American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2018

In 2018, American Eagle Outfitters's disclosed short interest ran from 7.62% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 8.96% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of +1.34 percentage points. The year's high was 10.88% on 30 Nov 2018 and its low 6.78% on 15 Jun 2018, averaging 8.51% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 5.06 days on 15 Aug 2018. Full history: American Eagle Outfitters.

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Short position data for American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/aeo/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-american-eagle-outfitters-short-interest-2018-12-31,
  title        = {American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/aeo/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 7.62% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 8.96% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: +1.34 pp
High: 10.88% (30 Nov 2018)
Low: 6.78% (15 Jun 2018)
Average: 8.51%
Highest days to cover: 5.06 (15 Aug 2018)
SEC filings marked: 9

Every report in 2018

American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	7.62%	2.30	results (8-K)
31 Jan 2018	7.99%	4.91
15 Feb 2018	8.06%	4.37
28 Feb 2018	7.44%	3.18
15 Mar 2018	6.80%	1.85	results (8-K)
29 Mar 2018	7.10%	3.59	10-K filed
13 Apr 2018	7.60%	3.28
30 Apr 2018	7.04%	3.44
15 May 2018	8.34%	3.35
31 May 2018	7.33%	2.43
15 Jun 2018	6.78%	2.76	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
29 Jun 2018	7.09%	2.97
13 Jul 2018	8.04%	3.23
31 Jul 2018	9.37%	4.03
15 Aug 2018	9.33%	5.06
31 Aug 2018	9.04%	2.92	10-Q filed
14 Sep 2018	9.76%	4.89	results (8-K)
28 Sep 2018	9.60%	4.26
15 Oct 2018	9.33%	3.35
31 Oct 2018	10.73%	4.29
15 Nov 2018	10.49%	4.86
30 Nov 2018	10.88%	3.97
14 Dec 2018	9.51%	2.27	10-Q filed
31 Dec 2018	8.96%	3.12	results (8-K)

About this data

US short interest data: FINRA (finra.org), shown as reported shares short divided by SEC-reported shares outstanding for each settlement date. FINRA® is a registered trademark of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by FINRA or the SEC; displayed for personal reference, bulk redistribution is not permitted (see terms). Nothing here is investment advice. Method: methodology.