Estée Lauder Companies (EL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Estée Lauder Companies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 8,950,000 shares of EL short. Learn More on Estée Lauder Companies' 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. EL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Estée Lauder Companies's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Estée Lauder Companies: Jane Street Group LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, HAP Trading LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Credit Agricole S A, Maven Securities LTD, Arrowpoint Investment Partners Singapore Pte. Ltd., Simplex Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., National Bank of Canada FI, Mackenzie Financial Corp, Caas Capital Management LP, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Estée Lauder Companies saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,950,000 shares, an increase of 8.2% from the previous total of 8,270,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Estée Lauder Companies: Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. (3.23%), Inter Parfums, Inc. (6.41%), Herbalife Ltd. (14.37%), USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (8.20%), Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (4.14%), Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (0.49%), Medifast, Inc. (10.91%), Veru Inc. (10.20%), Colgate-Palmolive (1.49%), Haleon plc (0.50%),

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.

Short selling EL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Estée Lauder Companies as its price is falling. EL shares are trading up $0.76 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 Estée Lauder Companies 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 EL, 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 EL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.