Lamar Advertising (LAMR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $114.64 +0.83 (+0.73%) As of 03:18 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Lamar Advertising Short Interest DataLamar Advertising (LAMR) has a short interest of 4.20 million shares, representing 4.83% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 16.02% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.1, indicating that it would take 6.1 days of the average trading volume of 496,262 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest4,200,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,620,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+16.02%Dollar Volume Sold Short$459.31 millionShort Interest Ratio6.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 15, 2025Outstanding Shares102,397,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.83%Today's Trading Volume597,274 sharesAverage Trading Volume496,262 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average120% Short Selling Lamar Advertising? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lamar Advertising and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLAMR Short Interest Over TimeLAMR Days to Cover Over TimeLAMR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Lamar Advertising Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/15/20254,200,000 shares $459.31 million +16.0%4.8%6.1 $109.36 3/31/20253,620,000 shares $411.88 million -1.6%4.2%5.6 $113.78 3/15/20253,680,000 shares $410.47 million +19.5%4.2%6.3 $111.54 2/28/20253,080,000 shares $382.63 million +21.7%3.5%6 $124.23 2/15/20252,530,000 shares $329.00 million +0.4%2.9%5.2 $130.04 1/31/20252,520,000 shares $318.58 million +2.4%N/A5.4 $126.42 1/15/20252,460,000 shares $293.99 million +0.4%N/A5.3 $119.51 12/31/20242,450,000 shares $298.26 million -3.5%N/A5.7 $121.74 12/15/20242,540,000 shares $327.66 million +7.6%N/A6 $129.00 11/30/20242,360,000 shares $316.29 million -13.9%N/A5.7 $134.02 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LAMR and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lamar Advertising and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/15/20242,740,000 shares $346.20 million +6.2%N/A6.5 $126.35 10/31/20242,580,000 shares $340.56 million +24.0%N/A6.7 $132.00 10/15/20242,080,000 shares $287.27 million -5.0%N/A5.2 $138.11 9/30/20242,190,000 shares $292.58 million -2.2%N/A5.1 $133.60 9/15/20242,240,000 shares $289.95 million -0.4%N/A5.1 $129.44 8/31/20242,250,000 shares $283.01 million +0.5%N/A5.5 $125.78 8/15/20242,240,000 shares $266.58 million +0.9%N/A5.6 $119.01 7/31/20242,220,000 shares $266.09 million -9.0%N/A5.5 $119.86 7/15/20242,440,000 shares $287.19 million -8.6%N/A6.2 $117.70 6/30/20242,670,000 shares $319.15 million +15.1%N/A7.1 $119.53 6/15/20242,320,000 shares $265.90 million -11.8%N/A6.4 $114.61 5/31/20242,630,000 shares $310.63 million +16.9%N/A7.1 $118.11 5/15/20242,250,000 shares $274.10 million +3.7%N/A5.3 $121.82 4/30/20242,170,000 shares $251.39 million +2.4%N/A4.9 $115.85 4/15/20242,120,000 shares $235.74 million +1.4%N/A5.3 $111.20 3/31/20242,090,000 shares $249.57 million -11.1%N/A5 $119.41 3/15/20242,350,000 shares $272.81 million +25.7%N/A5.6 $116.09 2/29/20241,870,000 shares $206.73 million -5.1%N/A4.1 $110.55 2/15/20241,970,000 shares $212.70 million +14.5%N/A4.6 $107.97 1/31/20241,720,000 shares $180.05 million -6.0%N/A4.2 $104.68 1/15/20241,830,000 shares $194.75 million +1.7%N/A3.7 $106.42 12/31/20231,800,000 shares $191.30 million -44.8%N/A3.6 $106.28 12/15/20233,260,000 shares $350.22 million +8.3%N/A6.3 $107.43 11/30/20233,010,000 shares $304.88 million +5.2%N/A6 $101.29 11/15/20232,860,000 shares $274.99 million +13.0%N/A5.9 $96.15 10/31/20232,530,000 shares $208.14 million +3.7%N/A5.2 $82.27 10/15/20232,440,000 shares $198.49 million +25.1%N/A5.2 $81.35 9/30/20231,950,000 shares $162.77 million -19.8%N/A4.4 $83.47 9/15/20232,430,000 shares $207.77 million -0.4%N/A5.9 $85.50 8/31/20232,440,000 shares $222.58 million +8.9%N/A5.9 $91.22Donald Trump is about to free crypto from its chains … (Ad)Sure enough, Bitcoin took off on the exact day Juan said it would. 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It's up more than 40% since the election … surpassing $100,000 on Dec. 8 .… Now Juan believes it could hit $150,000 … or higher in 2025.There's another coin he thinks could do even better. 7/15/20211,500,000 shares $157.20 million -2.6%1.7%3.5 $104.80 6/30/20211,540,000 shares $160.81 million +11.6%1.8%3.7 $104.42 6/15/20211,380,000 shares $146.18 million +3.8%1.6%3.4 $105.93 5/28/20211,330,000 shares $139.41 million -5.7%1.6%3 $104.82 5/14/20211,410,000 shares $143.34 million -9.6%N/A2.8 $101.66 4/30/20211,560,000 shares $155.70 million -4.9%N/A3.1 $99.81 4/15/20211,640,000 shares $156.42 million +7.2%N/A3.2 $95.38 3/31/20211,530,000 shares $143.33 million +4.1%1.8%3 $93.68 3/15/20211,470,000 shares $140.62 million +5.0%1.7%2.8 $95.66 2/26/20211,400,000 shares $121.59 million -2.8%1.6%2.8 $86.85 2/12/20211,440,000 shares $125.25 million -5.3%1.7%3.1 $86.98 1/29/20211,520,000 shares $127.33 million -7.9%N/A2.9 $83.77 1/15/20211,650,000 shares $137.53 million -4.6%N/A3 $83.35 12/31/20201,730,000 shares $142.43 million +8.8%N/A3.1 $82.33 12/15/20201,590,000 shares $124.80 million -14.5%N/A2.7 $78.49 11/30/20201,860,000 shares $148.24 million +2.8%N/A3.1 $79.70 11/15/20201,810,000 shares $138.77 million +13.8%N/A3 $76.67 10/30/20201,590,000 shares $97.96 million -7.0%N/A2.8 $61.61 10/15/20201,710,000 shares $113.61 million +1.8%N/A3.2 $66.44 9/30/20201,680,000 shares $111.17 million +6.3%N/A2.9 $66.17 9/15/20201,580,000 shares $105.42 million -14.6%N/A2.5 $66.72 8/31/20201,850,000 shares $128.08 million -14.0%N/A2.8 $69.23 8/14/20202,150,000 shares $146.31 million +12.0%N/A2.9 $68.05 7/31/20201,920,000 shares $126.20 million -14.7%N/A2.3 $65.73 7/15/20202,250,000 shares $142.74 million -3.4%N/A2.4 $63.44 6/30/20202,330,000 shares $154.99 million +3.6%N/A2.3 $66.52 6/15/20202,250,000 shares $164.32 million -5.1%N/A1.9 $73.03 5/29/20202,370,000 shares $162.30 million -6.3%N/A1.8 $68.48 5/15/20202,530,000 shares $151.12 million -6.0%N/A2 $59.73 LAMR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lamar Advertising's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Lamar Advertising shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 4,200,000 shares of LAMR short. 4.83% of Lamar Advertising's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lamar Advertising's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lamar Advertising? 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. LAMR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 6.0. Learn More on Lamar Advertising's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Lamar Advertising? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lamar Advertising: Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Caption Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Lamar Advertising? 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. 4.83% of Lamar Advertising's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Lamar Advertising's short interest increasing or decreasing? Lamar Advertising saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,200,000 shares, an increase of 16.0% from the previous total of 3,620,000 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. How does Lamar Advertising's short interest compare to its competitors? 4.83% of Lamar Advertising's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lamar Advertising: Omnicom Group Inc. (12.20%), The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. (7.98%), National CineMedia, Inc. (8.13%), Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (10.51%), Alphabet Inc. (0.38%), VICI Properties Inc. (2.62%), Extra Space Storage Inc. (1.49%), Ventas, Inc. (3.08%), AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (2.03%), Equity Residential (1.52%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Lamar Advertising stock? Short selling LAMR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lamar Advertising as its price is falling. LAMR shares are trading up $0.83 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 Lamar Advertising? A short squeeze for Lamar Advertising 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 LAMR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lamar Advertising'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 LAMR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025. 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