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LGI Homes (LGIH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$54.05 -1.34 (-2.42%)
Closing price 06/12/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$54.20 +0.15 (+0.28%)
As of 06/12/2026 07:03 PM Eastern
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LGI Homes Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, LGI Homes (LGIH) had a short interest of 3.08 million shares sold short, representing 15.15% of the public float. This marks a -1.66% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.2, meaning it would take 8.2 days of the average trading volume of 378,752 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,076,427 shares
Previous Short Interest
3,128,425 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-1.66%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$147.08 million
Short Interest Ratio
8.2 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Outstanding Shares
23,232,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
15.15%
Today's Trading Volume
386,684 shares
Average Trading Volume
378,752 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
102%
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LGI Homes Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/29/20263,076,427 shares $147.08 million -1.7%15.2%8.23 $47.81
5/15/20263,128,425 shares $126.42 million +4.7%15.4%7.65 $40.41
4/30/20262,988,883 shares $146.37 million +2.1%14.7%5.9 $48.97
4/15/20262,928,050 shares $115.04 million +7.1%14.5%7.48 $39.29
3/31/20262,733,289 shares $108.05 million -2.5%13.5%3.77 $39.53
3/13/20262,804,665 shares $115.69 million +3.3%13.9%6.38 $41.25
2/27/20262,714,783 shares $140.90 million +1.2%13.4%6.74 $51.90
2/13/20262,682,984 shares $163.21 million +1.2%13.3%7.42 $60.83
1/30/20262,650,117 shares $132.80 million -2.0%13.1%9.03 $50.11
1/15/20262,703,850 shares $146.90 million -4.9%13.4%5.3 $54.33
12/31/20252,842,398 shares $122.11 million -3.6%14.0%7.4 $42.96
12/15/20252,948,937 shares $142.23 million -3.9%14.6%10.06 $48.23
11/28/20253,067,170 shares $160.31 million -1.2%15.2%8.32 $52.27
11/14/20253,103,073 shares $151.37 million +1.0%15.3%7.31 $48.78
10/31/20253,072,510 shares $125.39 million -3.5%15.2%9.01 $40.81
10/15/20253,180,000 shares $146.79 million +1.9%15.8%8.1 $46.16
9/30/20253,120,000 shares $161.34 million +5.8%15.5%7.8 $51.71
9/15/20252,950,000 shares $174.11 million +0.7%14.6%7.1 $59.02
8/31/20252,930,000 shares $181.40 million -7.9%14.5%7.3 $61.91
8/15/20253,180,000 shares $208.39 million -3.6%15.8%8.3 $65.53
7/31/20253,300,000 shares $175.79 million -4.6%16.4%9.2 $53.27
7/15/20253,460,000 shares $175.84 million +0.3%16.9%9.8 $50.82
6/30/20253,450,000 shares $177.74 million +7.5%16.9%9.6 $51.52
6/15/20253,210,000 shares $159.54 million +13.8%15.7%9.5 $49.70
5/31/20252,820,000 shares $141.45 million +3.7%13.8%8.2 $50.16
5/15/20252,720,000 shares $155.61 million +5.4%13.3%7.8 $57.21
4/30/20252,580,000 shares $140.89 million +4.0%12.6%7.8 $54.61
4/15/20252,480,000 shares $137.64 million +0.8%12.1%8 $55.50
3/31/20252,460,000 shares $163.52 million +0.4%12.0%8.4 $66.47
3/15/20252,450,000 shares $176.06 million +0.8%12.0%9.4 $71.86
2/28/20252,430,000 shares $178.43 million +9.0%11.9%9.9 $73.43
2/15/20252,230,000 shares $189.80 million -0.9%10.8%10.5 $85.11
1/31/20252,250,000 shares $200.88 million -0.4%11.0%11.4 $89.28
1/15/20252,260,000 shares $208.73 million +2.3%11.0%11.3 $92.36
12/31/20242,210,000 shares $197.57 million +2.8%10.7%11.4 $89.40
12/15/20242,150,000 shares $214.68 million +0.9%10.4%11.2 $99.85
11/30/20242,130,000 shares $233.21 million -1.4%10.3%11.2 $109.49
11/15/20242,160,000 shares $225.07 million -2.3%10.5%11.4 $104.20
10/31/20242,210,000 shares $224.45 million -6.4%10.7%12.2 $101.56
10/15/20242,360,000 shares $270.22 million -4.5%11.5%12 $114.50
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9/30/20242,470,000 shares $292.74 million +1.2%12.0%11.6 $118.52
9/15/20242,440,000 shares $279.31 million -0.4%11.9%10.5 $114.47
8/31/20242,450,000 shares $264.31 million -2.4%12.0%10.7 $107.88
8/15/20242,510,000 shares $259.38 million -0.4%12.3%10.4 $103.34
7/31/20242,520,000 shares $289.98 million -1.2%12.3%10.3 $115.07
7/15/20242,550,000 shares $254.29 million +6.7%12.4%10.7 $99.72
6/30/20242,390,000 shares $213.88 million +9.1%11.7%10 $89.49
6/15/20242,190,000 shares $205.05 million +0.9%10.7%9.6 $93.63
5/31/20242,170,000 shares $208.32 million -3.1%10.6%9.9 $96.00
5/15/20242,240,000 shares $240.20 million -3.0%10.9%10.5 $107.23
4/30/20242,310,000 shares $207.74 million +1.3%11.3%10 $89.93
4/15/20242,280,000 shares $220.16 million +1.8%11.1%10.9 $96.56
3/31/20242,240,000 shares $260.67 million -1.3%10.9%11.7 $116.37
3/15/20242,270,000 shares $242.87 million +6.1%11.1%12.9 $106.99
2/29/20242,140,000 shares $244.15 million +0.9%10.4%10.3 $114.09
2/15/20242,120,000 shares $276.87 million +4.4%10.3%10.8 $130.60
1/31/20242,030,000 shares $239.56 million -6.5%9.9%11.2 $118.01
1/15/20242,170,000 shares $269.45 million -4.0%10.6%10.8 $124.17
12/31/20232,260,000 shares $300.94 million -6.6%11.0%11 $133.16
12/15/20232,420,000 shares $307.34 million +1.3%11.8%10.9 $127.00
11/30/20232,390,000 shares $282.19 million -3.6%11.6%11.6 $118.07
11/15/20232,480,000 shares $305.14 million -4.6%12.1%12.8 $123.04
10/31/20232,600,000 shares $245.73 million -4.1%12.7%13.2 $94.51
10/15/20232,710,000 shares $253.66 million -1.8%13.2%14.4 $93.60
9/30/20232,760,000 shares $274.59 million -1.4%13.5%14.4 $99.49
9/15/20232,800,000 shares $315.31 million +4.1%13.7%15.7 $112.61
8/31/20232,690,000 shares $331.14 million +0.8%13.1%15.2 $123.10
8/15/20232,670,000 shares $359.33 million +3.1%13.0%14.5 $134.58
7/31/20232,590,000 shares $359.36 million -1.5%12.6%14.1 $138.75
7/15/20232,630,000 shares $362.36 million -1.9%12.8%14.4 $137.78
6/30/20232,680,000 shares $361.51 million -15.5%13.1%14.4 $134.89
6/15/20233,170,000 shares $418.22 million -4.5%15.5%16.9 $131.93
5/31/20233,320,000 shares $377.72 million -1.2%16.2%17.3 $113.77
5/15/20233,360,000 shares $399.55 million -2.9%16.4%16.3 $118.92
4/30/20233,460,000 shares $411.05 million +1.5%16.9%16.4 $118.80
4/15/20233,410,000 shares $372.78 million +7.9%16.8%15.8 $109.32
3/31/20233,160,000 shares $360.33 million -0.6%15.6%14.2 $114.03
3/15/20233,180,000 shares $335.30 million +3.9%15.7%13.9 $105.44
2/28/20233,060,000 shares $319.19 million +1.3%15.1%13 $104.31
2/15/20233,020,000 shares $356.57 million +2.4%14.9%13 $118.07
1/31/20232,950,000 shares $335.86 million +2.1%14.5%12.9 $113.85
1/15/20232,890,000 shares $309.89 million -3.3%14.2%12.4 $107.23
12/30/20222,990,000 shares $276.87 million -10.8%14.7%12.9 $92.60
12/15/20223,350,000 shares $348.53 million +13.6%16.5%14.9 $104.04
11/30/20222,950,000 shares $293.05 million -1.7%14.5%13.6 $99.34
11/15/20223,000,000 shares $289.92 million -3.9%14.8%13.7 $96.64
10/31/20223,120,000 shares $287.20 million +3.3%15.4%14.3 $92.05
10/15/20223,020,000 shares $240.39 million No Change14.9%13.7 $79.60
9/30/20223,020,000 shares $245.74 million +2.0%14.9%13.9 $81.37
9/15/20222,960,000 shares $249.79 million -0.3%14.6%12.7 $84.39
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8/31/20222,970,000 shares $281.88 million -7.8%14.6%11.5 $94.91
8/15/20223,220,000 shares $358.58 million +2.2%15.9%12 $111.36
7/31/20223,150,000 shares $355.32 million +6.8%16.9%10.7 $112.80
7/15/20222,950,000 shares $284.59 million +8.1%15.9%9.6 $96.47
6/30/20222,730,000 shares $237.24 million +11.0%14.7%8 $86.90
6/15/20222,460,000 shares $204.50 million +5.6%13.2%6.7 $83.13
5/31/20222,330,000 shares $228.32 million +7.9%11.3%6.9 $97.99
5/15/20222,160,000 shares $213.86 million +6.9%10.5%6.1 $99.01
4/30/20222,020,000 shares $189.29 million -2.4%9.7%5.7 $93.71
4/15/20222,070,000 shares $186.42 million +6.7%10.0%6.1 $90.06
3/31/20221,940,000 shares $189.50 million -9.4%9.3%6.1 $97.68
3/15/20222,140,000 shares $254.23 million -0.9%10.3%7.7 $118.80
2/28/20222,160,000 shares $272.44 million +17.4%10.3%7.9 $126.13
2/15/20221,840,000 shares $238.37 million +15.0%8.8%7 $129.55
1/31/20221,600,000 shares $199.22 million -1.2%7.5%6.9 $124.51
1/15/20221,620,000 shares $225.21 million -5.3%7.6%7 $139.02
12/31/20211,710,000 shares $264.16 million -12.8%8.0%7.9 $154.48
12/15/20211,960,000 shares $306.56 million -2.0%9.2%9.3 $156.41
11/30/20212,000,000 shares $287.32 million -2.4%9.3%9.8 $143.66
11/15/20212,050,000 shares $293.15 million -12.8%9.6%10.7 $143.00
10/29/20212,350,000 shares $350.86 million +3.1%11.0%12.6 $149.30
10/15/20212,280,000 shares $316.03 million +5.6%10.5%12.8 $138.61
9/30/20212,160,000 shares $306.53 million +6.4%9.9%11.8 $141.91
9/15/20212,030,000 shares $311.24 million +1.5%9.3%10.7 $153.32
8/31/20212,000,000 shares $320.66 million +4.2%9.2%9.4 $160.33
8/13/20211,920,000 shares $302.92 million -5.9%8.8%8.3 $157.77
7/30/20212,040,000 shares $348.64 million -1.0%9.4%8 $170.90
7/15/20212,060,000 shares $322.78 million -5.5%9.3%7.6 $156.69
6/30/20212,180,000 shares $353.03 million +0.9%9.9%7.7 $161.94
6/15/20212,160,000 shares $336.31 million +0.5%9.8%7.5 $155.70

LGIH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of LGI Homes shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 29th, traders have sold 3,076,427 shares of LGIH short. 15.15% of LGI Homes' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on LGI Homes' current short interest.

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. LGIH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.2. Learn More on LGI Homes's short interest ratio.

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. 15.15% of LGI Homes' floating shares are currently sold short.

LGI Homes saw a drop in short interest in the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 3,076,427 shares, a drop of 1.7% from the previous total of 3,128,425 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.

15.15% of LGI Homes' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to LGI Homes: Century Communities, Inc. (7.27%), D.R. Horton, Inc. (4.57%), KB Home (12.16%), Lennar Corporation (7.56%), M/I Homes, Inc. (5.51%), Meritage Homes Corporation (4.93%), PulteGroup, Inc. (4.54%), Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (5.92%), Toll Brothers Inc. (4.59%), SOLV Energy Inc. (1.64%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LGIH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from LGI Homes as its price is falling. LGIH shares are trading down $1.34 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.

A short squeeze for LGI Homes occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LGIH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LGIH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like LGIH:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NASDAQ:LGIH) was last updated on 6/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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