PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2020

In 2020, PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC's disclosed short interest ran from 9.12% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2020 to 11.28% on 31 Dec 2020, a change of +2.16 percentage points. The year's high was 20.49% on 15 Jun 2020 and its low 7.90% on 28 Feb 2020, averaging 13.63% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 12.92 days on 15 Sep 2020. Full history: PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC.

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Short position data for PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2020: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/pten/2020/

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@misc{howshorted-patterson-uti-energy-inc-short-interest--2020-12-31,
  title        = {PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2020 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/pten/2020/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
}

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2020 in figures

Start of year: 9.12% (15 Jan 2020)
End of year: 11.28% (31 Dec 2020)
Change: +2.16 pp
High: 20.49% (15 Jun 2020)
Low: 7.90% (28 Feb 2020)
Average: 13.63%
Highest days to cover: 12.92 (15 Sep 2020)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2020

PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2020
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2020	9.12%	7.01
31 Jan 2020	8.92%	5.44
14 Feb 2020	8.51%	3.33	results (8-K), 10-K filed
28 Feb 2020	7.90%	3.32
13 Mar 2020	11.27%	2.92
31 Mar 2020	14.06%	4.19
15 Apr 2020	15.13%	4.11
30 Apr 2020	17.04%	4.39	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
15 May 2020	16.29%	6.00
29 May 2020	18.30%	5.31
15 Jun 2020	20.49%	4.56
30 Jun 2020	19.66%	4.87
15 Jul 2020	16.76%	5.83
31 Jul 2020	19.10%	6.38	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
14 Aug 2020	18.19%	8.94
31 Aug 2020	16.47%	10.66
15 Sep 2020	15.08%	12.92
30 Sep 2020	11.44%	6.11
15 Oct 2020	10.27%	5.72
30 Oct 2020	10.78%	8.25	results (8-K), 10-Q filed
13 Nov 2020	9.46%	7.07
30 Nov 2020	10.33%	5.42
15 Dec 2020	11.18%	7.12
31 Dec 2020	11.28%	11.70

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.