Lamb Weston (LW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lamb Weston shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 15th, investors have sold 2,500,000 shares of LW short. 1.76% of Lamb Weston's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lamb Weston's current short interest.

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. LW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Lamb Weston's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lamb Weston: Susquehanna International Group LLP, Jane Street Group LLC, Scopus Asset Management L.P., Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Group One Trading L.P., PEAK6 Investments LLC, UBS Group AG, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, and Cutler Group LLC CA. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 1.76% of Lamb Weston's floating shares are currently sold short.

Lamb Weston saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,500,000 shares, a decline of 18.3% from the previous total of 3,060,000 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.

Lamb Weston currently has issued a total of 145,700,000 shares. Some of Lamb Weston'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. Lamb Weston currently has a public float of 142,440,000 shares.

1.76% of Lamb Weston's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer staples" compare to Lamb Weston: Lancaster Colony Co. (4.41%), The Kraft Heinz Company (0.97%), Conagra Brands, Inc. (3.31%), Chewy, Inc. (4.94%), The J. M. Smucker Company (3.51%), Campbell Soup (6.77%), Tyson Foods, Inc. (2.20%), Molson Coors Beverage (3.65%), The Clorox Company (3.50%), International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (1.36%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Enbridge Inc. ($4.29 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.17 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.07 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.81 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.37 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.27 billion), T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.98 billion), Verisk Analytics, Inc. ($1.94 billion), Extra Space Storage Inc. ($1.88 billion), and Xylem Inc. ($1.61 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lamb Weston as its price is falling. LW shares are trading up $0.22 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.

A short squeeze for Lamb Weston 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 LW, 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 LW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 15 2023.