Lesaka Technologies (LSAK) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $4.91 +0.04 (+0.82%) As of 02/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Lesaka Technologies Short Interest DataLesaka Technologies (LSAK) has a short interest of 44,800 shares, representing 0.10% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 0.22% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.7, indicating that it would take 1.7 days of the average trading volume of 18,420 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest44,800 sharesPrevious Short Interest44,700 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.22%Dollar Volume Sold Short$230,720.00Short Interest Ratio1.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateJanuary 31, 2025Outstanding Shares78,020,000 sharesFloat Size44,530,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.10%Today's Trading Volume42,637 sharesAverage Trading Volume18,420 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average231% Short Selling Lesaka Technologies? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lesaka Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLSAK Short Interest Over TimeLSAK Days to Cover Over TimeLSAK Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Lesaka Technologies Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 1/31/202544,800 shares $230,720.00 +0.2%0.1%1.7 $5.15 1/15/202544,700 shares $234,228.00 -10.4%0.1%1.5 $5.24 12/31/202449,900 shares $271,955.00 +9.9%0.1%1.6 $5.45 12/15/202445,400 shares $232,448.00 +0.7%0.1%1.4 $5.12 11/30/202445,100 shares $243,540.00 -16.9%0.1%1.4 $5.40 11/15/202454,300 shares $272,586.00 -26.2%0.1%1.6 $5.02 10/31/202473,600 shares $402,592.00 +18.0%0.2%2.2 $5.47 10/15/202462,400 shares $308,256.00 +6.9%0.1%2.4 $4.94 9/30/202458,400 shares $292,000.00 -4.0%0.1%2.7 $5.00 9/15/202460,800 shares $262,656.00 +22.1%0.2%2.6 $4.32 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LSAK and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lesaka Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 8/31/202449,800 shares $233,562.00 -14.1%0.1%1.8 $4.69 8/15/202458,000 shares $276,660.00 +11.1%0.2%2 $4.77 7/31/202452,200 shares $252,126.00 -5.6%0.1%1.3 $4.83 7/15/202455,300 shares $263,781.00 -6.0%0.1%1.4 $4.77 6/30/202458,800 shares $275,184.00 +2.3%0.1%1.5 $4.68 6/15/202457,500 shares $264,500.00 -3.9%0.1%1.5 $4.60 5/31/202459,800 shares $266,708.00 -11.3%0.1%2.1 $4.46 5/15/202467,400 shares $332,956.00 -12.0%0.2%2.7 $4.94 4/30/202476,600 shares $339,338.00 +5.4%0.2%5 $4.43 4/15/202472,700 shares $300,251.00 -3.3%0.2%5.5 $4.13 3/31/202475,200 shares $282,000.00 +6.8%0.2%5.7 $3.75 3/15/202470,400 shares $263,296.00 -9.0%0.2%4.9 $3.74 2/29/202477,400 shares $275,544.00 -2.6%0.2%4.6 $3.56 2/15/202479,500 shares $293,355.00 -0.3%0.2%4.2 $3.69 1/31/202479,700 shares $269,386.00 +0.6%0.2%3.6 $3.38 1/15/202479,200 shares $283,536.00 -8.7%0.2%3.9 $3.58 12/31/202386,700 shares $280,908.00 -0.5%0.2%4.3 $3.24 12/15/202387,100 shares $283,946.00 -20.8%0.2%4.1 $3.26 11/30/2023110,000 shares $391,600.00 +20.1%0.3%5.9 $3.56 11/15/202391,600 shares $373,728.00 -11.2%0.2%4.6 $4.08 10/31/2023103,200 shares $421,056.00 -11.3%0.3%5.9 $4.08 10/15/2023116,400 shares $523,800.00 -4.1%0.3%4.9 $4.50 9/30/2023121,400 shares $473,460.00 -3.9%0.3%4.9 $3.90 9/15/2023126,300 shares $493,833.00 +5.7%0.3%4.9 $3.91 8/31/2023119,500 shares $470,830.00 -12.6%0.3%3.9 $3.94 8/15/2023136,700 shares $496,221.00 -14.9%0.3%4.5 $3.63 7/31/2023160,700 shares $604,232.00 +1.6%0.4%4.2 $3.76 7/15/2023158,100 shares $569,160.00 +2.5%0.4%3.5 $3.60 6/30/2023154,200 shares $587,502.00 +78.5%0.4%3.4 $3.81 6/15/202386,400 shares $332,640.00 -13.0%0.2%1.9 $3.85Why Buffett and 100 members of Congress are Piling into this One Investment (Ad)This isn't just another investment. 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But this window of opportunity is closing fast.Click here for the ticker >>> 5/31/202399,300 shares $378,333.00 -29.7%0.2%1.8 $3.81 5/15/2023141,200 shares $542,208.00 +16.8%0.3%2.3 $3.84 4/30/2023120,900 shares $436,449.00 -23.8%0.3%2.2 $3.61 4/15/2023158,700 shares $652,257.00 +18.3%0.4%3.2 $4.11 3/31/2023134,100 shares $643,680.00 -20.2%0.3%3.1 $4.80 3/15/2023168,000 shares $787,920.00 +9.5%0.4%3.1 $4.69 2/28/2023153,400 shares $733,252.00 -17.4%0.4%3.1 $4.78 2/15/2023185,800 shares $843,532.00 -8.3%0.5%4.2 $4.54 1/31/2023202,600 shares $861,050.00 -8.5%0.5%3.1 $4.25 1/15/2023221,500 shares $952,450.00 +24.0%0.6%3.2 $4.30 12/30/2022178,700 shares $813,085.00 +18.8%0.5%2.5 $4.55 12/15/2022150,400 shares $568,512.00 -16.4%0.4%1.2 $3.78 11/30/2022179,800 shares $729,988.00 +11.4%0.5%1.3 $4.06 11/15/2022161,400 shares $649,635.00 -19.2%0.4%1.1 $4.03 10/31/2022199,800 shares $795,204.00 -16.5%0.5%1.6 $3.98 10/15/2022239,200 shares $961,584.00 +90.5%0.6%1.8 $4.02 9/30/2022125,600 shares $442,112.00 -23.0%0.3%1 $3.52 9/15/2022163,200 shares $639,744.00 -12.0%0.4%2.4 $3.92 8/31/2022185,400 shares $982,620.00 -5.8%0.4%2.7 $5.30 8/15/2022196,900 shares $1.17 million -3.1%0.5%3.1 $5.95 7/31/2022203,100 shares $1.12 million -1.7%0.5%3 $5.53 7/15/2022206,700 shares $1.09 million No Change0.5%3.3 $5.29 LSAK Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lesaka Technologies' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Lesaka Technologies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 44,800 shares of LSAK short. 0.10% of Lesaka Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lesaka Technologies' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lesaka Technologies? 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. LSAK shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Lesaka Technologies's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Lesaka Technologies? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lesaka Technologies: Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Lesaka Technologies? 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. 0.10% of Lesaka Technologies' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Lesaka Technologies' short interest increasing or decreasing? Lesaka Technologies saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 44,800 shares, an increase of 0.2% from the previous total of 44,700 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 Lesaka Technologies' float size? Lesaka Technologies currently has issued a total of 78,020,000 shares. Some of Lesaka Technologies' 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. Lesaka Technologies currently has a public float of 44,530,000 shares. How does Lesaka Technologies' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.10% of Lesaka Technologies' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Lesaka Technologies: LendingClub Co. (4.49%), Veritex Holdings, Inc. (2.46%), Grupo Supervielle S.A. (1.57%), CompoSecure, Inc. (15.25%), QCR Holdings, Inc. (1.00%), Byline Bancorp, Inc. (2.18%), LexinFintech Holdings Ltd. (5.43%), Coastal Financial Co. (3.32%), OppFi Inc. (32.77%), Sprott Inc. (0.39%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Lesaka Technologies stock? Short selling LSAK is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lesaka Technologies as its price is falling. LSAK shares are trading up $0.09 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 Lesaka Technologies? A short squeeze for Lesaka Technologies 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 LSAK, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lesaka Technologies' 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 LSAK, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025. 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