264.91%−0.42
27 Feb 20265.33%−0.27
13 Feb 20265.60%+0.18
30 Jan 20265.42%−0.10
15 Jan 20265.52%+0.54
31 Dec 20254.98%−0.23
15 Dec 20255.21%−0.01
28 Nov 20255.22%−0.06
14 Nov 20255.28%−0.01
31 Oct 20255.29%+0.05
15 Oct 20255.24%+0.17
30 Sep 20255.07%−0.23
15 Sep 20255.30%+0.17
29 Aug 20255.13%+0.07
15 Aug 20255.06%−0.30
31 Jul 20255.36%+0.17
15 Jul 20255.19%+1.03
30 Jun 20254.16%−0.03
13 Jun 20254.19%+0.83
30 May 20253.36%+0.39
15 May 20252.97%+0.13
30 Apr 20252.84%+0.03
15 Apr 20252.81%−0.06
31 Mar 20252.87%−0.16
14 Mar 20253.03%−0.26
28 Feb 20253.29%+0.31
14 Feb 20252.98%+0.42
31 Jan 20252.56%+0.38
15 Jan 20252.18%+0.17
31 Dec 20242.01%+0.13
13 Dec 20241.88%+0.15
29 Nov 20241.73%+0.25
15 Nov 20241.48%+0.05
31 Oct 20241.43%−0.06
15 Oct 20241.49%+0.04
30 Sep 20241.45%−0.37
13 Sep 20241.82%−0.92
30 Aug 20242.74%−0.21
15 Aug 20242.95%−0.05
31 Jul 20243.00%−0.44
15 Jul 20243.44%+0.44
28 Jun 20243.00%−3.01
14 Jun 20246.01%−0.60
31 May 20246.61%+0.82
15 May 20245.79%+0.69
30 Apr 20245.10%+0.53
15 Apr 20244.57%+0.55
28 Mar 20244.02%−1.67
15 Mar 20245.69%+0.25
29 Feb 20245.44%+0.43
15 Feb 20245.01%−0.11
31 Jan 20245.12%+0.54
12 Jan 20244.58%−0.26
29 Dec 20234.84%+0.38
15 Dec 20234.46%+0.21
30 Nov 20234.25%−0.22
15 Nov 20234.47%+0.52
31 Oct 20233.95%+0.29
13 Oct 20233.66%−0.01
29 Sep 20233.67%+0.50
15 Sep 20233.17%−0.17
31 Aug 20233.34%−0.02
15 Aug 20233.36%0.00
31 Jul 20233.36%+0.77
14 Jul 20232.59%+0.21
30 Jun 20232.38%+0.23
15 Jun 20232.15%+0.24
31 May 20231.91%−0.10
15 May 20232.01%+0.25
28 Apr 20231.76%−0.01
14 Apr 20231.77%−0.11
31 Mar 20231.88%−0.26
15 Mar 20232.14%+0.29
28 Feb 20231.85%+0.15
15 Feb 20231.70%−0.16
31 Jan 20231.86%−0.09
13 Jan 20231.95%−0.24
30 Dec 20222.19%−0.02
15 Dec 20222.21%+0.12
30 Nov 20222.09%−0.31
15 Nov 20222.40%−0.30
31 Oct 20222.70%−0.45
14 Oct 20223.15%−0.07
30 Sep 20223.22%−0.83
15 Sep 20224.05%−0.32
31 Aug 20224.37%−0.24
15 Aug 20224.61%−0.29
29 Jul 20224.90%+0.80
15 Jul 20224.10%−0.18
30 Jun 20224.28%+0.27
15 Jun 20224.01%−0.58
31 May 20224.59%+0.36
13 May 20224.23%+0.33
29 Apr 20223.90%+0.15
14 Apr 20223.75%−0.01
31 Mar 20223.76%−0.76
15 Mar 20224.52%+0.20
28 Feb 20224.32%−0.17
15 Feb 20224.49%−0.38
31 Jan 20224.87%+1.05
14 Jan 20223.82%+0.57
31 Dec 20213.25%−0.15
15 Dec 20213.40%−1.14
30 Nov 20214.54%−0.29
15 Nov 20214.83%+0.07
29 Oct 20214.76%−0.16
15 Oct 20214.92%+0.09
30 Sep 20214.83%−0.49
15 Sep 20215.32%−0.36
31 Aug 20215.68%−0.04
13 Aug 20215.72%−1.92
30 Jul 20217.64%−0.94
15 Jul 20218.58%−0.54
30 Jun 20219.12%+0.03
15 Jun 20219.09%+0.77
28 May 20218.32%+0.10
14 May 20218.22%−0.93
30 Apr 20219.15%+0.20
15 Apr 20218.95%−0.19
31 Mar 20219.14%−0.32
15 Mar 20219.46%+0.13
26 Feb 20219.33%+0.81
12 Feb 20218.52%−0.81
29 Jan 20219.33%−0.91
15 Jan 202110.24%+0.95
31 Dec 20209.29%−0.74
15 Dec 202010.03%+0.71
30 Nov 20209.32%−0.25
13 Nov 20209.57%−0.32
30 Oct 20209.89%+0.12
15 Oct 20209.77%+0.17
30 Sep 20209.60%−0.41
15 Sep 202010.01%+0.26
31 Aug 20209.75%+0.95
14 Aug 20208.80%−0.73
31 Jul 20209.53%−0.52
15 Jul 202010.05%+1.80
30 Jun 20208.25%+1.73
15 Jun 20206.52%+0.86
29 May 20205.66%+0.04
15 May 20205.62%+0.59
30 Apr 20205.03%+1.32
15 Apr 20203.71%+1.11
31 Mar 20202.60%−1.08
13 Mar 20203.68%−1.70
28 Feb 20205.38%−0.04
14 Feb 20205.42%−1.07
31 Jan 20206.49%+0.72
15 Jan 20205.77%+0.18
31 Dec 20195.59%−0.09
13 Dec 20195.68%+0.20
29 Nov 20195.48%−0.34
15 Nov 20195.82%−0.90
31 Oct 20196.72%+0.53
15 Oct 20196.19%0.00
30 Sep 20196.19%+0.06
13 Sep 20196.13%+0.13
30 Aug 20196.00%+0.07
15 Aug 20195.93%+0.93
31 Jul 20195.00%+0.67
15 Jul 20194.33%−0.25
28 Jun 20194.58%+0.26
14 Jun 20194.32%−0.78
31 May 20195.10%+0.82
15 May 20194.28%+0.89
30 Apr 20193.39%+0.53
15 Apr 20192.86%+0.11
29 Mar 20192.75%+0.27
15 Mar 20192.48%−0.11
28 Feb 20192.59%+0.03
15 Feb 20192.56%−0.47
31 Jan 20193.03%+0.52
15 Jan 20192.51%+0.07
31 Dec 20182.44%−0.32
14 Dec 20182.76%+0.29
30 Nov 20182.47%+0.02
15 Nov 20182.45%−0.73
31 Oct 20183.18%−0.04
15 Oct 20183.22%+0.05
28 Sep 20183.17%+0.05
14 Sep 20183.12%+0.01
31 Aug 20183.11%−0.10
15 Aug 20183.21%0.00
31 Jul 20183.21%−0.46
13 Jul 20183.67%−0.01
29 Jun 20183.68%+0.01
15 Jun 20183.67%−0.02
31 May 20183.69%−0.08
15 May 20183.77%−0.59
30 Apr 20184.36%+0.27
13 Apr 20184.09%−0.07
29 Mar 20184.16%+0.43
15 Mar 20183.73%+0.22
28 Feb 20183.51%−0.39
15 Feb 20183.90%+0.31
31 Jan 20183.59%+0.21
12 Jan 20183.38%+0.29
29 Dec 20173.09%–

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Frequently asked questions

How shorted is ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC right now?
4.60% of ORASURE TECHNOLOGIES INC's (OSUR) shares outstanding were reported short for settlement date 15 Sep 2026, per FINRA's consolidated short interest report. That makes it the 1,814th most shorted US stock, out of 3,805 we rank.
What does this number include?
FINRA member firms must report their short positions in all US equities twice a month; FINRA consolidates them per security. We divide that official share count by the company's shares outstanding from its SEC filings. This is the regulatory figure, not a daily estimate.
Why does it only update twice a month?
US short interest is reported for settlement on the 15th and the last business day of each month, and FINRA publishes the consolidated figures about nine business days later. That cadence is set by regulation; no daily official figure exists.
Is this OSUR's short float?
No. This is short interest as a percentage of shares outstanding, the count in the company's SEC filings. "Short float" divides the same FINRA short count by the public float, which excludes closely held shares, so it comes out higher for the same company. We publish no float estimates: the float is not a regulatory figure.
What is OSUR's days to cover?
5.98 days for settlement date 15 Sep 2026: FINRA's own short interest ratio, the reported shares short divided by average daily trading volume. It is published in the same FINRA file and shown verbatim; we hold no volume data ourselves.
Which funds are short?
US public short interest is aggregate-only: individual short sellers are not named. Only some EU markets publish named positions.