ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC short interest in 2018

In 2018, ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC's disclosed short interest ran from 15.25% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 20.39% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of +5.14 percentage points. The year's high was 27.60% on 31 Jul 2018 and its low 15.23% on 15 Feb 2018, averaging 20.64% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 37.73 days on 30 Apr 2018. Full history: ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC.

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Short position data for ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/ecpg/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-encore-capital-group-inc-short-interest--2018-12-31,
  title        = {ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/ecpg/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: 15.25% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 20.39% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: +5.14 pp
High: 27.60% (31 Jul 2018)
Low: 15.23% (15 Feb 2018)
Average: 20.64%
Highest days to cover: 37.73 (30 Apr 2018)
SEC filings marked: 9

Every report in 2018

ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	15.25%	19.26
31 Jan 2018	15.28%	21.52
15 Feb 2018	15.23%	19.11
28 Feb 2018	17.40%	12.43	10-K filed, results (8-K)
15 Mar 2018	17.87%	21.15
29 Mar 2018	17.74%	21.90
13 Apr 2018	17.87%	25.21
30 Apr 2018	18.78%	37.73
15 May 2018	20.14%	20.74	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 May 2018	20.79%	17.81
15 Jun 2018	22.44%	19.14
29 Jun 2018	22.28%	25.24
13 Jul 2018	23.59%	26.73
31 Jul 2018	27.60%	13.97	results (8-K)
15 Aug 2018	24.11%	14.65	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
31 Aug 2018	24.49%	20.50
14 Sep 2018	24.61%	26.83
28 Sep 2018	24.60%	21.87
15 Oct 2018	23.68%	20.57
31 Oct 2018	21.03%	14.74
15 Nov 2018	20.36%	11.96	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Nov 2018	19.95%	22.42
14 Dec 2018	19.81%	15.80
31 Dec 2018	20.39%	18.08

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.