Akorn, Inc. short interest in 2018

In 2018, Akorn, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 20.58% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 6.43% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of -14.15 percentage points. The year's high was 20.58% on 12 Jan 2018 and its low 5.32% on 30 Nov 2018, averaging 9.46% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 18.71 days on 31 Jan 2018. Full history: Akorn, Inc..

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Short position data for Akorn, Inc. short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/akrx-2022/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-akorn-inc-short-interest-in-2018-2018-12-31,
  title        = {Akorn, Inc. short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/akrx-2022/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 20.58% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 6.43% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: -14.15 pp
High: 20.58% (12 Jan 2018)
Low: 5.32% (30 Nov 2018)
Average: 9.46%
Highest days to cover: 18.71 (31 Jan 2018)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2018

Akorn, Inc. short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	20.58%	17.59
31 Jan 2018	20.03%	18.71
15 Feb 2018	19.22%	17.91
28 Feb 2018	16.61%	3.39	10-K filed, results (8-K)
15 Mar 2018	8.76%	5.08
29 Mar 2018	8.43%	9.30
13 Apr 2018	7.75%	5.82
30 Apr 2018	10.04%	3.08
15 May 2018	8.37%	2.30	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 May 2018	8.10%	5.86
15 Jun 2018	7.82%	5.75
29 Jun 2018	9.79%	4.05
13 Jul 2018	8.76%	2.61
31 Jul 2018	8.66%	5.97
15 Aug 2018	7.92%	6.65	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 Aug 2018	7.09%	2.83
14 Sep 2018	6.29%	3.51
28 Sep 2018	6.28%	4.49
15 Oct 2018	6.49%	1.15
31 Oct 2018	6.96%	1.74
15 Nov 2018	5.82%	2.92	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Nov 2018	5.32%	3.85
14 Dec 2018	5.62%	1.09
31 Dec 2018	6.43%	2.15

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.