PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2021

In 2021, PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC's disclosed short interest ran from 10.85% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2021 to 4.63% on 31 Dec 2021, a change of -6.22 percentage points. The year's high was 10.85% on 15 Jan 2021 and its low 3.61% on 30 Nov 2021, averaging 6.92% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 11.13 days on 15 Apr 2021. Full history: PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC.

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Short position data for PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2021: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2021. https://howshorted.com/us/company/pten/2021/

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@misc{howshorted-patterson-uti-energy-inc-short-interest--2021-12-31,
  title        = {PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2021 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/pten/2021/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2021; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2021}
}

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2021 in figures

Start of year: 10.85% (15 Jan 2021)
End of year: 4.63% (31 Dec 2021)
Change: -6.22 pp
High: 10.85% (15 Jan 2021)
Low: 3.61% (30 Nov 2021)
Average: 6.92%
Highest days to cover: 11.13 (15 Apr 2021)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2021

PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC short interest in 2021
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2021	10.85%	9.47
29 Jan 2021	9.97%	8.36
12 Feb 2021	9.40%	6.82	results (8-K), 10-K filed
26 Feb 2021	8.49%	6.65
15 Mar 2021	8.46%	6.46
31 Mar 2021	7.87%	6.66
15 Apr 2021	8.02%	11.13
30 Apr 2021	7.76%	8.87	results (8-K)
14 May 2021	8.26%	6.84	10-Q filed
28 May 2021	7.13%	10.29
15 Jun 2021	8.63%	6.81
30 Jun 2021	7.28%	6.32
15 Jul 2021	6.92%	7.06
30 Jul 2021	6.44%	7.23	results (8-K)
13 Aug 2021	5.95%	7.39	10-Q filed
31 Aug 2021	6.08%	8.56
15 Sep 2021	6.01%	6.32
30 Sep 2021	5.98%	5.73
15 Oct 2021	5.24%	2.92
29 Oct 2021	4.57%	2.11	results (8-K)
15 Nov 2021	4.29%	3.86	10-Q filed
30 Nov 2021	3.61%	2.67
15 Dec 2021	4.27%	3.11
31 Dec 2021	4.63%	3.74

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.