SANDERSON FARMS INC short interest in 2020

In 2020, SANDERSON FARMS INC's disclosed short interest ran from 10.05% of shares outstanding on 15 Jan 2020 to 3.17% on 31 Dec 2020, a change of -6.88 percentage points. The year's high was 11.10% on 14 Feb 2020 and its low 2.99% on 15 Dec 2020, averaging 6.06% across 24 twice-monthly settlement dates. FINRA's days-to-cover figure peaked at 8.20 days on 15 Jan 2020. Full history: SANDERSON FARMS INC.

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Short position data for SANDERSON FARMS INC short interest in 2020: FINRA, compiled by howshorted.com, settlement date 31 Dec 2020. https://howshorted.com/us/company/safm-2022/2020/

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@misc{howshorted-sanderson-farms-inc-short-interest-in-20-2020-12-31,
  title        = {SANDERSON FARMS INC short interest in 2020 short position data},
  author       = {{HowShorted}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://howshorted.com/us/company/safm-2022/2020/}},
  note         = {Data: FINRA, settlement date 31 Dec 2020; accessed 2026-10-13},
  year         = {2020}
}

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2020 in figures

Start of year: 10.05% (15 Jan 2020)
End of year: 3.17% (31 Dec 2020)
Change: -6.88 pp
High: 11.10% (14 Feb 2020)
Low: 2.99% (15 Dec 2020)
Average: 6.06%
Highest days to cover: 8.20 (15 Jan 2020)
SEC filings marked: 8

Every report in 2020

SANDERSON FARMS INC short interest in 2020
Settlement	Short interest	Days to cover	Filings since previous
15 Jan 2020	10.05%	8.20
31 Jan 2020	10.17%	4.99
14 Feb 2020	11.10%	7.24
28 Feb 2020	10.44%	4.19	10-Q filed
13 Mar 2020	9.34%	3.36	results (8-K)
31 Mar 2020	7.20%	2.94
15 Apr 2020	6.04%	4.12
30 Apr 2020	5.72%	4.12
15 May 2020	5.41%	4.19
29 May 2020	4.86%	3.90	10-Q filed
15 Jun 2020	4.35%	2.47	results (8-K)
30 Jun 2020	4.48%	4.42
15 Jul 2020	4.89%	2.87
31 Jul 2020	5.44%	4.47
14 Aug 2020	4.92%	6.25
31 Aug 2020	4.72%	5.42	10-Q filed, results (8-K)
15 Sep 2020	5.29%	6.56
30 Sep 2020	4.72%	6.33
15 Oct 2020	6.77%	6.77
30 Oct 2020	6.60%	3.27
13 Nov 2020	3.75%	2.38
30 Nov 2020	3.13%	3.25
15 Dec 2020	2.99%	4.20
31 Dec 2020	3.17%	3.19	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.