J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2018

In 2018, J.C. Penney Company, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 42.13% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 38.75% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of -3.38 percentage points. The year's high was 45.18% on 15 Nov 2018 and its low 34.07% on 28 Feb 2018, averaging 40.99% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 18.88 days on 13 Jul 2018. Full history: J.C. Penney Company, Inc..

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Short position data for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/cpprq-2022/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-j-c-penney-company-inc-short-interest-in-2018-12-31,
  title        = {J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/cpprq-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: 42.13% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 38.75% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: -3.38 pp
High: 45.18% (15 Nov 2018)
Low: 34.07% (28 Feb 2018)
Average: 40.99%
Highest days to cover: 18.88 (13 Jul 2018)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2018

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	42.13%	4.70
31 Jan 2018	37.14%	9.89
15 Feb 2018	34.30%	8.38
28 Feb 2018	34.07%	6.23
15 Mar 2018	38.40%	4.87	results (8-K)
29 Mar 2018	39.16%	9.14	10-K filed
13 Apr 2018	37.51%	6.95
30 Apr 2018	39.23%	10.11
15 May 2018	41.13%	8.07
31 May 2018	40.84%	4.39	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
15 Jun 2018	42.74%	6.78
29 Jun 2018	44.20%	9.57
13 Jul 2018	44.39%	18.88
31 Jul 2018	44.44%	10.59
15 Aug 2018	41.76%	10.05
31 Aug 2018	43.05%	6.41	results (8-K)
14 Sep 2018	41.27%	13.46	10-Q filed
28 Sep 2018	42.47%	10.05
15 Oct 2018	44.38%	8.47
31 Oct 2018	44.58%	8.74
15 Nov 2018	45.18%	9.79	results (8-K)
30 Nov 2018	42.87%	12.65	10-Q filed
14 Dec 2018	39.82%	17.92
31 Dec 2018	38.75%	10.94

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.