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Perenti

Materials

Perenti is a leading global mining services group providing surface and underground mining solutions. The company operates across multiple continents, offering a diversified portfolio of services that include contract mining, drilling, and mining support. Perenti's unique value lies in its extensive experience and capability in managing complex mining operations, ensuring efficiency and safety.

Short position

short percentage0.25%
reported shorts2.3M
shares on issue933.259M

Perenti (ASX:PRN) has 0.25% of its shares on issue reported as short positions as of 5 Oct 2026, or about 2,311,277 shares. Over the past 30 days that figure has fallen 0.19 percentage points, and over 90 days it has fallen 0.12 percentage points. Its highest recorded short interest was 5.22% in September 2021. PRN is classified in the Materials industry. All figures come from official ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay.

Price & short interest

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Perenti (PRN) short interest history

PRN Short Interest History

30-day change
-0.19pp
90-day change
-0.12pp
1-year change
-0.14pp
All-time high
5.22% (September 2021)
All-time low
0.01% (July 2025)

Is PRN heavily shorted?

Not especially: 0.25% short interest is modest by ASX standards, ranking #385 of 799 ASX securities with reported short positions. ASIC requires positions of 0.01% of issued capital or $100,000 (whichever is less) to be reported.

How has PRN's short interest changed recently?

Over the past 30 days Perenti's short interest has been broadly stable, and over 90 days it has been broadly stable. The current level is 0.25% of shares on issue.

What is the highest PRN's short interest has been?

Since 2019, Perenti's short interest peaked at 5.22% in September 2021 and bottomed at 0.01% in July 2025.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are sourced from daily ASIC short position reports, published with a four trading-day (T+4) delay. Shorted aggregates the full history since 2019. See our methodology.