J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2020

In 2020, J.C. Penney Company, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 32.66% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2020 to 29.33% on 15 May 2020, a change of -3.33 percentage points. The year's high was 35.57% on 15 Apr 2020 and its low 28.44% on 30 Apr 2020, averaging 32.67% across 9 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 20.80 days on 14 Feb 2020. Full history: J.C. Penney Company, Inc..

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Short position data for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2020: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 15 May 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/cpprq-2022/2020/

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@misc{howshorted-j-c-penney-company-inc-short-interest-in-2020-05-15,
  title        = {J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2020 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/cpprq-2022/2020/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 15 May 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
}

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2020 in figures

Start of year: 32.66% (15 Jan 2020)
End of year: 29.33% (15 May 2020)
Change: -3.33 pp
High: 35.57% (15 Apr 2020)
Low: 28.44% (30 Apr 2020)
Average: 32.67%
Highest days to cover: 20.80 (14 Feb 2020)
SEC filings marked: 9

Every report in 2020

J.C. Penney Company, Inc. short interest in 2020
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2020	32.66%	10.95
31 Jan 2020	32.93%	18.36
14 Feb 2020	33.04%	20.80
28 Feb 2020	33.49%	11.04	results (8-K)
13 Mar 2020	33.60%	14.17
31 Mar 2020	34.99%	14.25	10-K filed
15 Apr 2020	35.57%	14.51
30 Apr 2020	28.44%	5.29
15 May 2020	29.33%	1.95

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.