American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2020

In 2020, American Eagle Outfitters's disclosed short interest ran from 12.85% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2020 to 14.51% on 31 Dec 2020, a change of +1.66 percentage points. The year's high was 22.61% on 14 Aug 2020 and its low 5.94% on 31 Mar 2020, averaging 15.73% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 8.43 days on 14 Feb 2020. Full history: American Eagle Outfitters.

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Short position data for American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2020: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/aeo/2020/

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@misc{howshorted-american-eagle-outfitters-short-interest-2020-12-31,
  title        = {American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2020 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/aeo/2020/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
}

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2020 in figures

Start of year: 12.85% (15 Jan 2020)
End of year: 14.51% (31 Dec 2020)
Change: +1.66 pp
High: 22.61% (14 Aug 2020)
Low: 5.94% (31 Mar 2020)
Average: 15.73%
Highest days to cover: 8.43 (14 Feb 2020)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2020

American Eagle Outfitters short interest in 2020
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2020	12.85%	5.05
31 Jan 2020	13.50%	7.70
14 Feb 2020	12.55%	8.43
28 Feb 2020	9.80%	2.67
13 Mar 2020	9.14%	2.48	results (8-K), 10-K filed
31 Mar 2020	5.94%	1.94
15 Apr 2020	6.14%	1.96
30 Apr 2020	15.05%	1.99
15 May 2020	15.36%	5.26
29 May 2020	16.60%	3.89
15 Jun 2020	17.94%	2.76	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Jun 2020	18.77%	4.03
15 Jul 2020	17.80%	6.15
31 Jul 2020	21.85%	5.25
14 Aug 2020	22.61%	5.83
31 Aug 2020	22.46%	6.37
15 Sep 2020	21.31%	4.10	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Sep 2020	20.39%	5.88
15 Oct 2020	19.32%	7.30
30 Oct 2020	18.24%	5.72
13 Nov 2020	16.71%	6.11
30 Nov 2020	15.25%	3.71	results (8-K)
15 Dec 2020	13.45%	5.37	10-Q filed
31 Dec 2020	14.51%	7.45

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.