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US equityMarket cap rank #2351
$124.89 −$2.88 (-2.25%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $124.89 0.00%
Open$127.22
Prev close$127.77
Day range$124.01 – $127.22
Volume456.9K
Market cap$3.62B
P/E (TTM)29.2
Dividend yield1.28%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership114.8%-0.17 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding573-4 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)32 buys / 18 sellsNet buying
Short interest13.17% of floatDays to cover 12.4 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share24.8%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

16%21%26%31%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$1.35M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 40.0% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock16.88%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC8.64%
  • State Street Global Advisors5.70%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.27%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC3.48%
  • Impax Asset Management Group Plc3.26%
  • First Trust Advisors L.P.2.66%
  • Boston Trust Walden National Association2.51%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund100.24%
  • Public Company4.97%
  • Hedge Fund4.33%
  • Private Company1.50%
  • Government Pension Fund1.46%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund1.35%
  • Individual/Insider0.62%
  • Family Office/Trust0.37%

Reported short interest has fallen from 15.42% to 13.17% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 3,818,128 13.2% 12.4
31 Aug 2026 4,451,641 15.4% 15.3
14 Aug 2026 4,215,027 14.5% 13.0
31 Jul 2026 4,121,432 14.2% 5.9
15 Jul 2026 3,830,454 13.1% 10.5
30 Jun 2026 4,500,761 15.4% 7.4

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