Lululemon Athletica - LULU Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lululemon Athletica shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 2,960,000 shares of LULU short. 2.66% of Lululemon Athletica's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lululemon Athletica'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. LULU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Lululemon Athletica's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lululemon Athletica: Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Jane Street Group LLC, Shay Capital LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Laurion Capital Management LP, Millennium Management LLC, Maven Securities LTD, Ancora Advisors LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Susquehanna International Group LLP, CSS LLC IL, Verition Fund Management LLC, Kopernik Global Investors LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp DE, Optiver Holding B.V., Group One Trading L.P., IMC Chicago LLC, XY Capital Ltd, UBS Group AG, Herr Investment Group LLC, Cutler Group LLC CA, Simplex Trading LLC, Bank of Montreal Can, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., XR Securities LLC, Cadent Capital Advisors LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, and XR Securities LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 2.66% of Lululemon Athletica's floating shares are currently sold short.

Lululemon Athletica saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 2,960,000 shares, an increase of 3.9% from the previous total of 2,850,000 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.

Lululemon Athletica currently has issued a total of 127,515,000 shares. Some of Lululemon Athletica'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. Lululemon Athletica currently has a public float of 111,250,000 shares.

2.66% of Lululemon Athletica's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Lululemon Athletica: Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (1.77%), Las Vegas Sands Corp. (4.59%), Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (3.06%), Electronic Arts Inc. (1.70%), Marriott International, Inc. (1.71%), Trip.com Group Limited (2.98%), Roblox Co. (6.48%), Rogers Communications Inc. (2.18%), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (2.72%), and Fox Co. (9.53%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Suncor Energy Inc. ($3.27 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.77 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Paramount Global ($1.92 billion), Etsy, Inc. ($1.75 billion), Voya Financial, Inc. ($1.74 billion), CarMax, Inc. ($1.62 billion), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. ($1.62 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.39 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LULU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lululemon Athletica as its price is falling. LULU shares are trading up $5.23 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 Lululemon Athletica 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 LULU, 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 LULU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2023.