Lonestar Resources US (LONE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lonestar Resources US shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of September 30th, traders have sold 1,480,000 shares of LONE short. 6.53% of Lonestar Resources US's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lonestar Resources US's current short interest.

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. 6.53% of Lonestar Resources US's floating shares are currently sold short.

Lonestar Resources US saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,480,000 shares, an increase of 48.0% from the previous total of 1,000,000 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.

Lonestar Resources US currently has issued a total of 25,375,000 shares. Some of Lonestar Resources US'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. Lonestar Resources US currently has a public float of 22,680,000 shares.

6.53% of Lonestar Resources US's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "oils/energy" compare to Lonestar Resources US: W&T Offshore, Inc. (20.11%), Amplify Energy Corp. (3.29%), GeoPark Limited (1.04%), SandRidge Energy, Inc. (2.47%), TXO Partners, L.P. (0.14%), TETRA Technologies, Inc. (2.26%), PrimeEnergy Resources Co. (0.45%), Berry Co. (6.89%), Diversified Energy Company PLC (2.15%), Prairie Operating Co. (1.26%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.91 billion), Aon plc ($3.68 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.92 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($2.35 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.14 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.14 billion), Datadog, Inc. ($2.00 billion), Simon Property Group, Inc. ($1.85 billion), and International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LONE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lonestar Resources US as its price is falling. 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 Lonestar Resources US 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 LONE, 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 LONE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2020.