LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC short interest in 2018

In 2018, LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC's disclosed short interest ran from 16.97% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 34.74% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of +17.77 percentage points. The year's high was 34.74% on 31 Dec 2018 and its low 16.80% on 29 Mar 2018, averaging 20.81% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 19.12 days on 13 Jul 2018. Full history: LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC.

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Short position data for LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/lgnd/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-ligand-pharmaceuticals-inc-short-interes-2018-12-31,
  title        = {LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/lgnd/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: 16.97% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 34.74% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: +17.77 pp
High: 34.74% (31 Dec 2018)
Low: 16.80% (29 Mar 2018)
Average: 20.81%
Highest days to cover: 19.12 (13 Jul 2018)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2018

LIGAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	16.97%	16.71
31 Jan 2018	17.70%	9.44
15 Feb 2018	17.33%	13.23
28 Feb 2018	17.04%	15.97	results (8-K)
15 Mar 2018	17.08%	9.19	10-K filed
29 Mar 2018	16.80%	8.96
13 Apr 2018	17.24%	13.63
30 Apr 2018	17.92%	16.40
15 May 2018	18.11%	10.83	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
31 May 2018	20.18%	9.39
15 Jun 2018	21.02%	14.14
29 Jun 2018	20.90%	11.08
13 Jul 2018	21.19%	19.12
31 Jul 2018	19.17%	14.88
15 Aug 2018	17.78%	9.25	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
31 Aug 2018	17.31%	10.52
14 Sep 2018	18.74%	11.10
28 Sep 2018	17.84%	8.85
15 Oct 2018	19.37%	5.62
31 Oct 2018	26.45%	7.37
15 Nov 2018	28.84%	5.32	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
30 Nov 2018	29.11%	13.57
14 Dec 2018	30.65%	12.79
31 Dec 2018	34.74%	12.37

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.