Lincoln Electric (LECO) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Wall Street Legend Warns: 'A Strange Day Is Coming to America' (From Chaikin Analytics) (Ad) Free LECO Stock Alerts $199.37 -3.10 (-1.53%) (As of 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Lincoln Electric Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest985,200 sharesPrevious Short Interest879,900 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+11.97%Dollar Volume Sold Short$225.60 millionShort Interest Ratio3.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 15, 2024Outstanding Shares56,910,000 sharesFloat Size55,720,000 sharesShort Percent of Float1.77%Today's Trading Volume534,047 sharesAverage Trading Volume298,191 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average179% Short Selling Lincoln Electric ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lincoln Electric and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLECO Short Interest Over TimeLECO Days to Cover Over TimeLECO Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Chaikin AnalyticsLog Into Marc's $5,000 System TodayNew Panic Could Sweep America Mark these words in 2024. 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Lincoln Electric Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/15/2024985,200 shares $225.60 million +12.0%1.8%3.3 $228.99 4/30/2024879,900 shares $193.16 million -8.7%1.6%3 $219.53 4/15/2024964,100 shares $230.30 million -6.4%1.7%3.4 $238.88 3/31/20241,030,000 shares $263.10 million -17.6%1.9%3.6 $255.44 3/15/20241,250,000 shares $310.51 million +12.6%2.3%4.5 $248.41 2/29/20241,110,000 shares $284.83 million -9.8%2.0%3.9 $256.60 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LECO and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lincoln Electric and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/15/20241,230,000 shares $307.25 million -14.0%2.2%4.4 $249.80 1/31/20241,430,000 shares $317.77 million -5.3%2.6%5.3 $222.22 1/15/20241,510,000 shares $320.80 million -2.0%2.7%5 $212.45 12/31/20231,540,000 shares $334.89 million -7.8%2.8%5 $217.46 12/15/20231,670,000 shares $361.47 million -10.7%3.0%5.3 $216.45 11/30/20231,870,000 shares $370.37 million +19.1%3.4%6 $198.06 11/15/20231,570,000 shares $307.19 million -12.8%2.8%5 $195.66 10/31/20231,800,000 shares $314.64 million -3.2%3.2%5.9 $174.80 10/15/20231,860,000 shares $340.96 million +3.9%3.3%6.3 $183.31 9/30/20231,790,000 shares $325.40 million -2.2%3.2%6 $181.79 9/15/20231,830,000 shares $331.60 million +24.5%3.3%6 $181.20 8/31/20231,470,000 shares $282.92 million +2.8%2.6%4.7 $192.46 8/15/20231,430,000 shares $270.30 million -7.1%2.6%4.2 $189.02 7/31/20231,540,000 shares $309.09 million -2.5%2.8%4.4 $200.71 7/15/20231,580,000 shares $315.72 million -10.2%2.8%4.2 $199.82 6/30/20231,760,000 shares $349.59 million No Change3.1%4.8 $198.63 6/15/20231,760,000 shares $345.11 million -4.4%3.1%4.7 $196.09 5/31/20231,840,000 shares $312.17 million -6.6%3.3%4.7 $169.66 5/15/20231,970,000 shares $334.37 million -2.5%3.5%4.9 $169.73 4/30/20232,020,000 shares $338.96 million No Change3.6%4.9 $167.80 4/15/20232,020,000 shares $321.18 million +6.9%3.6%4.9 $159.00 3/31/20231,890,000 shares $319.60 million +24.3%3.4%4.6 $169.10 3/15/20231,520,000 shares $247.79 million -11.6%2.7%3.7 $163.02 2/28/20231,720,000 shares $288.84 million -13.1%3.0%4.6 $167.93 2/15/20231,980,000 shares $348.42 million -0.5%3.5%5.3 $175.97 1/31/20231,990,000 shares $332.07 million +4.2%3.5%5.9 $166.87 1/15/20231,910,000 shares $301.91 million +0.5%3.4%5.6 $158.07 12/30/20221,900,000 shares $274.53 million +13.1%3.3%5.8 $144.49 12/15/20221,680,000 shares $240.34 million -7.2%3.0%5.2 $143.06 11/30/20221,810,000 shares $267.66 million -5.2%3.2%5.8 $147.88 11/15/20221,910,000 shares $283.48 million -6.8%3.4%6.3 $148.42 10/31/20222,050,000 shares $291.10 million +2.5%3.6%7.5 $142.00 10/15/20222,000,000 shares $245 million +22.0%3.5%7.8 $122.50 9/30/20221,640,000 shares $206.18 million +29.1%2.9%6.6 $125.72Nvidia’s Quiet $1 Trillion Pivot (Ad)Nvidia recently added $277 billion in market cap … IN ONE DAY.Find out details on these three critical Nvidia partners immediately. 9/15/20221,270,000 shares $173.79 million +7.6%2.2%5.2 $136.84 8/31/20221,180,000 shares $161.29 million -10.6%2.1%4.6 $136.69 8/15/20221,320,000 shares $195.45 million -4.4%2.3%5.1 $148.07 7/31/20221,380,000 shares $195.19 million +7.0%2.4%4.8 $141.44 7/15/20221,290,000 shares $158.22 million +3.2%2.3%4.4 $122.65 6/30/20221,250,000 shares $154.20 million -7.4%2.2%4.4 $123.36 6/15/20221,350,000 shares $172.38 million +3.1%2.5%4.6 $127.69 5/31/20221,310,000 shares $177.92 million +26.0%2.4%4.6 $135.82 5/15/20221,040,000 shares $138.58 million +4.0%1.9%3.3 $133.25 4/30/20221,000,000 shares $134.73 million +6.9%1.8%3.3 $134.73 4/15/2022935,800 shares $121.16 million -7.4%1.7%3.2 $129.47 3/31/20221,010,000 shares $139.19 million +30.1%1.8%3.6 $137.81 3/15/2022776,100 shares $100.38 million -17.6%1.4%3.1 $129.34 2/28/2022942,100 shares $120.08 million +0.9%1.7%3.7 $127.46 2/15/2022934,000 shares $119.02 million -12.7%1.7%4.1 $127.43 1/31/20221,070,000 shares $136.79 million +12.6%1.9%5.2 $127.84 1/15/2022950,700 shares $128.91 million -12.0%1.7%4.8 $135.60 12/31/20211,080,000 shares $150.63 million -3.6%1.9%5.6 $139.47 12/15/20211,120,000 shares $150.18 million +17.4%2.0%5.5 $134.09 11/30/2021954,400 shares $128.81 million +2.9%1.7%4.9 $134.96 11/15/2021927,800 shares $135.19 million -11.6%1.7%4.8 $145.71 10/29/20211,050,000 shares $149.52 million -4.6%1.9%5.3 $142.40 10/15/20211,100,000 shares $152.69 million -2.7%2.0%5.4 $138.81 9/30/20211,130,000 shares $145.53 million +25.2%2.0%5.4 $128.79 9/15/2021902,500 shares $121.34 million +5.9%1.6%3.9 $134.45 8/31/2021852,500 shares $119.02 million +4.6%1.5%3.7 $139.61 8/13/2021814,700 shares $115.57 million -0.6%1.4%3.6 $141.85 7/30/2021819,300 shares $114.23 million +3.3%1.5%3.5 $139.43 7/15/2021792,800 shares $107.14 million -25.2%1.4%3.4 $135.14 6/30/20211,060,000 shares $139.61 million +35.8%1.9%4.5 $131.71 6/15/2021780,400 shares $99.88 million -5.7%1.4%3.7 $127.99 5/28/2021827,200 shares $106.36 million +5.2%1.5%4.1 $128.58 5/14/2021786,200 shares $103.35 million +10.9%1.4%3.7 $131.45 4/30/2021709,200 shares $93.72 million -7.8%1.3%3.1 $132.15 4/15/2021769,300 shares $94.30 million -23.1%1.4%3.2 $122.58 3/31/2021999,800 shares $124.15 million +19.9%1.8%4.1 $124.17 3/15/2021834,100 shares $103.04 million +17.0%1.5%3.4 $123.54 2/26/2021713,100 shares $83.88 million -6.3%1.3%2.9 $117.63 2/12/2021761,300 shares $88.58 million +6.7%1.4%3.1 $116.36 1/29/2021713,800 shares $83.67 million -31.4%1.3%2.9 $117.22 1/15/20211,040,000 shares $123.21 million No Change1.8%4 $118.47 1/31/20201,430,000 shares $127.53 million -11.2%2.4%4.9 $89.18 1/15/20201,430,000 shares $137.12 million -11.2%2.4%4.9 $95.89 12/31/20191,610,000 shares $155.74 million +11.8%2.7%5.5 $96.73 8/15/20192,312,300 shares $186.39 million -7.0%4.0%5.8 $80.61 LECO Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lincoln Electric's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Lincoln Electric shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 879,900 shares of LECO short. 1.58% of Lincoln Electric's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lincoln Electric's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lincoln Electric? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. LECO shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Lincoln Electric's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Lincoln Electric? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lincoln Electric: Walleye Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Simplex Trading LLC, and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Lincoln Electric? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 1.58% of Lincoln Electric's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Lincoln Electric's short interest increasing or decreasing? Lincoln Electric saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 879,900 shares, a decrease of 8.7% from the previous total of 964,100 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Lincoln Electric's float size? Lincoln Electric currently has issued a total of 56,910,000 shares. Some of Lincoln Electric's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Lincoln Electric currently has a public float of 55,720,000 shares. How does Lincoln Electric's short interest compare to its competitors? 1.58% of Lincoln Electric's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lincoln Electric: A. O. Smith Co. (3.02%), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (3.89%), Nordson Co. (1.87%), Pentair plc (2.08%), Graco Inc. (0.88%), CNH Industrial (3.75%), Allegion plc (1.99%), Regal Rexnord Co. (1.23%), Crown Holdings, Inc. (2.26%), AptarGroup, Inc. (0.71%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Lincoln Electric stock? Short selling LECO is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lincoln Electric as its price is falling. LECO shares are trading down $0.28 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Lincoln Electric? A short squeeze for Lincoln Electric occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LECO, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lincoln Electric's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LECO, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: A. O. 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