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Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$13.08 -0.14 (-1.06%)
As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

Elanco Animal Health Short Interest Data

Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) has a short interest of 24.81 million shares. This marks a 13.55% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.6, indicating that it would take 4.6 days of the average trading volume of 5.06 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
24,810,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
21,850,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+13.55%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$235.20 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
496,646,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
5.00%
Today's Trading Volume
5,913,007 shares
Average Trading Volume
5,062,449 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
117%
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ELAN Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Elanco Animal Health Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/202524,810,000 shares $235.20 million +13.6%N/A4.6 $9.48
4/15/202521,850,000 shares $180.13 million +33.8%4.4%4.2 $8.24
3/31/202516,330,000 shares $171.22 million +11.4%3.3%3.3 $10.49
3/15/202514,660,000 shares $153.42 million +1.4%3.0%3.2 $10.47
2/28/202514,460,000 shares $161.74 million -5.1%2.9%3 $11.19
2/15/202515,230,000 shares $171.46 million -8.2%3.1%3.2 $11.26
1/31/202516,590,000 shares $199.58 million -0.3%N/A3.5 $12.03
1/15/202516,640,000 shares $197.52 million +9.4%N/A3.7 $11.87
12/31/202415,210,000 shares $184.19 million -2.7%N/A3.4 $12.11
12/15/202415,630,000 shares $189.12 million +0.3%N/A3.4 $12.10
11/30/202415,580,000 shares $205.81 million +2.8%N/A3.3 $13.21
11/15/202415,160,000 shares $211.94 million +9.2%N/A3.4 $13.98
10/31/202413,880,000 shares $175.58 million +20.5%N/A3.1 $12.65
10/15/202411,520,000 shares $160.70 million -7.3%N/A2.4 $13.95
9/30/202412,420,000 shares $182.33 million +2.7%N/A2.5 $14.68
9/15/202412,090,000 shares $174.94 million -9.1%N/A2.1 $14.47
8/31/202413,300,000 shares $205.75 million +10.1%N/A2.5 $15.47
8/15/202412,080,000 shares $175.88 million -10.5%N/A2.2 $14.56
7/31/202413,500,000 shares $176.11 million -2.8%N/A2.4 $13.05
7/15/202413,890,000 shares $185.43 million +17.3%N/A2.6 $13.35
6/30/202411,840,000 shares $170.85 million -14.9%N/A2.3 $14.43
6/15/202413,910,000 shares $250.80 million -15.8%N/A3.3 $18.03
5/31/202416,510,000 shares $292.06 million -2.7%N/A3.9 $17.69
5/15/202416,970,000 shares $289.17 million +26.0%N/A3.9 $17.04
4/30/202413,470,000 shares $177.27 million -13.2%N/A3.1 $13.16
4/15/202415,520,000 shares $215.26 million +24.5%N/A3.7 $13.87
3/31/202412,470,000 shares $203.01 million -3.9%N/A2.9 $16.28
3/15/202412,980,000 shares $204.18 million -5.2%N/A3 $15.73
2/29/202413,690,000 shares $217.53 million +14.4%N/A2.8 $15.89
2/15/202411,970,000 shares $196.43 million +22.3%N/A2.3 $16.41
1/31/20249,790,000 shares $144.30 million +43.1%N/A1.8 $14.74
1/15/20246,840,000 shares $106.36 million -14.9%N/A1.2 $15.55
12/31/20238,040,000 shares $119.80 million -30.9%N/A1.4 $14.90
12/15/202311,630,000 shares $159.91 million -19.6%N/A2.1 $13.75
11/30/202314,460,000 shares $170.34 million -0.8%N/A2.7 $11.78
11/15/202314,570,000 shares $166.24 million +20.9%N/A2.8 $11.41
10/31/202312,050,000 shares $106.28 million +10.3%N/A2.3 $8.82
10/15/202310,930,000 shares $101.21 million -2.6%N/A2.1 $9.26
9/30/202311,220,000 shares $126.11 million +5.0%N/A1.9 $11.24
9/15/202310,690,000 shares $128.17 million +3.2%N/A2 $11.99
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8/31/202310,360,000 shares $126.29 million +10.2%N/A1.8 $12.19
8/15/20239,400,000 shares $110.73 million -7.3%N/A1.3 $11.78
7/31/202310,140,000 shares $122.44 million +63.3%N/A1.4 $12.08
7/15/20236,210,000 shares $73.53 million -16.9%N/A0.9 $11.84
6/30/20237,470,000 shares $75.07 million +40.4%N/A1.1 $10.05
6/15/20235,320,000 shares $54.34 million -40.2%N/A0.7 $10.22
5/31/20238,900,000 shares $72.54 million +13.4%1.9%1.1 $8.15
5/15/20237,850,000 shares $69.87 million -28.4%N/A1 $8.90
4/30/202310,970,000 shares $103.89 million -42.2%N/A1.4 $9.47
4/15/202318,980,000 shares $176.13 million +6.7%N/A2.4 $9.28
3/31/202317,790,000 shares $167.23 million -33.1%N/A2.3 $9.40
3/15/202326,590,000 shares $251.28 million +90.6%N/A3.4 $9.45
2/28/202313,950,000 shares $160.01 million -13.4%N/A2.1 $11.47
2/15/202316,100,000 shares $215.74 million -24.0%N/A2.5 $13.40
1/31/202321,170,000 shares $290.66 million -16.4%N/A3 $13.73
1/15/202325,320,000 shares $331.19 million +50.2%5.4%3.6 $13.08
12/30/202216,860,000 shares $206.03 million +29.0%3.6%2.4 $12.22
12/15/202213,070,000 shares $159.72 million -1.0%2.8%1.9 $12.22
11/30/202213,200,000 shares $169.88 million +8.0%2.8%1.9 $12.87
11/15/202212,220,000 shares $155.81 million -1.5%2.6%1.6 $12.75
10/31/202212,410,000 shares $163.69 million -4.3%2.6%1.7 $13.19
10/15/202212,970,000 shares $152.40 million +16.1%2.8%1.8 $11.75
9/30/202211,170,000 shares $138.62 million -1.2%2.4%1.7 $12.41
9/15/202211,300,000 shares $170.52 million -5.6%2.4%1.8 $15.09
8/31/202211,970,000 shares $181.11 million -10.3%2.5%2 $15.13
8/15/202213,340,000 shares $258.26 million -2.1%2.8%2.7 $19.36
7/31/202213,630,000 shares $276.14 million -7.5%2.9%2.8 $20.26
7/15/202214,740,000 shares $295.98 million +0.4%3.1%3.2 $20.08
6/30/202214,680,000 shares $288.17 million -16.4%3.1%3.2 $19.63
6/15/202217,550,000 shares $367.15 million +17.6%3.9%3.9 $20.92
5/31/202214,920,000 shares $353.60 million +7.7%3.3%3.5 $23.70
5/15/202213,850,000 shares $308.44 million -14.1%3.1%2.8 $22.27
4/30/202216,130,000 shares $408.25 million +10.4%3.6%3.4 $25.31
4/15/202214,610,000 shares $383.51 million +1.6%3.2%3.1 $26.25
3/31/202214,380,000 shares $375.17 million +24.8%3.2%3 $26.09
3/15/202211,520,000 shares $293.41 million -7.5%2.5%2.4 $25.47
2/28/202212,450,000 shares $353.70 million +35.9%2.8%2.7 $28.41
2/15/20229,160,000 shares $236.88 million -11.4%2.0%2.1 $25.86
1/31/202210,340,000 shares $269.25 million -10.9%2.3%2.7 $26.04
1/15/202211,600,000 shares $313.55 million -7.3%2.6%3.2 $27.03
12/31/202112,510,000 shares $355.03 million -7.9%2.8%3.6 $28.38
12/15/202113,580,000 shares $386.49 million +0.1%3.0%4.1 $28.46
11/30/202113,570,000 shares $390.00 million +15.6%3.0%4.2 $28.74
11/15/202111,740,000 shares $377.56 million +9.3%2.6%3.5 $32.16
10/29/202110,740,000 shares $353.13 million +24.0%2.4%3 $32.88
10/15/20218,660,000 shares $281.80 million +1.1%1.9%2.4 $32.54
9/30/20218,570,000 shares $273.30 million +1.7%1.9%2.3 $31.89
9/15/20218,430,000 shares $273.22 million -4.9%1.9%2.3 $32.41
8/31/20218,860,000 shares $295.75 million +13.3%2.0%2.3 $33.38
8/13/20217,820,000 shares $242.42 million -13.4%1.7%2.1 $31.00
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7/30/20219,030,000 shares $329.32 million +7.1%2.0%2.4 $36.47
7/15/20218,430,000 shares $288.56 million +6.2%1.9%2.5 $34.23
6/30/20217,940,000 shares $275.44 million -5.9%1.8%2.3 $34.69
6/15/20218,440,000 shares $293.80 million -1.6%1.9%2.3 $34.81
5/28/20218,580,000 shares $308.71 million -5.2%1.9%2.3 $35.98
5/14/20219,050,000 shares $307.25 million -5.5%N/A2.1 $33.95
4/30/20219,580,000 shares $307.81 million -6.3%N/A2.2 $32.13
4/15/202110,220,000 shares $302.31 million +10.6%N/A2.4 $29.58
3/31/20219,240,000 shares $266.11 million -10.4%N/A2.3 $28.80
3/15/202110,310,000 shares $353.32 million +5.3%N/A2.8 $34.27
2/26/20219,790,000 shares $310.64 million -3.4%N/A2.5 $31.73
2/12/202110,130,000 shares $294.48 million -9.7%N/A2.5 $29.07
1/29/202111,220,000 shares $330.99 million -13.2%N/A2.5 $29.50
1/15/202112,930,000 shares $409.11 million -1.9%N/A3 $31.64
12/31/202013,180,000 shares $396.98 million -14.0%N/A2.9 $30.12
12/15/202015,320,000 shares $439.84 million -22.0%N/A3 $28.71
11/30/202019,650,000 shares $615.44 million -14.2%N/A3.9 $31.32
11/15/202022,890,000 shares $690.13 million +24.8%N/A5.2 $30.15
10/30/202018,340,000 shares $577.89 million -0.1%N/A4.4 $31.51
10/15/202018,360,000 shares $585.13 million -30.1%N/A3.9 $31.87
9/30/202026,260,000 shares $733.44 million +7.7%N/A5.6 $27.93
9/15/202024,390,000 shares $654.63 million +13.8%7.5%5.5 $26.84
8/31/202021,440,000 shares $623.05 million -12.9%6.6%4.9 $29.06
8/14/202024,620,000 shares $634.46 million +41.3%7.6%5.2 $25.77
7/31/202017,420,000 shares $411.63 million +31.3%N/A3.5 $23.63
7/15/202013,270,000 shares $311.58 million +8.0%N/A3 $23.48
6/30/202012,290,000 shares $258.09 million -2.2%N/A2.8 $21.00
6/15/202012,560,000 shares $277.20 million +14.2%N/A2.8 $22.07
5/29/202011,000,000 shares $235.18 million -6.9%N/A2.2 $21.38

ELAN Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Elanco Animal Health's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Elanco Animal Health shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 24,810,000 shares of ELAN short. Learn More on Elanco Animal Health's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Elanco Animal Health?

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. ELAN shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Elanco Animal Health's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Elanco Animal Health?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Elanco Animal Health: Jane Street Group LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Caption Management LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Elanco Animal Health's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Elanco Animal Health saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 24,810,000 shares, an increase of 13.5% from the previous total of 21,850,000 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.

How does Elanco Animal Health's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Elanco Animal Health: BioNTech SE (1.96%), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (2.51%), Summit Therapeutics Inc. (3.66%), Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc. (2.58%), Genmab A/S (0.39%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited (1.79%), Viatris Inc. (4.27%), Moderna, Inc. (17.58%), Qiagen (2.35%), Ascendis Pharma A/S (6.40%),

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 Elanco Animal Health stock?

Short selling ELAN is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Elanco Animal Health as its price is falling. ELAN shares are trading down $0.14 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 Elanco Animal Health?

A short squeeze for Elanco Animal Health 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 ELAN, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Elanco Animal Health'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 ELAN, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:ELAN) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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