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nLIGHT (LASR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$11.03
+0.27 (+2.51%)
(As of 10/4/2024 ET)

nLIGHT Short Interest Data

nLIGHT (LASR) has a short interest of 1.05 million shares. This marks a -16.00% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.8, indicating that it would take 3.8 days of the average trading volume of 216,428 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,050,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,250,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-16.00%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$11.45 million
Short Interest Ratio
3.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
47,565,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.21%
Today's Trading Volume
287,787 shares
Average Trading Volume
216,428 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
133%
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LASR Short Interest Over Time

LASR Days to Cover Over Time

LASR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

nLIGHT Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/15/20241,050,000 shares $11.45 million -16.0%N/A3.8 $10.90
8/31/20241,250,000 shares $14.93 million -1.6%N/A5.2 $11.94
8/15/20241,270,000 shares $14.54 million +13.4%N/A5.5 $11.45
7/31/20241,120,000 shares $13.52 million -5.9%N/A4.9 $12.07
7/15/20241,190,000 shares $14.65 million +4.4%N/A5.7 $12.31
6/30/20241,140,000 shares $12.46 million +3.6%N/A5.7 $10.93
6/15/20241,100,000 shares $12.97 million -7.6%N/A6.2 $11.79
5/31/20241,190,000 shares $15.65 million -8.5%N/A6.9 $13.15
5/15/20241,300,000 shares $17.25 million -8.5%N/A7.1 $13.27
4/30/20241,420,000 shares $16.17 million +4.4%N/A7.7 $11.39
4/15/20241,360,000 shares $15.45 million -4.9%N/A7.7 $11.36
3/31/20241,430,000 shares $18.59 million -2.1%N/A8.3 $13.00
3/15/20241,460,000 shares $18.12 million +12.3%N/A8.3 $12.41
2/29/20241,300,000 shares $17.20 million +13.0%N/A7 $13.23
2/15/20241,150,000 shares $16.80 million +6.5%N/A5.5 $14.61
1/31/20241,080,000 shares $14.02 million -1.8%N/A4.9 $12.98
1/15/20241,100,000 shares $14.55 million -7.6%N/A4.6 $13.23
12/31/20231,190,000 shares $16.07 million +16.7%N/A5 $13.50
12/15/20231,020,000 shares $14.15 million -3.8%N/A4.3 $13.87
11/30/20231,060,000 shares $14.01 million +8.4%N/A4.7 $13.22
11/15/2023977,700 shares $11.13 million +2.0%N/A4.8 $11.38
10/31/2023958,500 shares $7.98 million +17.0%N/A5.1 $8.33
10/15/2023819,100 shares $7.59 million +8.5%N/A4.5 $9.27
9/30/2023755,000 shares $7.85 million +8.7%N/A4.3 $10.40
9/15/2023694,800 shares $7.39 million -0.5%N/A4.1 $10.63
8/31/2023698,500 shares $7.97 million -8.4%N/A3.7 $11.41
8/15/2023762,100 shares $8.44 million +8.4%N/A3.5 $11.08
7/31/2023703,300 shares $10.13 million -5.4%N/A3 $14.40
7/15/2023743,100 shares $10.99 million -6.2%N/A3.1 $14.79
6/30/2023792,100 shares $12.21 million -9.9%N/A3.2 $15.42
6/15/2023879,400 shares $13.19 million -1.4%N/A3.1 $15.00
5/31/2023891,500 shares $12.89 million -12.6%N/A2.9 $14.46
5/15/20231,020,000 shares $12.82 million -3.8%N/A3.3 $12.57
4/30/20231,060,000 shares $9.30 million +2.9%N/A3.6 $8.77
4/15/20231,030,000 shares $9.47 million +1.0%N/A3.7 $9.19
3/31/20231,020,000 shares $10.38 million -1.9%N/A3.6 $10.18
3/15/20231,040,000 shares $10.69 million No ChangeN/A4 $10.28
2/28/20231,040,000 shares $11.75 million -7.1%N/A4.2 $11.30
2/15/20231,120,000 shares $15.16 million -3.5%N/A4.8 $13.54
1/31/20231,160,000 shares $14.38 million +3.6%N/A5.2 $12.40
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1/15/20231,120,000 shares $13.42 million +5.7%N/A4.5 $11.98
12/30/20221,060,000 shares $10.75 million -9.4%N/A4.4 $10.14
12/15/20221,170,000 shares $11.55 million -2.5%N/A4.9 $9.87
11/30/20221,200,000 shares $13.03 million -9.8%N/A4.8 $10.86
11/15/20221,330,000 shares $14.83 million +6.4%N/A5.2 $11.15
10/31/20221,250,000 shares $13.46 million -0.8%N/A4.6 $10.77
10/15/20221,260,000 shares $12.11 million +1.6%N/A5 $9.61
9/30/20221,240,000 shares $11.72 million -9.5%N/A4.9 $9.45
9/15/20221,370,000 shares $15.02 million +2.2%N/A4.9 $10.96
8/31/20221,340,000 shares $16.74 million +2.3%N/A5 $12.49
8/15/20221,310,000 shares $18.79 million -12.1%N/A4.8 $14.34
7/31/20221,490,000 shares $18.27 million -3.9%3.5%5.4 $12.26
7/15/20221,550,000 shares $16.14 million -0.6%3.7%5.5 $10.41
6/30/20221,560,000 shares $15.94 million -7.1%3.7%5.3 $10.22
6/15/20221,680,000 shares $18.66 million +24.4%N/A5.6 $11.11
5/31/20221,350,000 shares $16.56 million -6.3%N/A4.5 $12.27
5/15/20221,440,000 shares $17.19 million -6.5%N/A4.2 $11.94
4/30/20221,540,000 shares $20.25 million +16.7%3.7%4.6 $13.15
4/15/20221,320,000 shares $19.81 million +3.9%3.1%4.2 $15.01
3/31/20221,270,000 shares $22.02 million +2.4%3.0%4.2 $17.34
3/15/20221,240,000 shares $19.33 million +8.8%2.9%4.3 $15.59
2/28/20221,140,000 shares $18.58 million +12.9%2.7%4.1 $16.30
2/15/20221,010,000 shares $19.90 million +13.6%2.4%4.5 $19.70
1/31/2022889,000 shares $18.39 million +7.9%2.1%4.4 $20.69
1/15/2022824,000 shares $18.84 million +1.6%2.0%3.7 $22.87
12/31/2021810,800 shares $19.42 million -19.7%1.9%4.1 $23.95
12/15/20211,010,000 shares $24.84 million -17.2%2.4%4.5 $24.59
11/30/20211,220,000 shares $30.37 million -1.6%2.9%5.6 $24.89
11/15/20211,240,000 shares $33.99 million -2.4%2.9%6.1 $27.41
10/29/20211,270,000 shares $35.71 million -0.8%3.1%5.8 $28.12
10/15/20211,280,000 shares $33.68 million -7.3%3.1%6.4 $26.31
9/30/20211,380,000 shares $38.90 million +31.4%3.3%7 $28.19
9/15/20211,050,000 shares $29.95 million -2.8%2.5%5.1 $28.52
8/31/20211,080,000 shares $29.82 million -10.0%2.6%5 $27.61
8/13/20211,200,000 shares $31.76 million -14.9%2.9%5.2 $26.47
7/30/20211,410,000 shares $48.91 million -6.0%3.4%6.2 $34.69
7/15/20211,500,000 shares $47.36 million +2.7%3.7%6.3 $31.57
6/30/20211,460,000 shares $52.97 million +15.9%3.5%6 $36.28
6/15/20211,260,000 shares $37.50 million -17.1%3.1%5.4 $29.76
5/28/20211,520,000 shares $44.57 million +14.3%3.7%6.5 $29.32
5/14/20211,330,000 shares $34.15 million -4.3%N/A4.9 $25.68
4/30/20211,390,000 shares $42.16 million +6.9%N/A4.2 $30.33
4/15/20211,300,000 shares $40.55 million +15.0%N/A4 $31.19
3/31/20211,130,000 shares $35.48 million -31.9%N/A3.3 $31.40
3/15/20211,660,000 shares $58.12 million No ChangeN/A4.9 $35.01
2/26/20211,660,000 shares $62.32 million +15.3%N/A4.8 $37.54
2/12/20211,440,000 shares $54.19 million -0.7%N/A4.2 $37.63
1/29/20211,450,000 shares $47.68 million +6.6%4.2%4.4 $32.88
1/15/20211,360,000 shares $48.61 million +0.7%3.9%4.2 $35.74
12/31/20201,350,000 shares $45.02 million -3.6%3.9%4.1 $33.35
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12/15/20201,400,000 shares $45.96 million +1.5%4.0%4.2 $32.83
11/30/20201,380,000 shares $40.72 million No Change4.0%4.1 $29.51
11/15/20201,380,000 shares $38.54 million +2.2%4.0%4.6 $27.93
10/30/20201,350,000 shares $29.92 million -18.2%3.9%4.8 $22.16
10/15/20201,650,000 shares $37.34 million -12.2%4.8%6.6 $22.63
9/30/20201,880,000 shares $44.14 million +20.5%5.5%6.8 $23.48
9/15/20201,560,000 shares $34.65 million +18.2%4.6%6 $22.21
8/31/20201,320,000 shares $30.84 million -2.9%3.9%4.9 $23.36
8/14/20201,360,000 shares $33.32 million -6.9%4.0%4.6 $24.50
7/31/20201,460,000 shares $33.83 million -14.1%4.3%4.4 $23.17
7/15/20201,700,000 shares $38.32 million -9.1%5.0%5 $22.54
6/30/20201,870,000 shares $38.32 million +26.4%5.5%5.7 $20.49
6/15/20201,480,000 shares $33.39 million +4.2%4.4%4.1 $22.56
5/29/20201,420,000 shares $30.53 million -7.8%4.2%4 $21.50
5/15/20201,540,000 shares $34.10 million -12.0%4.5%4.4 $22.14
4/30/20201,750,000 shares $27.58 million +5.4%5.2%5 $15.76
4/15/20201,660,000 shares $22.44 million -15.3%4.9%5 $13.52
3/31/20201,960,000 shares $28.03 million -21.2%6.2%5.8 $14.30
3/13/20202,487,400 shares $34.40 million +5.9%8.5%9.8 $13.83
2/28/20202,350,000 shares $22.30 million +3.1%8.0%7.8 $9.49
2/14/20202,280,000 shares $30.21 million +5.1%7.3%7.8 $13.25
1/31/20202,170,000 shares $34.59 million +16.0%6.9%7.2 $15.94
1/15/20201,870,000 shares $37.55 million +2.2%6.0%6 $20.08
12/31/20191,830,000 shares $37.59 million -20.4%5.9%5.8 $20.54

LASR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is nLIGHT's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of nLIGHT shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 1,050,000 shares of LASR short. Learn More on nLIGHT's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for nLIGHT?

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. LASR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on nLIGHT's short interest ratio.

Is nLIGHT's short interest increasing or decreasing?

nLIGHT saw a drop in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,050,000 shares, a drop of 16.0% from the previous total of 1,250,000 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 nLIGHT's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to nLIGHT: CEVA, Inc. (4.15%), Photronics, Inc. (3.67%), Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (1.48%), Silicon Motion Technology Co. (2.95%), Viavi Solutions Inc. (2.11%), Napco Security Technologies, Inc. (8.61%), Daqo New Energy Corp. (6.08%), JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (9.29%), SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. (32.71%), Bel Fuse Inc. (10.88%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($6.15 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.04 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.77 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.71 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.34 billion), Aptiv PLC ($2.18 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.07 billion), International Paper ($2.01 billion), AppLovin Co. ($1.95 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short nLIGHT stock?

Short selling LASR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from nLIGHT as its price is falling. LASR shares are trading up $0.27 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 nLIGHT?

A short squeeze for nLIGHT 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 LASR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is nLIGHT'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 LASR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:LASR) was last updated on 10/6/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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