J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2019

In 2019, J.C. Penney Company, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 38.07% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2019 to 33.85% on 31 Dec 2019, a change of -4.22 percentage points. The year's high was 42.85% on 30 Aug 2019 and its low 33.85% on 31 Dec 2019, averaging 38.95% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 34.40 days on 15 Jul 2019. Full history: J.C. Penney Company, Inc..

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Short position data for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2019: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2019. https://howshorted.com/us/company/cpprq-2022/2019/

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@misc{howshorted-j-c-penney-company-inc-short-interest-in-2019-12-31,
  title        = {J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2019 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/cpprq-2022/2019/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2019; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2019}
}

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2019 in figures

Start of year: 38.07% (15 Jan 2019)
End of year: 33.85% (31 Dec 2019)
Change: -4.22 pp
High: 42.85% (30 Aug 2019)
Low: 33.85% (31 Dec 2019)
Average: 38.95%
Highest days to cover: 34.40 (15 Jul 2019)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2019

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2019
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2019	38.07%	10.42
31 Jan 2019	36.34%	19.94
15 Feb 2019	35.84%	16.05
28 Feb 2019	37.88%	7.46	results (8-K)
15 Mar 2019	40.74%	8.96
29 Mar 2019	40.53%	16.57	10-K filed
15 Apr 2019	40.03%	15.84
30 Apr 2019	37.79%	16.86
15 May 2019	38.50%	19.74
31 May 2019	40.47%	10.43	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
14 Jun 2019	40.97%	15.48
28 Jun 2019	38.17%	15.49
15 Jul 2019	38.47%	34.40
31 Jul 2019	38.84%	10.45
15 Aug 2019	42.12%	12.76	results (8-K)
30 Aug 2019	42.85%	10.43	10-Q filed
13 Sep 2019	39.95%	7.21
30 Sep 2019	42.02%	11.04
15 Oct 2019	41.91%	22.63
31 Oct 2019	40.23%	25.89
15 Nov 2019	39.69%	13.33	results (8-K)
29 Nov 2019	34.99%	15.23
13 Dec 2019	34.53%	21.10	10-Q filed
31 Dec 2019	33.85%	19.26

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.