Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $65.07 -1.78 (-2.66%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Lakeland Financial Short Interest DataLakeland Financial (LKFN) has a short interest of 2.17 million shares, representing 8.77% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.46% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 21.5, indicating that it would take 21.5 days of the average trading volume of 113,210 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,170,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,160,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.46%Dollar Volume Sold Short$140.98 millionShort Interest Ratio21.5 Days to CoverLast Record DateOctober 15, 2024Outstanding Shares25,507,000 sharesFloat Size24,730,000 sharesShort Percent of Float8.77%Today's Trading Volume62,661 sharesAverage Trading Volume113,210 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average55% Short Selling Lakeland Financial? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lakeland Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLKFN Short Interest Over TimeLKFN Days to Cover Over TimeLKFN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Crypto Swap Profits625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. It might seem far-fetched, but results like this are within reach with the right knowledge and timing in the altcoin market. Plus, you’ll get $10 in real Bitcoin when you stay to the end of the call and take a short quiz.>> Dive into the Workshop Here Lakeland Financial Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 10/15/20242,170,000 shares $140.98 million +0.5%8.8%21.5 $64.97 9/30/20242,160,000 shares $140.66 million +0.9%8.7%19.1 $65.12 9/15/20242,140,000 shares $140.13 million -0.9%8.7%17.4 $65.48 8/31/20242,160,000 shares $147.20 million +0.5%8.7%18 $68.15 8/15/20242,150,000 shares $134.33 million -1.8%8.7%18 $62.48 7/31/20242,190,000 shares $150.08 million +6.8%8.9%18.8 $68.53 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LKFN and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lakeland Financial and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 7/15/20242,050,000 shares $135.32 million -1.0%8.3%18.2 $66.01 6/30/20242,070,000 shares $127.35 million -1.0%8.4%21 $61.52 6/15/20242,090,000 shares $125.36 million -0.5%8.5%22.8 $59.98 5/31/20242,100,000 shares $130.26 million -1.4%8.5%19.8 $62.03 5/15/20242,130,000 shares $134.47 million -0.9%8.6%18.7 $63.13 4/30/20242,150,000 shares $126.36 million -0.9%8.7%17.6 $58.77 4/15/20242,170,000 shares $128.64 million No Change8.6%16.4 $59.28 3/31/20242,170,000 shares $143.91 million +1.4%8.6%16.6 $66.32 3/15/20242,140,000 shares $133.58 million +0.5%8.5%16.6 $62.42 2/29/20242,130,000 shares $135.68 million +1.4%8.6%17.2 $63.70 2/15/20242,100,000 shares $139.71 million +0.5%8.5%18.1 $66.53 1/31/20242,090,000 shares $139.95 million -1.9%8.5%18.2 $66.96 1/15/20242,130,000 shares $133.66 million +0.5%8.7%19.4 $62.75 12/31/20232,120,000 shares $138.14 million -2.8%8.6%18.8 $65.16 12/15/20232,180,000 shares $142.88 million +0.5%8.9%18.7 $65.54 11/30/20232,170,000 shares $120.54 million -1.8%8.8%19.3 $55.55 11/15/20232,210,000 shares $124.89 million +1.4%9.0%20 $56.51 10/31/20232,180,000 shares $107.37 million +6.9%8.9%19 $49.25 10/15/20232,040,000 shares $99.33 million -1.9%8.3%18.2 $48.69 9/30/20232,080,000 shares $98.72 million -4.6%8.5%17.7 $47.46 9/15/20232,180,000 shares $106.95 million +1.9%8.9%18.3 $49.06 8/31/20232,140,000 shares $111.56 million +2.4%8.7%16.3 $52.13 8/15/20232,090,000 shares $114.32 million +1.5%8.5%14 $54.70 7/31/20232,060,000 shares $114.21 million +2.0%8.4%13.1 $55.44 7/15/20232,020,000 shares $103.50 million +0.5%8.2%11.4 $51.24 6/30/20232,010,000 shares $97.53 million -2.9%8.2%11.6 $48.52 6/15/20232,070,000 shares $113.60 million +4.0%8.4%12 $54.88 5/31/20231,990,000 shares $99.96 million +12.4%8.1%11.6 $50.23 5/15/20231,770,000 shares $77.23 million +2.3%7.2%11 $43.63 4/30/20231,730,000 shares $87.66 million +2.4%7.0%11.8 $50.67 4/15/20231,690,000 shares $97.06 million -2.3%6.9%13.1 $57.43 3/31/20231,730,000 shares $108.37 million No Change7.0%13.5 $62.64 3/15/20231,730,000 shares $116.10 million +3.6%7.1%14.5 $67.11 2/28/20231,670,000 shares $119.61 million -3.5%6.8%16.6 $71.62I was wrong. 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Here’s the full story for you. 2/15/20231,730,000 shares $121.90 million -2.8%7.1%17.9 $70.46 1/31/20231,780,000 shares $125.86 million +4.7%7.3%19.4 $70.71 1/15/20231,700,000 shares $130.24 million -1.7%6.9%19.1 $76.61 12/30/20221,730,000 shares $126.24 million +0.6%7.1%19.9 $72.97 12/15/20221,720,000 shares $124.01 million -0.6%7.0%19.1 $72.10 11/30/20221,730,000 shares $136.60 million -2.3%7.1%18.8 $78.96 11/15/20221,770,000 shares $137.16 million -2.8%7.2%19 $77.49 10/31/20221,820,000 shares $150.42 million +1.1%7.4%19.8 $82.65 10/15/20221,800,000 shares $139.23 million -3.2%7.4%18.1 $77.35 9/30/20221,860,000 shares $135.43 million -1.1%7.6%18.2 $72.81 9/15/20221,880,000 shares $146.92 million No Change7.7%16 $78.15 8/31/20221,880,000 shares $141.64 million -3.1%7.7%15.6 $75.34 8/15/20221,940,000 shares $155.86 million -1.0%7.9%15.7 $80.34 7/31/20221,960,000 shares $152.49 million -0.5%8.0%14.8 $77.80 7/15/20221,970,000 shares $130.83 million No Change8.1%14.7 $66.41 6/30/20221,970,000 shares $130.85 million -0.5%8.1%14.1 $66.42 6/15/20221,980,000 shares $134.01 million -0.5%8.1%13.7 $67.68 5/31/20221,990,000 shares $143.60 million No Change8.1%14.2 $72.16 5/15/20221,990,000 shares $139.08 million +2.6%8.1%13.9 $69.89 4/30/20221,940,000 shares $141.27 million -1.0%7.9%13.4 $72.82 4/15/20221,960,000 shares $145.04 million +2.6%7.9%12.1 $74.00 3/31/20221,910,000 shares $139.43 million +0.5%7.7%11.4 $73.00 3/15/20221,900,000 shares $153.62 million No Change7.6%11.9 $80.85 2/28/20221,900,000 shares $152.40 million +1.6%7.8%10.8 $80.21 2/15/20221,870,000 shares $153.53 million +1.1%7.7%10.9 $82.10 1/31/20221,850,000 shares $147.87 million +1.1%7.6%11.1 $79.93 1/15/20221,830,000 shares $155.29 million -4.7%7.5%12 $84.86 12/31/20211,920,000 shares $153.87 million -3.5%7.9%13.6 $80.14 12/15/20211,990,000 shares $144.49 million +2.1%8.2%14 $72.61 11/30/20211,950,000 shares $137.71 million +5.4%8.0%16.5 $70.62 11/15/20211,850,000 shares $136.20 million +2.8%7.6%14.3 $73.62 10/29/20211,800,000 shares $129.37 million +2.9%7.4%12.3 $71.87 10/15/20211,750,000 shares $131.76 million +4.2%7.2%6.3 $75.29 9/30/20211,680,000 shares $119.68 million No Change6.9%6.1 $71.24 9/15/20211,680,000 shares $107.81 million +3.7%6.9%6.1 $64.17 8/31/20211,620,000 shares $107.58 million -4.1%6.7%5.9 $66.41 8/13/20211,690,000 shares $121.54 million +190.0%7.0%6.6 $71.92 7/30/2021582,800 shares $38.97 million -16.0%2.4%2.5 $66.87 7/15/2021693,900 shares $41.42 million +36.0%2.9%7.2 $59.69 6/30/2021510,400 shares $31.46 million +9.3%2.1%5.4 $61.64 6/15/2021466,900 shares $28.21 million -3.4%1.9%5.3 $60.41 5/28/2021483,300 shares $29.82 million +0.7%2.0%5.2 $61.71 5/14/2021480,100 shares $30.12 million -11.9%2.0%4.7 $62.73 4/30/2021544,900 shares $35.81 million -7.2%2.2%4.9 $65.71 4/15/2021586,900 shares $40.44 million -10.0%2.4%5.1 $68.90 3/31/2021651,900 shares $45.52 million -18.9%2.6%5.6 $69.82 3/15/2021803,400 shares $61.26 million +5.1%3.2%7 $76.25 2/26/2021764,800 shares $53.31 million +2.6%3.1%7.6 $69.71 2/12/2021745,300 shares $47.77 million +0.5%3.1%7.7 $64.10 1/29/2021741,400 shares $44.30 million +5.1%3.0%7.8 $59.75I was wrong. Dead wrong. (Ad)I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. 1/15/2021705,500 shares $42.56 million No Change2.9%7.3 $60.33 1/31/20201,290,000 shares $61.20 million -1.5%5.3%20.6 $47.44 1/15/20201,290,000 shares $62.51 million -1.5%5.3%20.6 $48.46 12/31/20191,310,000 shares $64.09 million +3.2%5.3%22.1 $48.92 LKFN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lakeland Financial's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Lakeland Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 2,170,000 shares of LKFN short. 8.77% of Lakeland Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lakeland Financial's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lakeland Financial? 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. LKFN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 22.0. Learn More on Lakeland Financial's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Lakeland Financial? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lakeland Financial: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Lakeland Financial? 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. 8.77% of Lakeland Financial's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Lakeland Financial's short interest increasing or decreasing? Lakeland Financial saw a increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,170,000 shares, an increase of 0.5% from the previous total of 2,160,000 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 Lakeland Financial's float size? Lakeland Financial currently has issued a total of 25,507,000 shares. Some of Lakeland Financial'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. Lakeland Financial currently has a public float of 24,730,000 shares. How does Lakeland Financial's short interest compare to its competitors? 8.77% of Lakeland Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lakeland Financial: Veritex Holdings, Inc. (2.62%), First Busey Co. (2.02%), FB Financial Co. (1.47%), Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (4.08%), Popular, Inc. (1.40%), Old National Bancorp (2.76%), Columbia Banking System, Inc. (1.98%), Home Bancshares, Inc. (Conway, AR) (2.07%), First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (5.74%), F.N.B. Co. (2.16%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Lakeland Financial stock? Short selling LKFN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lakeland Financial as its price is falling. LKFN shares are trading down $1.78 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 Lakeland Financial? A short squeeze for Lakeland Financial 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 LKFN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lakeland Financial'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 LKFN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024. 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