PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2018

In 2018, PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC's disclosed short interest ran from 5.67% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 3.50% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of -2.17 percentage points. The year's high was 5.95% on 28 Feb 2018 and its low 3.50% on 31 Dec 2018, averaging 4.67% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 4.55 days on 15 Mar 2018. Full history: PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC.

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Short position data for PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/pten/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-patterson-uti-energy-inc-short-interest--2018-12-31,
  title        = {PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/pten/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: 5.67% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 3.50% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: -2.17 pp
High: 5.95% (28 Feb 2018)
Low: 3.50% (31 Dec 2018)
Average: 4.67%
Highest days to cover: 4.55 (15 Mar 2018)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2018

PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	5.67%	3.68
31 Jan 2018	5.56%	3.93
15 Feb 2018	5.32%	1.85	results (8-K)
28 Feb 2018	5.95%	2.95	10-K filed
15 Mar 2018	5.66%	4.55
29 Mar 2018	5.36%	3.13
13 Apr 2018	5.43%	3.83
30 Apr 2018	5.15%	3.47	results (8-K)
15 May 2018	4.83%	3.10	10-Q filed
31 May 2018	4.70%	3.32
15 Jun 2018	4.39%	1.94
29 Jun 2018	4.31%	2.65
13 Jul 2018	4.02%	3.16
31 Jul 2018	4.20%	1.98	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
15 Aug 2018	5.04%	4.20
31 Aug 2018	4.45%	3.41
14 Sep 2018	4.86%	3.66
28 Sep 2018	4.21%	3.40
15 Oct 2018	3.89%	3.16
31 Oct 2018	4.58%	2.38	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
15 Nov 2018	3.64%	2.68
30 Nov 2018	3.74%	2.84
14 Dec 2018	3.66%	2.23
31 Dec 2018	3.50%	1.51

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.