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Lakeland Financial (LKFN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Lakeland Financial Short Interest Overview

As of July 15, 2026, Lakeland Financial (LKFN) had a short interest of 2.20 million shares sold short, representing 9.11% of the public float. This marks a 8.16% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 9.7, meaning it would take 9.7 days of the average trading volume of 185,550 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
2,201,983 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,035,782 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
8.16%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$135.71 million
Short Interest Ratio
9.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
July 15, 2026
Outstanding Shares
24,860,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
9.11%
Today's Trading Volume
22,429 shares
Average Trading Volume
185,550 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
12%
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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
7/15/20262,201,983 shares $135.71 million +8.2%9.1%9.7 $61.63
6/30/20262,035,782 shares $125.65 million +3.2%8.4%6.54 $61.72
6/15/20261,972,888 shares $119.77 million +3.4%8.2%10.79 $60.71
5/29/20261,907,859 shares $115.67 million +2.4%7.9%13.16 $60.63
5/15/20261,863,330 shares $106.69 million -4.9%7.7%8.7 $57.26
4/30/20261,959,334 shares $118.58 million -3.5%8.1%14.53 $60.52
4/15/20262,031,067 shares $121.74 million -1.5%8.4%19.43 $59.94
3/31/20262,061,006 shares $118.26 million -2.2%8.5%8.18 $57.38
3/13/20262,106,477 shares $119.44 million +5.7%8.6%11.8 $56.70
2/27/20261,993,225 shares $115.79 million +0.0%8.1%11.97 $58.09
2/13/20261,993,000 shares $122.39 million +9.0%8.2%12.87 $61.41
1/30/20261,829,242 shares $109.02 million -0.5%7.4%9.77 $59.60
1/15/20261,838,444 shares $109.33 million -3.6%7.4%10.76 $59.47
12/31/20251,906,622 shares $108.79 million -10.8%7.7%9.03 $57.06
12/15/20252,136,411 shares $128.06 million +2.3%8.6%14.15 $59.94
11/28/20252,087,674 shares $121.52 million -2.4%8.4%13.63 $58.21
11/14/20252,139,567 shares $124.57 million +1.2%8.6%19.91 $58.22
10/31/20252,113,414 shares $120.57 million -2.0%8.5%17.01 $57.05
10/15/20252,160,000 shares $133.60 million +1.4%8.7%16.8 $61.85
9/30/20252,130,000 shares $136.75 million -0.5%8.6%14.5 $64.20
9/15/20252,140,000 shares $137.99 million -1.4%8.7%12.9 $64.48
8/31/20252,170,000 shares $148.54 million No Change8.8%13 $68.45
8/15/20252,170,000 shares $135.06 million -0.9%8.8%13.2 $62.24
7/31/20252,190,000 shares $138.78 million -3.1%8.9%13.9 $63.37
7/15/20252,260,000 shares $146.34 million -2.6%9.1%13.4 $64.75
6/30/20252,320,000 shares $142.56 million +5.5%9.4%12.7 $61.45
6/15/20252,200,000 shares $129.62 million -0.9%8.9%12 $58.92
5/31/20252,220,000 shares $133.33 million -0.5%9.0%11.5 $60.06
5/15/20252,230,000 shares $137.55 million -0.9%9.0%11.4 $61.68
4/30/20252,250,000 shares $125.26 million -0.9%9.1%11.7 $55.67
4/15/20252,270,000 shares $118.24 million +0.4%9.0%12.3 $52.09
3/31/20252,260,000 shares $134.33 million -0.4%8.9%13.8 $59.44
3/15/20252,270,000 shares $141.49 million +9.1%9.0%16.2 $62.33
2/28/20252,080,000 shares $138.13 million -1.4%8.3%16.3 $66.41
2/15/20252,110,000 shares $142.17 million +1.9%8.5%17.1 $67.38
1/31/20252,070,000 shares $140.84 million -1.4%8.5%15.5 $68.04
1/15/20252,100,000 shares $144.04 million -5.4%8.5%16.4 $68.59
12/31/20242,220,000 shares $152.65 million +1.4%9.0%19 $68.76
12/15/20242,190,000 shares $159.34 million +1.4%8.9%18.9 $72.76
11/30/20242,160,000 shares $158.67 million -0.9%8.7%19.2 $73.46
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11/15/20242,180,000 shares $159.62 million +1.4%8.8%19.4 $73.22
10/31/20242,150,000 shares $139.90 million -0.9%8.7%20.1 $65.07
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
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 $71.62
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
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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

LKFN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Lakeland Financial shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 15th, investors have sold 2,201,983 shares of LKFN short. 9.11% of Lakeland Financial's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lakeland Financial's 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. LKFN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.7. Learn More on Lakeland Financial'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. 9.11% of Lakeland Financial's floating shares are currently sold short.

Lakeland Financial saw a increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,201,983 shares, an increase of 8.2% from the previous total of 2,035,782 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.

9.11% of Lakeland Financial's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "regional banks" compare to Lakeland Financial: First Busey Corporation (4.50%), First Financial Bancorp. (4.80%), First Merchants Corporation (2.62%), German American Bancorp, Inc. (3.30%), Northwest Bancshares, Inc. (5.05%), United Bankshares, Inc. (4.39%), WesBanco, Inc. (7.37%), Community Financial System, Inc. (3.62%), First Commonwealth Financial Corporation (3.22%), Renasant Corp (4.60%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.09 billion), Invesco QQQ ($48.11 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($12.69 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($12.18 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($11.95 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.73 billion), Quhuo Limited Sponsored ADR ($9.74 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($9.57 billion), and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($8.43 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

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 $0.70 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 Lakeland Financial 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 LKFN, 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 LKFN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2026.

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

  • 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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Short interest data for NASDAQ:LKFN is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 7/24/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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