SANDERSON FARMS INC short interest in 2018

In 2018, SANDERSON FARMS INC's disclosed short interest ran from 28.48% of shares outstanding on 12 Jan 2018 to 16.59% on 31 Dec 2018, a change of -11.89 percentage points. The year's high was 28.59% on 31 Jan 2018 and its low 16.59% on 31 Dec 2018, averaging 21.40% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 19.35 days on 30 Apr 2018. Full history: SANDERSON FARMS INC.

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Short position data for SANDERSON FARMS INC short interest in 2018: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2018. https://howshorted.com/us/company/safm-2022/2018/

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@misc{howshorted-sanderson-farms-inc-short-interest-in-20-2018-12-31,
  title        = {SANDERSON FARMS INC short interest in 2018 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/safm-2022/2018/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2018; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2018}
}

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2018 in figures

Start of year: 28.48% (12 Jan 2018)
End of year: 16.59% (31 Dec 2018)
Change: -11.89 pp
High: 28.59% (31 Jan 2018)
Low: 16.59% (31 Dec 2018)
Average: 21.40%
Highest days to cover: 19.35 (30 Apr 2018)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2018

SANDERSON FARMS INC short interest in 2018
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
12 Jan 2018	28.48%	9.80
31 Jan 2018	28.59%	14.20
15 Feb 2018	26.26%	12.93
28 Feb 2018	24.47%	8.04	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
15 Mar 2018	25.84%	11.93
29 Mar 2018	24.56%	12.27
13 Apr 2018	22.66%	11.56
30 Apr 2018	22.35%	19.35
15 May 2018	24.40%	14.85
31 May 2018	23.75%	6.31	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
15 Jun 2018	21.97%	8.06
29 Jun 2018	21.51%	10.00
13 Jul 2018	20.40%	12.11
31 Jul 2018	19.77%	10.51
15 Aug 2018	18.40%	12.73
31 Aug 2018	19.35%	7.47	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
14 Sep 2018	18.13%	6.86
28 Sep 2018	18.91%	8.04
15 Oct 2018	17.67%	9.92
31 Oct 2018	17.91%	11.42
15 Nov 2018	17.61%	13.57
30 Nov 2018	17.12%	13.26
14 Dec 2018	16.92%	10.91
31 Dec 2018	16.59%	6.38	10-K filed, results (8-K)

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.