Goosehead Insurance, Inc. (GSHD)

As of 31 August 2026, short interest in GSHD is 1,901,449 shares, up 207,427 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 1,630,191 shares (30 April 2026) to 3,717,360 shares (13 September 2024). At the reported average volume of 261K shares a day that is 7.3 days to cover, elevated.

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As of 11 September 2026, the short share of GSHD volume is 74.5%, up 4.4 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 43.7% (6 August 2026) to 90.3% (3 August 2026). The latest reading is 7.6 points above the 30-session average of 67.0%, on 80K shares reported.

As of 14 August 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in GSHD is 149 shares, down 5,123 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 52 readings it ranged from 5 shares (6 May 2026) to 7,289 shares (6 February 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Over the last 90 days GSHD insiders reported 10 open-market buys ($11.5M) against 18 sells ($19.1M), so the dollar flow leans toward selling. Latest filing: Mark & Robyn Jones Descendants Trust 2014 on 2026-08-27.

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are the rarer, stronger signal.

42 holders above 5% have filed on GSHD, 33 on Schedule 13D (active intent). The largest reported stake is Mark E. Jones at 35.1% of the class (12,957,869 shares), filed 2026-02-25 for an event on 2026-02-23.

5 of the 30 tracked managers held GSHD at their latest 13F, $14.3M in total at quarter-end prices. AQR Capital Management is the largest at $4.3M (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 3 added shares and 2 cut.

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

In Q2 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) Goosehead Insurance, Inc. reported revenue of $113.4M, up 20.6% from the same quarter a year earlier, and net income of $10.1M. In FY 2025 it generated $91.8M of operating cash flow and spent $81.7M on buybacks and $145.8M on dividends. As of 2026-06-30, cash was $23.7M against $314.4M of debt.

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are cash paid to repurchase common stock in the year (XBRL PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock), not authorizations. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2022-09-30 from the cover page.