Lithium Americas (LAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $9.01 +2.15 (+31.28%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.03 +0.02 (+0.22%) As of 10/3/2025 07:59 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 27.78 million shares. This marks a 0.73% 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 57.57 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest27,780,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest27,580,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+0.73%Dollar Volume Sold Short$88.62 millionShort Interest Ratio2.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateSeptember 15, 2025Outstanding Shares241,660,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted11.50%Today's Trading Volume189,598,214 sharesAverage Trading Volume57,569,408 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average329% 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 Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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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 9/15/202527,780,000 shares $88.62 million +0.7%N/A2.1 $3.19 8/31/202527,580,000 shares $82.60 million -5.4%11.5%3.7 $3.00 8/15/202529,160,000 shares $84.56 million +0.9%N/A4.1 $2.90 7/31/202528,910,000 shares $74.44 million +20.6%13.4%4.2 $2.58 7/15/202523,980,000 shares $68.70 million -9.7%13.0%4 $2.87 6/30/202526,560,000 shares $71.18 million -13.3%14.4%5.8 $2.68 6/15/202530,630,000 shares $81.32 million -7.4%16.6%7.2 $2.66 5/31/202533,090,000 shares $88.68 million +0.9%17.9%7.9 $2.68 5/15/202532,810,000 shares $102.70 million +0.3%17.8%7.4 $3.13 4/30/202532,720,000 shares $93.58 million -3.3%17.7%7.6 $2.86 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. 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 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 $21.05 8/31/202313,270,000 shares $243.24 million -2.9%11.6%8.8 $18.33 8/15/202313,660,000 shares $238.09 million +16.8%12.0%8.8 $17.43 7/31/202311,700,000 shares $235.99 million +8.3%10.3%7.5 $20.17 7/15/202310,800,000 shares $223.02 million -0.6%9.5%7 $20.65 6/30/202310,860,000 shares $219.48 million +2.7%9.5%6.8 $20.21 6/15/202310,570,000 shares $222.92 million -13.8%9.3%6.6 $21.09 5/31/202312,260,000 shares $247.65 million +1.2%10.8%7 $20.20 5/15/202312,110,000 shares $263.15 million +0.6%10.7%6.5 $21.73 4/30/202312,040,000 shares $240.56 million -3.8%11.4%5.6 $19.98 4/15/202312,510,000 shares $255.08 million +5.6%14.0%5 $20.39 3/31/202311,850,000 shares $257.86 million +6.4%13.3%4.5 $21.76 3/15/202311,140,000 shares $225.14 million +1.3%12.5%4.2 $20.21 2/28/202311,000,000 shares $259.49 million -3.8%12.3%4.2 $23.59 2/15/202311,430,000 shares $285.52 million +5.8%11.0%4.4 $24.98 1/31/202310,800,000 shares $272.48 million +3.1%10.3%4.3 $25.23 1/15/202310,480,000 shares $217.15 million +2.2%10.0%5.1 $20.72 12/30/202210,250,000 shares $194.24 million +8.7%9.8%5 $18.95 12/15/20229,430,000 shares $215.48 million +2.2%9.0%4.7 $22.85 11/30/20229,230,000 shares $230.57 million +2.7%8.8%4.3 $24.98 11/15/20228,990,000 shares $237.25 million -11.9%8.6%3.9 $26.39 10/31/202210,200,000 shares $253.78 million -3.7%9.8%4.3 $24.88 10/15/202210,590,000 shares $234.78 million +16.5%10.2%4.3 $22.17 9/30/20229,090,000 shares $238.43 million +1.7%8.8%3.8 $26.23 9/15/20228,940,000 shares $271.42 million +0.3%8.6%3.8 $30.36 8/31/20228,910,000 shares $255.27 million -11.3%8.6%3.7 $28.65 8/15/202210,040,000 shares $308.93 million -3.6%9.7%3.9 $30.77 7/31/202210,410,000 shares $264.52 million -0.7%10.0%3.6 $25.41 7/15/202210,480,000 shares $213.16 million +6.2%10.1%3.3 $20.34 6/30/20229,870,000 shares $198.68 million -4.2%9.5%2.6 $20.13 6/15/202210,300,000 shares $216.20 million -4.0%10.0%2.2 $20.99 5/31/202210,730,000 shares $263.21 million -14.7%10.4%2.2 $24.53 5/15/202212,580,000 shares $287.20 million +6.7%12.2%2.6 $22.83 4/30/202211,790,000 shares $296.64 million +28.4%11.4%2.5 $25.16 4/15/20229,180,000 shares $272.55 million -5.0%8.9%2 $29.69 3/31/20229,660,000 shares $371.81 million -10.9%9.2%2.2 $38.49 3/15/202210,840,000 shares $273.60 million +3.4%N/A3.1 $25.24 2/28/202210,480,000 shares $299.10 million +0.7%10.4%3 $28.54 2/15/202210,410,000 shares $314.90 million -9.8%10.7%2.8 $30.25 1/31/202211,540,000 shares $302.00 million +10.5%11.9%2.8 $26.17 1/15/202210,440,000 shares $318.00 million +21.0%10.6%2.3 $30.46 12/31/20218,630,000 shares $251.31 million -1.4%8.8%1.9 $29.12 12/15/20218,750,000 shares $269.50 million +9.4%8.9%1.9 $30.80 11/30/20218,000,000 shares $314.48 million -10.6%8.1%1.6 $39.31 11/15/20218,950,000 shares $300.36 million -6.2%9.1%1.8 $33.56 10/29/20219,540,000 shares $276.85 million -11.0%9.7%1.7 $29.02 10/15/202110,720,000 shares $272.61 million +3.3%10.9%2.1 $25.43 9/30/202110,380,000 shares $231.79 million -11.9%10.6%2.2 $22.33 9/15/202111,780,000 shares $288.96 million -7.3%12.0%2.6 $24.53 8/31/202112,710,000 shares $253.06 million -11.9%13.0%3.2 $19.91 8/13/202114,430,000 shares $258.15 million No Change14.7%4.4 $17.89 7/15/202110,980,000 shares $154.38 million +2.9%11.2%4.2 $14.06 6/30/202110,670,000 shares $158.34 million +1.6%10.9%4.1 $14.84 6/15/202110,500,000 shares $141.02 million -2.1%10.7%3.7 $13.43 5/28/202110,730,000 shares $164.17 million +0.5%10.9%3.8 $15.30 5/14/202110,680,000 shares $129.01 million +7.2%10.9%3.2 $12.08 4/30/20219,960,000 shares $145.22 million +8.5%10.2%2.4 $14.58 4/15/20219,180,000 shares $133.94 million +9.7%9.4%1.9 $14.59 3/31/20218,370,000 shares $120.03 million +63.8%8.6%1.3 $14.34 3/15/20215,110,000 shares $89.78 million +11.6%5.2%0.7 $17.57 2/26/20214,580,000 shares $83.91 million -37.9%4.9%0.7 $18.32 2/12/20217,380,000 shares $159.19 million +42.8%7.8%1 $21.57 1/29/20215,170,000 shares $102.42 million -4.1%6.3%0.8 $19.81 1/15/20215,390,000 shares $115.56 million -12.6%6.6%0.9 $21.44 12/31/20206,170,000 shares $75.46 million +12.0%8.6%1.3 $12.23 12/15/20205,510,000 shares $49.59 million +1.3%7.7%1 $9.00 11/30/20205,440,000 shares $62.67 million -2.2%7.6%1 $11.52 11/15/20205,560,000 shares $60.16 million -13.7%9.1%1.2 $10.82 10/30/20206,440,000 shares $65.11 million +1.9%11.6%1.5 $10.11 10/15/20206,320,000 shares $82.67 million +18.6%11.4%1.5 $13.08 LAC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lithium Americas' current short interest? 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 September 15th, investors have sold 27,780,000 shares of LAC 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 2.0. 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: Group One Trading LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Lithium Americas' short interest increasing or decreasing? Lithium Americas saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 27,780,000 shares, an increase of 0.7% from the previous total of 27,580,000 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 Lithium Americas' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lithium Americas: Albemarle Corporation (13.27%), New Gold Inc. (2.22%), NexGen Energy (17.15%), Knife River Corporation (5.65%), Aura Minerals Inc. (0.12%), Titan America SA (12.63%), TMC the metals company Inc. (17.52%), Ero Copper Corp. (4.37%), IperionX Limited Sponsored ADR (0.30%), Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (22.46%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Corporation ($8.81 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($5.82 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.19 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Robinhood Markets, Inc. ($4.30 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.75 billion), CoreWeave Inc. ($3.66 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($3.57 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.33 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($3.26 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 $2.15 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 appreciates 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 September, 15 2025. 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