Lithium Americas (LAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $2.84 +0.01 (+0.35%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$2.85 +0.01 (+0.32%) As of 05/23/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Lithium Americas Short Interest DataLithium Americas (LAC) has a short interest of 32.72 million shares, representing 17.72% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.25% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 7.6, indicating that it would take 7.6 days of the average trading volume of 5.50 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest32,720,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest33,820,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.25%Dollar Volume Sold Short$93.58 millionShort Interest Ratio7.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares218,686,000 sharesFloat Size184,630,000 sharesShort Percent of Float17.72%Today's Trading Volume4,713,465 sharesAverage Trading Volume5,504,578 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average86% Short Selling Lithium Americas? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lithium Americas and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLAC Short Interest Over TimeLAC Days to Cover Over TimeLAC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Lithium Americas Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/202532,720,000 shares $93.58 million -3.3%17.7%7.6 $2.86 4/15/202533,820,000 shares $89.12 million +2.2%18.3%7.6 $2.64 3/31/202533,100,000 shares $89.87 million -2.6%17.9%7 $2.72 3/15/202533,970,000 shares $98.34 million +7.0%18.4%7.2 $2.90 2/28/202531,740,000 shares $83.63 million +8.6%17.2%6.4 $2.64 2/15/202529,240,000 shares $88.16 million -3.1%15.8%6 $3.02 1/31/202530,180,000 shares $90.09 million +0.1%16.1%5.3 $2.99 1/15/202530,150,000 shares $102.21 million +9.7%16.1%3.9 $3.39 12/31/202427,490,000 shares $81.65 million -3.0%14.7%3.1 $2.97 12/15/202428,340,000 shares $92.11 million +7.6%15.2%3.1 $3.25 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LAC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lithium Americas and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/202426,340,000 shares $105.10 million -12.2%14.1%3 $3.99 11/15/202430,010,000 shares $111.94 million +0.1%16.1%3.5 $3.73 10/31/202429,980,000 shares $122.32 million +15.1%16.1%3.8 $4.08 10/15/202426,040,000 shares $69.66 million +4.6%14.0%4.8 $2.68 9/30/202424,890,000 shares $67.08 million -2.5%13.4%6.4 $2.70 9/15/202425,520,000 shares $60.99 million +9.2%13.7%7.1 $2.39 8/31/202423,380,000 shares $57.28 million +3.0%12.5%6.3 $2.45 8/15/202422,700,000 shares $54.48 million +3.7%12.2%5.2 $2.40 7/31/202421,890,000 shares $59.54 million +14.4%11.8%4.8 $2.72 7/15/202419,140,000 shares $55.51 million -7.9%10.3%3.8 $2.90 6/30/202420,780,000 shares $55.69 million +2.2%11.2%4 $2.68 6/15/202420,330,000 shares $56.52 million +0.8%11.0%3.9 $2.78 5/31/202420,170,000 shares $68.58 million +11.2%11.5%3.7 $3.40 5/15/202418,140,000 shares $79.63 million +11.4%10.4%3.4 $4.39 4/30/202416,290,000 shares $72.25 million +9.4%12.5%3.5 $4.44 4/15/202414,890,000 shares $101.25 million +0.5%11.4%3.4 $6.80 3/31/202414,820,000 shares $99.59 million -14.5%11.4%4.2 $6.72 3/15/202417,340,000 shares $112.19 million +15.5%13.4%5 $6.47 2/29/202415,020,000 shares $82.31 million +3.5%10.3%5.1 $5.48 2/15/202414,510,000 shares $66.02 million +5.8%9.9%5.4 $4.55 1/31/202413,720,000 shares $59.89 million +7.4%N/A5.5 $4.37 1/15/202412,780,000 shares $70.55 million +8.6%N/A5.1 $5.52 12/31/202311,770,000 shares $75.33 million -1.9%N/A4.4 $6.40 12/15/202312,000,000 shares $80.64 million -8.9%N/A4.3 $6.72 11/30/202313,170,000 shares $84.95 million +2.8%N/A5.1 $6.45 11/15/202312,810,000 shares $96.52 million -6.8%N/A5 $7.54 10/31/202313,750,000 shares $92.33 million -7.9%N/A4.7 $6.72 10/15/202314,930,000 shares $129.59 million +4.8%N/A4.1 $8.68 9/30/202314,250,000 shares $242.39 million +0.2%N/A3.7 $17.01 9/15/202314,220,000 shares $299.33 million +7.2%12.5%8.7 $21.05Elon just did WHAT!? 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Short interest is the volume of Lithium Americas shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 32,720,000 shares of LAC short. 17.72% of Lithium Americas' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lithium Americas' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lithium Americas? 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. LAC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 8.0. Learn More on Lithium Americas's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Lithium Americas? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lithium Americas: Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, National Bank of Canada FI, Belvedere Trading LLC, and IMC Chicago LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Lithium Americas? 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. 17.72% of Lithium Americas' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Lithium Americas' short interest increasing or decreasing? Lithium Americas saw a decrease in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 32,720,000 shares, a decrease of 3.3% from the previous total of 33,820,000 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. What is Lithium Americas' float size? Lithium Americas currently has issued a total of 218,686,000 shares. Some of Lithium Americas' 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. Lithium Americas currently has a public float of 184,630,000 shares. How does Lithium Americas' short interest compare to its competitors? 17.72% of Lithium Americas' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to Lithium Americas: Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (22.21%), TMC the metals company Inc. (9.51%), Ero Copper Corp. (5.08%), Metals Acquisition Limited (3.85%), Nexa Resources S.A. (0.05%), Sigma Lithium Co. (18.37%), Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (7.86%), enCore Energy Corp. (7.79%), Lifezone Metals Limited (6.24%), Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (0.61%), 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 Lithium Americas stock? Short selling LAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lithium Americas as its price is falling. LAC shares are trading up $0.01 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 Lithium Americas? A short squeeze for Lithium Americas occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of LAC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lithium Americas' 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 LAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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