Barnes & Noble, Inc. short interest in 2018

In 2018, Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 10.39% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 18.84% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of +8.45 percentage points. The year's high was 18.84% on 31 Dec 2018 and its low 6.78% on 29 Mar 2018, averaging 11.20% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 12.63 days on 15 Nov 2018. Full history: Barnes & Noble, Inc..

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Short position data for Barnes & Noble, Inc. short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/bks-2020/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-barnes-noble-inc-short-interest-in-2018-2018-12-31,
  title        = {Barnes & Noble, Inc. short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/bks-2020/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 10.39% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 18.84% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: +8.45 pp
High: 18.84% (31 Dec 2018)
Low: 6.78% (29 Mar 2018)
Average: 11.20%
Highest days to cover: 12.63 (15 Nov 2018)
SEC filings marked: 9

Every report in 2018

Barnes & Noble, Inc. short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	10.39%	3.12
31 Jan 2018	10.23%	6.31
15 Feb 2018	7.22%	4.73
28 Feb 2018	7.20%	4.97
15 Mar 2018	7.36%	4.57	10-Q filed, results (8-K), results (8-K)
29 Mar 2018	6.78%	3.53
13 Apr 2018	7.02%	5.32
30 Apr 2018	7.04%	7.84
15 May 2018	7.51%	10.06
31 May 2018	7.29%	9.08
15 Jun 2018	7.61%	7.31
29 Jun 2018	8.59%	4.66	10-K filed, results (8-K)
13 Jul 2018	10.53%	5.73
31 Jul 2018	11.54%	7.57
15 Aug 2018	11.77%	11.20
31 Aug 2018	12.72%	11.62
14 Sep 2018	14.99%	5.82	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
28 Sep 2018	15.85%	7.76
15 Oct 2018	16.32%	3.71
31 Oct 2018	15.71%	11.26
15 Nov 2018	15.67%	12.63
30 Nov 2018	15.24%	8.57	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
14 Dec 2018	15.41%	12.19
31 Dec 2018	18.84%	6.33

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.