Medifast, Inc. short interest in 2018

In 2018, Medifast, Inc.'s disclosed short interest ran from 2.51% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 11.79% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of +9.28 percentage points. The year's high was 11.79% on 31 Dec 2018 and its low 2.00% on 28 Feb 2018, averaging 4.50% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 4.60 days on 31 Dec 2018. Full history: Medifast, Inc..

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Short position data for Medifast, Inc. short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/med/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-medifast-inc-short-interest-in-2018-2018-12-31,
  title        = {Medifast, Inc. short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/med/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: 2.51% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 11.79% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: +9.28 pp
High: 11.79% (31 Dec 2018)
Low: 2.00% (28 Feb 2018)
Average: 4.50%
Highest days to cover: 4.60 (31 Dec 2018)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2018

Medifast, Inc. short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	2.51%	3.22
31 Jan 2018	2.30%	3.60
15 Feb 2018	2.04%	2.46
28 Feb 2018	2.00%	3.05
15 Mar 2018	2.67%	1.09	results (8-K)
29 Mar 2018	2.91%	1.65	10-K filed
13 Apr 2018	3.56%	2.41
30 Apr 2018	4.22%	3.26
15 May 2018	4.30%	2.07	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
31 May 2018	4.20%	3.31
15 Jun 2018	4.18%	2.57
29 Jun 2018	3.88%	1.69
13 Jul 2018	3.87%	2.89
31 Jul 2018	3.77%	2.97
15 Aug 2018	2.79%	1.02	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
31 Aug 2018	3.32%	2.62
14 Sep 2018	3.50%	1.74
28 Sep 2018	6.31%	1.34
15 Oct 2018	6.20%	3.13
31 Oct 2018	6.29%	3.56
15 Nov 2018	5.35%	1.71	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
30 Nov 2018	6.90%	3.01
14 Dec 2018	9.04%	3.72
31 Dec 2018	11.79%	4.60

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.