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Kontoor Brands KTB

US equityMarket cap rank #2371
$64.20 −$0.51 (-0.79%)
Market closed · Oct 5, 10:20 pm ET · Last extended-hours $64.20 0.00%
Open$64.33
Prev close$64.71
Day range$63.45 – $64.63
Volume673.3K
Market cap$3.51B
P/E (TTM)13.4
Dividend yield3.29%

Ownership & positioning

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

Institutional ownership106.0%+1.44 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding498+1 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)25 buys / 23 sellsNet buying
Short interest11.24% of floatDays to cover 7.6 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share28.7%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

18%26%35%43%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$13.15M (6 inflow days, 14 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 35.8% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock14.81%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC6.21%
  • The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.5.42%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC5.15%
  • T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.4.20%
  • State Street Global Advisors3.88%
  • J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc.3.83%
  • FMR3.31%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund86.68%
  • Public Company9.06%
  • Hedge Fund6.02%
  • Individual/Insider1.72%
  • Private Company1.49%
  • Government Pension Fund1.11%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund1.03%
  • Insurance Company0.37%

Reported short interest has risen from 9.47% to 11.24% 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 6,144,365 11.2% 7.6
31 Aug 2026 5,664,331 10.4% 10.0
14 Aug 2026 5,535,722 10.1% 6.1
31 Jul 2026 5,205,001 9.4% 9.1
15 Jul 2026 5,291,466 9.6% 6.2
30 Jun 2026 5,233,663 9.5% 5.3

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