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Lyft (LYFT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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Lyft Short Interest Data

Lyft (LYFT) has a short interest of 43.90 million shares. This marks a 7.68% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.1, indicating that it would take 2.1 days of the average trading volume of 16.18 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
43,900,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
40,770,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+7.68%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$544.36 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
418,009,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
10.50%
Today's Trading Volume
5,850,464 shares
Average Trading Volume
16,184,376 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
36%
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LYFT Short Interest Over Time

LYFT Days to Cover Over Time

LYFT Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Lyft Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202543,900,000 shares $544.36 million +7.7%N/A2.1 $12.40
4/15/202540,770,000 shares $443.99 million -1.9%10.1%2.1 $10.89
3/31/202541,560,000 shares $493.32 million +3.4%10.3%2.1 $11.87
3/15/202540,190,000 shares $479.06 million -7.1%10.0%2.1 $11.92
2/28/202543,250,000 shares $577.60 million -12.4%10.8%2.4 $13.36
2/15/202549,370,000 shares $663.04 million +18.6%12.3%2.9 $13.43
1/31/202541,630,000 shares $563.67 million -13.3%N/A2.5 $13.54
1/15/202548,030,000 shares $643.60 million -1.5%N/A3.2 $13.40
12/31/202448,760,000 shares $629.00 million -6.5%N/A3.2 $12.90
12/15/202452,140,000 shares $737.26 million +32.1%N/A3.7 $14.14
11/30/202439,460,000 shares $685.03 million -21.8%N/A2.8 $17.36
11/15/202450,470,000 shares $914.52 million +9.4%N/A3.7 $18.12
10/31/202446,140,000 shares $598.44 million -2.7%N/A3.4 $12.97
10/15/202447,440,000 shares $630.95 million -5.8%N/A3.5 $13.30
9/30/202450,370,000 shares $642.22 million +4.2%N/A3.6 $12.75
9/15/202448,350,000 shares $548.77 million +3.4%N/A3.4 $11.35
8/31/202446,750,000 shares $545.57 million -8.4%N/A3.2 $11.67
8/15/202451,050,000 shares $551.85 million +7.2%N/A3.3 $10.81
7/31/202447,610,000 shares $573.70 million +0.9%N/A3.1 $12.05
7/15/202447,180,000 shares $617.11 million -2.3%N/A3.4 $13.08
6/30/202448,300,000 shares $681.03 million -1.2%N/A3.6 $14.10
6/15/202448,890,000 shares $692.77 million +5.1%N/A3.7 $14.17
5/31/202446,530,000 shares $726.33 million +7.4%N/A3.4 $15.61
5/15/202443,310,000 shares $739.73 million -16.4%N/A3.1 $17.08
4/30/202451,810,000 shares $810.31 million -4.3%N/A2.7 $15.64
4/15/202454,120,000 shares $973.08 million +10.6%N/A3.1 $17.98
3/31/202448,940,000 shares $946.99 million -7.2%N/A2.8 $19.35
3/15/202452,740,000 shares $908.71 million -2.5%N/A3 $17.23
2/29/202454,070,000 shares $858.63 million +17.1%N/A2.9 $15.88
2/15/202446,160,000 shares $878.42 million +1.0%N/A2.5 $19.03
1/31/202445,710,000 shares $570.92 million -6.5%N/A3.1 $12.49
1/15/202448,900,000 shares $629.83 million -6.0%N/A3.2 $12.88
12/31/202352,000,000 shares $779.48 million +12.1%N/A3.4 $14.99
12/15/202346,400,000 shares $721.52 million -7.1%N/A3.1 $15.55
11/30/202349,970,000 shares $586.15 million -9.4%N/A3.7 $11.73
11/15/202355,170,000 shares $599.15 million -4.2%N/A4.3 $10.86
10/31/202357,580,000 shares $528.01 million +6.1%N/A4.4 $9.17
10/15/202354,270,000 shares $546.50 million -8.8%N/A4 $10.07
9/30/202359,490,000 shares $627.02 million +10.0%N/A4.3 $10.54
9/15/202354,060,000 shares $609.80 million +3.6%N/A3.7 $11.28
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8/31/202352,170,000 shares $614.56 million -1.9%N/A3.4 $11.78
8/15/202353,160,000 shares $642.17 million +7.3%N/A3.3 $12.08
7/31/202349,560,000 shares $629.91 million +12.4%15.8%3.1 $12.71
7/15/202344,110,000 shares $498.44 million -2.0%14.0%2.5 $11.30
6/30/202345,020,000 shares $431.74 million +5.5%14.3%2.5 $9.59
6/15/202342,660,000 shares $450.06 million -3.3%13.5%2.3 $10.55
5/31/202344,110,000 shares $397.87 million -6.8%14.0%2.2 $9.02
5/15/202347,340,000 shares $404.28 million -3.0%15.0%2.4 $8.54
4/30/202348,800,000 shares $500.20 million -10.1%15.5%2.1 $10.25
4/15/202354,250,000 shares $551.72 million +2.0%17.2%2.5 $10.17
3/31/202353,210,000 shares $493.26 million +2.0%17.0%2.5 $9.27
3/15/202352,170,000 shares $469.01 million +2.8%N/A2.7 $8.99
2/28/202350,750,000 shares $507.50 million +1.5%16.4%2.8 $10.00
2/15/202350,000,000 shares $575 million +17.5%16.1%2.8 $11.50
1/31/202342,560,000 shares $691.60 million -8.1%13.8%2.7 $16.25
1/15/202346,290,000 shares $670.74 million +2.1%15.0%3 $14.49
12/30/202245,340,000 shares $499.65 million -2.0%14.7%2.9 $11.02
12/15/202246,260,000 shares $525.05 million -1.5%15.0%2.9 $11.35
11/30/202246,950,000 shares $526.78 million -5.0%15.2%2.9 $11.22
11/15/202249,430,000 shares $646.05 million -7.4%16.4%3.1 $13.07
10/31/202253,370,000 shares $781.34 million +37.3%17.7%3.6 $14.64
10/15/202238,870,000 shares $457.50 million +3.1%12.9%2.6 $11.77
9/30/202237,700,000 shares $496.51 million +12.9%12.5%2.6 $13.17
9/15/202233,390,000 shares $567.30 million -10.2%11.1%2.3 $16.99
8/31/202237,190,000 shares $547.81 million +6.6%12.4%2.7 $14.73
8/15/202234,900,000 shares $673.22 million -18.1%11.6%2.6 $19.29
7/31/202242,620,000 shares $590.71 million +1.6%14.4%3 $13.86
7/15/202241,940,000 shares $542.70 million +26.2%14.3%2.9 $12.94
6/30/202233,230,000 shares $441.29 million +11.6%11.3%2.5 $13.28
6/15/202229,790,000 shares $451.62 million -0.4%10.1%2.5 $15.16
5/31/202229,900,000 shares $528.63 million +11.3%10.2%2.8 $17.68
5/15/202226,860,000 shares $537.20 million +1.6%9.1%2.7 $20.00
4/30/202226,440,000 shares $861.94 million +7.9%9.0%2.8 $32.60
4/15/202224,510,000 shares $871.09 million -1.4%8.3%3.8 $35.54
3/31/202224,860,000 shares $954.62 million +5.3%8.4%3.7 $38.40
3/15/202223,600,000 shares $843.46 million -1.3%8.0%3.5 $35.74
2/28/202223,900,000 shares $930.67 million +1.8%8.1%3.4 $38.94
2/15/202223,470,000 shares $1.02 billion -2.1%8.1%3.3 $43.50
1/31/202223,980,000 shares $923.71 million +6.0%8.3%3.6 $38.52
1/15/202222,620,000 shares $933.30 million +1.7%7.8%3.6 $41.26
12/31/202122,250,000 shares $950.74 million -3.1%7.7%3.7 $42.73
12/15/202122,950,000 shares $881.74 million -6.5%8.0%3.9 $38.42
11/30/202124,550,000 shares $996.98 million -10.4%8.5%4.5 $40.61
11/15/202127,400,000 shares $1.42 billion -1.2%9.5%5.5 $51.66
10/29/202127,720,000 shares $1.27 billion +2.0%9.7%5.5 $45.87
10/15/202127,170,000 shares $1.40 billion -0.2%9.6%5.6 $51.58
9/30/202127,230,000 shares $1.46 billion +0.2%9.7%5.6 $53.59
9/15/202127,190,000 shares $1.39 billion +0.5%9.6%5.4 $51.01
8/31/202127,060,000 shares $1.29 billion +3.1%9.6%5.3 $47.61
8/13/202126,250,000 shares $1.40 billion -4.1%9.3%4.8 $53.39
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7/30/202127,380,000 shares $1.51 billion -6.9%9.9%4.7 $55.32
7/15/202129,400,000 shares $1.61 billion -2.1%10.9%4.4 $54.73
6/30/202130,030,000 shares $1.82 billion +2.6%11.1%4.4 $60.48
6/15/202129,260,000 shares $1.69 billion +5.9%10.8%4.3 $57.82
5/28/202127,640,000 shares $1.58 billion +5.4%10.2%4 $57.09
5/14/202126,230,000 shares $1.21 billion -1.7%9.7%3.5 $46.02
4/30/202126,690,000 shares $1.52 billion +5.2%10.1%3.4 $57.10
4/15/202125,380,000 shares $1.59 billion +1.4%9.6%3.8 $62.80
3/31/202125,040,000 shares $1.58 billion -1.0%9.5%3.6 $63.05
3/15/202125,300,000 shares $1.68 billion +8.4%9.7%3.6 $66.37
2/26/202123,340,000 shares $1.30 billion -6.0%9.1%3.2 $55.91
2/12/202124,840,000 shares $1.42 billion +10.4%9.9%3.5 $57.07
1/29/202122,500,000 shares $1.04 billion -11.8%9.2%2.7 $46.22
1/15/202125,510,000 shares $1.24 billion +4.0%10.4%2.6 $48.75
12/31/202024,520,000 shares $1.23 billion -7.8%10.0%2.4 $50.34
12/15/202026,590,000 shares $1.24 billion +0.4%10.9%2.5 $46.77
11/30/202026,480,000 shares $1.03 billion -19.6%10.9%2.4 $39.04
11/15/202032,920,000 shares $1.24 billion +30.1%13.6%3 $37.54
10/30/202025,310,000 shares $580.36 million +5.4%10.7%2.2 $22.93
10/15/202024,020,000 shares $642.54 million -0.6%11.1%2.6 $26.75
9/30/202024,160,000 shares $665.61 million +4.6%11.1%2.7 $27.55
9/15/202023,100,000 shares $698.31 million +1.2%10.6%2.6 $30.23
8/31/202022,820,000 shares $677.07 million -4.2%10.5%2.5 $29.67
8/14/202023,820,000 shares $679.11 million -10.7%11.1%2.5 $28.51
7/31/202026,670,000 shares $779.56 million +12.0%12.6%3.1 $29.23
7/15/202023,820,000 shares $665.05 million +7.7%11.2%2.5 $27.92
6/30/202022,120,000 shares $731.29 million +25.1%10.5%2.4 $33.06
6/15/202017,680,000 shares $640.19 million -4.0%8.4%1.8 $36.21
5/29/202018,410,000 shares $575.50 million -7.2%8.7%1.7 $31.26

LYFT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lyft's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Lyft shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 43,900,000 shares of LYFT short. Learn More on Lyft's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Lyft?

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. LYFT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Lyft's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Lyft?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lyft: Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Millennium Management LLC, K2 Principal Fund L.P., CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, HAP Trading LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Hsbc Holdings PLC, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Lyft's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Lyft saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 43,900,000 shares, an increase of 7.7% from the previous total of 40,770,000 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.

How does Lyft's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Lyft: IQVIA Holdings Inc. (1.64%), Corpay, Inc. (2.24%), CGI Inc. (1.60%), Toast, Inc. (6.55%), AerCap Holdings (1.15%), Grab Holdings Limited (5.31%), RB Global, Inc. (3.31%), Reddit, Inc. (16.81%), GFL Environmental Inc. (4.51%), TransUnion (3.05%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Lyft stock?

Short selling LYFT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lyft as its price is falling. LYFT shares are trading up $0.21 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 Lyft?

A short squeeze for Lyft 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 LYFT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Lyft's 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 LYFT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:LYFT) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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