Leo Holdings III (LIII) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Leo Holdings III shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 29th, traders have sold 105,400 shares of LIII short. 0.39% of Leo Holdings III's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Leo Holdings III's current short interest.

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. 0.39% of Leo Holdings III's floating shares are currently sold short.

Leo Holdings III saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 29th, there was short interest totaling 105,400 shares, an increase of 136.9% from the previous total of 44,500 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.

Leo Holdings III currently has issued a total of 34,375,000 shares. Some of Leo Holdings III's 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. Leo Holdings III currently has a public float of 27,250,000 shares.

0.39% of Leo Holdings III's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Leo Holdings III: Village Farms International, Inc. (1.32%), Origin Agritech Limited (0.91%), Alico, Inc. (4.28%), Oxus Acquisition Corp. (0.04%), Fenbo Holdings Limited (0.06%), Grove Collaborative Holdings, Inc. (6.60%), Moolec Science SA (0.12%), Tupperware Brands Co. (25.17%), Benson Hill, Inc. (9.15%), Yunhong Green CTI Ltd. (0.32%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: S&P Global Inc. ($8.61 billion), Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ($8.44 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.26 billion), Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited ($5.13 billion), Wayfair Inc. ($4.34 billion), Uber Technologies, Inc. ($3.69 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($3.35 billion), Teladoc Health, Inc. ($3.11 billion), eBay Inc. ($2.91 billion), and Etsy, Inc. ($2.63 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LIII is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Leo Holdings III as its price is falling. 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 Leo Holdings III 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 LIII, 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 LIII, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 29 2021.