Lancaster Colony (LANC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $169.13 +1.00 (+0.59%) As of 06/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Lancaster Colony Short Interest DataLancaster Colony (LANC) has a short interest of 686,000 shares, representing 3.31% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 13.54% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 149,066 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest686,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest604,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+13.54%Dollar Volume Sold Short$115.04 millionShort Interest Ratio3.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2025Outstanding Shares27,569,000 sharesFloat Size20,710,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.31%Today's Trading Volume97,530 sharesAverage Trading Volume149,066 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average65% Short Selling Lancaster Colony? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lancaster Colony and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLANC Short Interest Over TimeLANC Days to Cover Over TimeLANC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Lancaster Colony Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/2025686,000 shares $115.04 million +13.5%3.3%3.7 $167.69 5/15/2025604,200 shares $100.86 million -1.1%2.9%3.2 $166.93 4/30/2025610,900 shares $99.44 million -0.9%3.0%3.3 $162.78 4/15/2025616,700 shares $113.94 million +25.1%3.0%3.7 $184.76 3/31/2025493,100 shares $86.29 million +4.2%2.4%3 $175.00 3/15/2025473,100 shares $85.17 million +5.1%2.3%3.1 $180.02 2/28/2025450,300 shares $86.07 million +14.0%2.2%3.1 $191.15 2/15/2025395,000 shares $74.51 million -2.8%1.9%2.8 $188.63 1/31/2025406,500 shares $68.59 million +6.9%2.1%2.9 $168.74 1/15/2025380,400 shares $63.87 million -7.4%2.0%2.8 $167.90 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LANC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lancaster Colony and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 12/31/2024410,800 shares $71.13 million -8.5%2.1%3 $173.14 12/15/2024448,800 shares $88.91 million +4.6%2.3%3.5 $198.10 11/30/2024429,100 shares $79.74 million -11.0%2.2%3.3 $185.84 11/15/2024482,000 shares $87.12 million +0.7%2.5%3.6 $180.75 10/31/2024478,600 shares $83.08 million -23.4%2.5%3.3 $173.60 10/15/2024624,500 shares $112.70 million +1.0%3.2%4.5 $180.47 9/30/2024618,200 shares $109.16 million -10.5%3.2%4.5 $176.57 9/15/2024690,500 shares $124.03 million -0.2%3.6%4.8 $179.63 8/31/2024691,900 shares $118.15 million -17.0%3.6%5.1 $170.76 8/15/2024833,900 shares $165.40 million +7.7%4.3%6.7 $198.35 7/31/2024774,100 shares $149.45 million +3.9%4.0%7.1 $193.06 7/15/2024745,400 shares $138.55 million +26.1%3.9%6.7 $185.87 6/30/2024591,000 shares $111.68 million +2.2%3.1%5.2 $188.97 6/15/2024578,500 shares $107.92 million -18.0%3.0%5.3 $186.56 5/31/2024705,100 shares $130.80 million +24.1%3.7%6.1 $185.50 5/15/2024568,400 shares $109.92 million -6.8%3.0%4.7 $193.39 4/30/2024609,700 shares $116.34 million -5.8%3.2%4.8 $190.81 4/15/2024647,100 shares $126.06 million +2.5%3.4%4.6 $194.81 3/31/2024631,100 shares $131.04 million -1.8%3.3%4.6 $207.63 3/15/2024642,800 shares $127.40 million -1.6%3.4%4.6 $198.20 2/29/2024653,400 shares $135.20 million +1.8%3.4%4.6 $206.92 2/15/2024641,600 shares $123.29 million -24.5%3.4%4.5 $192.16 1/31/2024849,200 shares $156.07 million -15.0%4.4%6.2 $183.78 1/15/2024999,000 shares $171.53 million +5.7%5.2%8.1 $171.70 12/31/2023945,000 shares $157.24 million +13.4%4.9%7.4 $166.39 12/15/2023833,700 shares $138.58 million +5.8%4.4%6.6 $166.22 11/30/2023787,700 shares $130.68 million +1.8%4.1%6.1 $165.90 11/15/2023774,000 shares $131.68 million +17.7%4.0%5.8 $170.13 10/31/2023657,600 shares $111.25 million +10.0%3.4%4.5 $169.17 10/15/2023597,800 shares $105.82 million +11.1%3.1%4.1 $177.01Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 9/30/2023538,000 shares $88.79 million +4.5%2.8%3.8 $165.03 9/15/2023515,000 shares $88.84 million -17.2%2.7%3.6 $172.50 8/31/2023622,200 shares $102.78 million -13.4%3.2%4 $165.19 8/15/2023718,500 shares $132.73 million -5.2%3.7%4.9 $184.73 7/31/2023757,800 shares $145.98 million +4.7%4.0%5.5 $192.63 7/15/2023723,600 shares $135.50 million +3.8%3.8%5 $187.26 6/30/2023697,200 shares $140.20 million -7.6%3.6%4.9 $201.09 6/15/2023754,500 shares $141.02 million -4.8%3.9%4.8 $186.91 5/31/2023792,300 shares $155.75 million -6.7%4.1%5.5 $196.58 5/15/2023849,600 shares $181.11 million -10.2%4.4%5.7 $213.17 4/30/2023946,100 shares $197.85 million +33.8%4.9%6.2 $209.12 4/15/2023707,200 shares $140.08 million -3.1%3.7%4.6 $198.07 3/31/2023729,900 shares $148.08 million -4.5%3.9%4.6 $202.88 3/15/2023764,400 shares $149.37 million -8.9%4.1%4.9 $195.41 2/28/2023838,700 shares $161.01 million -3.0%4.5%5.5 $191.98 2/15/2023864,200 shares $167.13 million +11.7%4.6%5.4 $193.39 1/31/2023773,500 shares $148.44 million -0.7%4.2%4.4 $191.91 1/15/2023778,900 shares $154.58 million +10.3%4.2%3.9 $198.46 12/30/2022706,000 shares $139.29 million -5.9%3.8%3.5 $197.30 12/15/2022750,200 shares $146.59 million -3.1%4.0%3.7 $195.40 11/30/2022774,500 shares $160.43 million -3.1%4.2%3.9 $207.14 11/15/2022799,100 shares $161.15 million -36.1%4.3%3.9 $201.67 10/31/20221,250,000 shares $225.35 million +14.7%6.7%6.6 $180.28 10/15/20221,090,000 shares $179.85 million +6.9%5.9%6.7 $165.00 9/30/20221,020,000 shares $153.29 million +3.2%5.5%6.7 $150.28 9/15/2022988,800 shares $166.26 million -10.9%5.3%6.7 $168.14 8/31/20221,110,000 shares $187.09 million +8.8%6.0%7.4 $168.55 8/15/20221,020,000 shares $151.17 million -1.0%5.5%7.2 $148.21 7/31/20221,030,000 shares $136.35 million -3.7%5.7%6.9 $132.38 7/15/20221,070,000 shares $139.07 million +13.8%6.0%7.6 $129.97 6/30/2022940,100 shares $121.07 million +0.7%5.2%6.8 $128.78 6/15/2022934,000 shares $114.11 million +4.7%5.2%7.1 $122.17 5/31/2022891,800 shares $108.71 million +1.0%4.8%7.5 $121.90 5/15/2022883,400 shares $122.88 million +3.6%4.8%7.5 $139.10 4/30/2022853,000 shares $132.37 million +2.4%4.6%7.8 $155.18 4/15/2022832,800 shares $129.24 million -0.1%4.5%7.9 $155.19 3/31/2022833,700 shares $124.35 million +0.1%4.5%7.9 $149.15 3/15/2022832,800 shares $130.43 million -0.8%4.5%8.5 $156.62 2/28/2022839,500 shares $141.21 million +2.9%4.5%8.4 $168.21 2/15/2022816,200 shares $129.73 million -3.0%4.2%8.3 $158.94 1/31/2022841,600 shares $133.62 million +34.2%4.4%8.7 $158.77 1/15/2022627,100 shares $104.00 million +2.5%3.3%6.4 $165.85 12/31/2021611,600 shares $101.28 million -9.5%3.2%6.7 $165.60 12/15/2021675,500 shares $107.28 million +3.2%3.5%6.9 $158.82 11/30/2021654,400 shares $95.67 million -5.2%3.4%6.6 $146.20 11/15/2021690,200 shares $113.85 million -17.0%3.6%6.7 $164.95 10/29/2021832,000 shares $141.44 million +0.6%4.3%8.2 $170.00 10/15/2021826,800 shares $142.66 million -4.7%4.3%8.9 $172.55 9/30/2021867,600 shares $146.46 million +5.9%4.7%9.3 $168.81 9/15/2021819,600 shares $138.64 million +1.9%4.4%9.1 $169.15Trump’s treachery (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 8/31/2021804,500 shares $142.59 million -3.6%4.3%9.5 $177.24 8/13/2021834,200 shares $159.76 million -4.9%4.5%10.2 $191.51 7/30/2021877,400 shares $173.61 million +2.3%4.7%10.5 $197.87 7/15/2021857,500 shares $170.68 million +3.8%4.6%9.6 $199.04 6/30/2021826,500 shares $159.94 million -5.2%4.5%9.3 $193.51 6/15/2021871,800 shares $171.16 million -0.1%4.7%9.7 $196.33 5/28/2021872,200 shares $162.81 million -0.5%4.7%9.7 $186.67 5/14/2021876,900 shares $165.08 million -2.0%4.7%10.2 $188.25 4/30/2021894,700 shares $166.20 million +2.2%4.8%10.2 $185.76 4/15/2021875,300 shares $156.48 million -1.8%4.7%9.8 $178.77 3/31/2021890,900 shares $160.16 million -5.2%4.8%9.6 $179.77 3/15/2021939,600 shares $174.29 million +0.2%5.1%9.7 $185.49 2/26/2021937,800 shares $165.97 million +3.0%5.1%9.1 $176.98 2/12/2021910,700 shares $168.14 million -2.3%4.9%7.6 $184.63 1/29/2021932,500 shares $164.55 million -8.6%5.2%7.4 $176.46 1/15/20211,020,000 shares $177.69 million +3.4%5.7%8 $174.21 12/31/2020986,900 shares $177.94 million +2.9%5.5%8.1 $180.30 12/15/2020959,400 shares $166.33 million -12.8%5.4%8 $173.37 11/30/20201,100,000 shares $187.83 million +14.2%6.2%9 $170.75 11/15/2020963,200 shares $168.48 million -13.2%5.4%9.1 $174.92 10/30/20201,110,000 shares $184.05 million No Change6.2%11.5 $165.81 10/15/20201,110,000 shares $196.99 million -1.8%6.2%12.5 $177.47 9/30/20201,130,000 shares $202.04 million -5.0%6.3%12.4 $178.80 9/15/20201,190,000 shares $211.17 million -1.7%6.6%11.4 $177.45 8/31/20201,210,000 shares $215.04 million -5.5%6.8%11.1 $177.72 8/14/20201,280,000 shares $215.88 million -7.3%7.1%10.3 $168.66 7/31/20201,380,000 shares $218.85 million -5.5%7.7%10 $158.59 7/15/20201,460,000 shares $227.79 million No Change8.1%9.4 $156.02 6/30/20201,460,000 shares $221.44 million -3.3%8.1%8.9 $151.67 6/15/20201,510,000 shares $234.00 million -3.8%8.4%7.9 $154.97 LANC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lancaster Colony's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Lancaster Colony shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 31st, traders have sold 686,000 shares of LANC short. 3.31% of Lancaster Colony's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lancaster Colony's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lancaster Colony? 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. LANC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Lancaster Colony's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Lancaster Colony? 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. 3.31% of Lancaster Colony's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Lancaster Colony's short interest increasing or decreasing? Lancaster Colony saw a increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 686,000 shares, an increase of 13.5% from the previous total of 604,200 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 Lancaster Colony's float size? Lancaster Colony currently has issued a total of 27,569,000 shares. Some of Lancaster Colony'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. Lancaster Colony currently has a public float of 20,710,000 shares. How does Lancaster Colony's short interest compare to its competitors? 3.31% of Lancaster Colony's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lancaster Colony: Hormel Foods Co. (3.79%), The J. M. Smucker Company (5.09%), Pilgrim's Pride Co. (14.74%), Conagra Brands, Inc. (3.41%), The Campbell's Company (9.73%), Post Holdings, Inc. (5.12%), Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (13.22%), Flowers Foods, Inc. (7.19%), Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (12.81%), J&J Snack Foods Corp. (4.31%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($64.96 billion), Invesco QQQ ($27.88 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.94 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.58 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($5.72 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($5.45 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($4.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.54 billion), and Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($4.49 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Lancaster Colony stock? Short selling LANC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lancaster Colony as its price is falling. LANC shares are trading up $1.00 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 Lancaster Colony? A short squeeze for Lancaster Colony 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 LANC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lancaster Colony'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 LANC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies HRL Short Interest SJM Short Interest PPC Short Interest CAG Short Interest CPB Short Interest POST Short Interest CALM Short Interest FLO Short Interest TR Short Interest JJSF Short Interest Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:LANC) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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