Life Storage Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Life Storage shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 31st, traders have sold 1,670,000 shares of LSI short.

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. Life Storage currently has a short interest ratio of 3.0.

Life Storage saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,670,000 shares, a decline of 5.6% from the previous total of 1,770,000 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.

0.00% of Life Storage's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sub-industry of "specialized reits" compare to Life Storage: American Tower Co. (REIT) (0.00%), Public Storage (1.65%), Welltower Inc. (0.00%), Weyerhaeuser (0.00%), Ventas, Inc. (0.00%), Extra Space Storage Inc. (0.00%), Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (0.00%), Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (0.00%), CubeSmart (0.00%), and Rayonier Inc. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Analog Devices, Inc. ($5.84 billion), Aon plc ($5.47 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.36 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($3.99 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.77 billion), Airbnb, Inc. ($2.90 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.43 billion), Discovery, Inc. ($2.38 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.28 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.18 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LSI is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Life Storage as its price is falling. Life Storage's stock is trading up $0.60 today. To short Life Storage 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 Life Storage 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 Life Storage 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 LSI, 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 LSI, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2021.