Barnes & Noble, Inc. short interest in 2019

In 2019, Barnes & Noble, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 17.31% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2019 to 5.60% on 31 Jul 2019, a change of -11.71 percentage points. The year's high was 21.39% on 31 May 2019 and its low 5.60% on 31 Jul 2019, averaging 16.06% across 14 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 15.46 days on 28 Feb 2019. Full history: Barnes & Noble, Inc..

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Short position data for Barnes & Noble, Inc. short interest in 2019: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Jul 2019. https://howshorted.com/us/company/bks-2020/2019/

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@misc{howshorted-barnes-noble-inc-short-interest-in-2019-2019-07-31,
  title        = {Barnes & Noble, Inc. short interest in 2019 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/bks-2020/2019/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Jul 2019; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2019}
}

By year: 2018 · 2019

2019 in figures

Start of year: 17.31% (15 Jan 2019)
End of year: 5.60% (31 Jul 2019)
Change: -11.71 pp
High: 21.39% (31 May 2019)
Low: 5.60% (31 Jul 2019)
Average: 16.06%
Highest days to cover: 15.46 (28 Feb 2019)
SEC filings marked: 4

Every report in 2019

Barnes & Noble, Inc. short interest in 2019
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2019	17.31%	4.95
31 Jan 2019	17.28%	11.60
15 Feb 2019	17.16%	11.44
28 Feb 2019	17.26%	15.46
15 Mar 2019	17.95%	5.17	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
29 Mar 2019	20.46%	9.07
15 Apr 2019	20.74%	10.78
30 Apr 2019	19.79%	11.38
15 May 2019	20.48%	13.25
31 May 2019	21.39%	13.26
14 Jun 2019	13.26%	1.13
28 Jun 2019	9.52%	3.27	10-K filed, results (8-K)
15 Jul 2019	6.66%	4.04
31 Jul 2019	5.60%	5.49

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.