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Lsb Industries (LXU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$11.88 -0.34 (-2.74%)
Closing price 06/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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Lsb Industries Short Interest Overview

As of May 29, 2026, Lsb Industries (LXU) had a short interest of 1.77 million shares sold short, representing 2.54% of the public float. This marks a 6.28% increase in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.0, meaning it would take 2.0 days of the average trading volume of 860,585 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
1,773,815 shares
Previous Short Interest
1,669,068 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
6.28%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$22.25 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
May 29, 2026
Outstanding Shares
71,940,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.54%
Today's Trading Volume
671,384 shares
Average Trading Volume
860,585 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
78%
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Lsb Industries Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
5/29/20261,773,815 shares $22.25 million +6.3%2.5%1.98 $12.55
5/15/20261,669,068 shares $24.23 million +16.5%2.4%1.46 $14.52
4/30/20261,432,445 shares $21.32 million +25.2%2.1%1.03 $14.88
4/15/20261,144,206 shares $16.14 million -41.8%1.6%0.72 $14.11
3/31/20261,967,476 shares $29.31 million +51.7%2.9%0.8 $14.90
3/13/20261,296,583 shares $19.36 million -8.2%1.9%0.53 $14.93
2/27/20261,411,636 shares $16.39 million -10.6%2.1%2.58 $11.61
2/13/20261,579,674 shares $15.65 million +5.7%2.3%3.64 $9.91
1/30/20261,495,236 shares $13.87 million +3.8%2.2%2.61 $9.28
1/15/20261,440,567 shares $14.35 million -6.2%2.1%2.65 $9.96
12/31/20251,535,292 shares $13.07 million -4.9%2.2%4.21 $8.51
12/15/20251,614,118 shares $14.36 million +4.3%2.4%3.22 $8.90
11/28/20251,547,992 shares $13.82 million +2.0%2.3%3.71 $8.93
11/14/20251,517,456 shares $14.73 million -5.8%2.2%3.5 $9.71
10/31/20251,611,652 shares $13.55 million -7.7%2.3%3.69 $8.41
10/15/20251,750,000 shares $15.25 million -6.4%2.6%4.4 $8.71
9/30/20251,870,000 shares $14.75 million +3.9%N/A4.6 $7.89
9/15/20251,800,000 shares $14.99 million +2.9%N/A4.5 $8.33
8/31/20251,750,000 shares $14.59 million -6.9%2.5%4 $8.34
8/15/20251,880,000 shares $14.29 million -7.8%N/A4.1 $7.60
7/31/20252,040,000 shares $15.80 million -3.8%3.0%4.2 $7.75
7/15/20252,120,000 shares $18.23 million +1.9%N/A4.3 $8.60
6/30/20252,080,000 shares $16.22 million +2.0%3.0%4 $7.80
6/15/20252,040,000 shares $16.79 million -10.5%3.0%3.9 $8.23
5/31/20252,280,000 shares $17.28 million +4.6%3.3%4.6 $7.58
5/15/20252,180,000 shares $15.61 million +9.6%3.2%4.4 $7.16
4/30/20251,990,000 shares $12.70 million +11.2%N/A4.3 $6.38
4/15/20251,790,000 shares $9.37 million +2.3%2.6%4.2 $5.24
3/31/20251,750,000 shares $11.56 million -2.2%2.6%4.2 $6.61
3/15/20251,790,000 shares $12.75 million -3.8%2.6%4.8 $7.13
2/28/20251,860,000 shares $13.61 million +5.7%2.7%5.1 $7.32
2/15/20251,760,000 shares $14.05 million -5.4%2.6%5.6 $7.99
1/31/20251,860,000 shares $15.70 million -6.1%N/A6.1 $8.44
1/15/20251,980,000 shares $18.16 million -2.5%N/A6.3 $9.17
12/31/20242,030,000 shares $15.41 million +4.1%N/A6.7 $7.59
12/15/20241,950,000 shares $17.14 million -2.5%N/A6.3 $8.79
11/30/20242,000,000 shares $17.66 million -0.5%N/A6.2 $8.83
11/15/20242,010,000 shares $16.92 million -19.6%N/A6 $8.42
10/31/20242,500,000 shares $20.50 million +11.1%N/A7.3 $8.20
10/15/20242,250,000 shares $20.81 million +3.7%N/A6.3 $9.25
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8/31/20242,290,000 shares $18.16 million +2.7%N/A6.8 $7.93
8/15/20242,230,000 shares $17.39 million +13.2%N/A6.8 $7.80
7/31/20241,970,000 shares $18.05 million +1.6%N/A5.9 $9.16
7/15/20241,940,000 shares $15.71 million -1.0%N/A5.6 $8.10
6/30/20241,960,000 shares $16.03 million +1.0%N/A5.5 $8.18
6/15/20241,940,000 shares $15.87 million -14.2%N/A5 $8.18
5/31/20242,260,000 shares $22.19 million +9.2%N/A5.4 $9.82
5/15/20242,070,000 shares $18.67 million -0.5%N/A4.4 $9.02
4/30/20242,080,000 shares $19.34 million +14.3%N/A4.3 $9.30
4/15/20241,820,000 shares $14.74 million +30.9%N/A3.7 $8.10
3/31/20241,390,000 shares $12.20 million -6.1%N/A2.8 $8.78
3/15/20241,480,000 shares $11.10 million +8.8%N/A3.1 $7.50
2/29/20241,360,000 shares $10.01 million -8.7%N/A3 $7.36
2/15/20241,490,000 shares $12.04 million +0.7%N/A3.6 $8.08
1/31/20241,480,000 shares $11.01 million -5.7%N/A3.4 $7.44
1/15/20241,570,000 shares $12.43 million -5.4%N/A3.5 $7.92
12/31/20231,660,000 shares $15.45 million +3.8%N/A3.7 $9.31
12/15/20231,600,000 shares $14.73 million +8.1%N/A3.5 $9.21
11/30/20231,480,000 shares $12.68 million +6.5%N/A3.2 $8.57
11/15/20231,390,000 shares $12.16 million -21.9%N/A3 $8.75
10/31/20231,780,000 shares $16.22 million +35.9%N/A4.1 $9.11
10/15/20231,310,000 shares $12.63 million -21.6%N/A3 $9.64
9/30/20231,670,000 shares $17.08 million -24.8%N/A3.5 $10.23
9/15/20232,220,000 shares $23.67 million +22.7%N/A4.5 $10.66
8/31/20231,810,000 shares $18.32 million +9.0%N/A2.9 $10.12
8/15/20231,660,000 shares $16.63 million -7.3%N/A2.4 $10.02
7/31/20231,790,000 shares $20.00 million -7.3%N/A2.3 $11.18
7/15/20231,930,000 shares $19.40 million +4.9%N/A2.4 $10.05
6/30/20231,840,000 shares $18.12 million -43.7%N/A2.2 $9.85
6/15/20233,270,000 shares $33.47 million +30.3%N/A3.7 $10.24
5/31/20232,510,000 shares $23.34 million +21.8%N/A3 $9.30
5/15/20232,060,000 shares $18.93 million -2.8%N/A2.3 $9.19
4/30/20232,120,000 shares $18.93 million +16.5%N/A2.4 $8.93
4/15/20231,820,000 shares $17.44 million -26.0%N/A2.2 $9.58
3/31/20232,460,000 shares $25.41 million +15.5%N/A3 $10.33
3/15/20232,130,000 shares $22.13 million -28.8%N/A2.6 $10.39
2/28/20232,990,000 shares $40.63 million +22.5%N/A3.3 $13.59
2/15/20232,440,000 shares $29.55 million -0.8%N/A2.7 $12.11
1/31/20232,460,000 shares $31.27 million -3.5%N/A2.2 $12.71
1/15/20232,550,000 shares $32.90 million +8.1%N/A2.3 $12.90
12/30/20222,360,000 shares $31.39 million +36.4%N/A2.1 $13.30
12/15/20221,730,000 shares $23.98 million -1.7%N/A1.5 $13.86
11/30/20221,760,000 shares $27.16 million -13.3%N/A1.7 $15.43
11/15/20222,030,000 shares $27.34 million -7.7%N/A1.8 $13.47
10/31/20222,200,000 shares $38.79 million +1.4%N/A1.8 $17.63
10/15/20222,170,000 shares $33.22 million -3.1%N/A2.2 $15.31
9/30/20222,240,000 shares $31.92 million +3.7%N/A2.4 $14.25
9/15/20222,160,000 shares $35.62 million +23.4%N/A2.2 $16.49
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8/31/20221,750,000 shares $27.62 million +4.8%N/A1.9 $15.78
8/15/20221,670,000 shares $22.24 million +4.4%N/A2 $13.32
7/31/20221,600,000 shares $22.10 million +10.3%N/A2.4 $13.81
7/15/20221,450,000 shares $18.10 million -5.2%6.0%2.1 $12.48
6/30/20221,530,000 shares $21.21 million -6.7%6.3%1.9 $13.86
6/15/20221,640,000 shares $27.81 million -0.6%6.8%1.9 $16.96
5/31/20221,650,000 shares $33.20 million +41.0%N/A1.9 $20.12
5/15/20221,170,000 shares $22.76 million +21.1%N/A1.3 $19.45
4/30/2022966,400 shares $20.69 million +14.5%N/A1.1 $21.41
4/15/2022844,200 shares $21.62 million +5.2%N/A1 $25.61
3/31/2022802,300 shares $17.52 million -1.6%N/A1.1 $21.84
3/15/2022815,300 shares $14.95 million +38.7%N/A1.5 $18.34
2/28/2022588,000 shares $10.17 million +21.9%N/A1.4 $17.30
2/15/2022482,400 shares $6.14 million +10.2%N/A1.5 $12.72
1/31/2022437,900 shares $4.26 million +1.4%N/A1.7 $9.72
1/15/2022431,900 shares $4.71 million -15.2%N/A1.7 $10.90
12/31/2021509,500 shares $5.63 million -32.4%N/A1.9 $11.05
12/15/2021753,700 shares $6.70 million +2.5%N/A2.3 $8.89
11/30/2021735,500 shares $6.63 million +19.5%N/A2.2 $9.01
11/15/2021615,600 shares $5.81 million -5.7%N/A2 $9.43
10/29/2021652,500 shares $5.83 million -18.5%N/A2.2 $8.93
10/15/2021800,500 shares $7.41 million +74.1%N/A2.7 $9.26
9/30/2021459,800 shares $4.69 million -33.7%1.8%1.4 $10.21
9/15/2021693,900 shares $6.16 million -1.6%2.8%2.5 $8.88
8/31/2021704,900 shares $5.81 million -14.8%2.8%2.8 $8.24
8/13/2021826,900 shares $7.62 million -3.6%3.3%3.1 $9.21
7/30/2021857,300 shares $7.54 million +24.7%3.4%3.2 $8.80
7/15/2021687,600 shares $3.83 million +20.2%2.8%2.6 $5.57
6/30/2021572,000 shares $3.46 million +0.1%2.3%3.3 $6.05

LXU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Lsb Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of May 29th, traders have sold 1,773,815 shares of LXU short. 2.54% of Lsb Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lsb Industries' 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. LXU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Lsb Industries's short interest ratio.

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. 2.54% of Lsb Industries' floating shares are currently sold short.

Lsb Industries saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 1,773,815 shares, an increase of 6.3% from the previous total of 1,669,068 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.

2.54% of Lsb Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lsb Industries: CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (6.16%), Olin Corporation (12.06%), Huntsman Corporation (18.03%), FMC Corporation (13.90%), PPG Industries, Inc. (3.59%), Dow Inc. (3.67%), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (2.99%), Eastman Chemical Company (4.95%), Avient Corporation (1.99%), The Chemours Company (6.25%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($81.27 billion), Invesco QQQ ($49.06 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($23.61 billion), Western Digital Corporation ($16.93 billion), Sandisk Corporation ($15.61 billion), Salesforce Inc. ($11.65 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($10.52 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.24 billion), Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($8.74 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($8.21 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LXU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lsb Industries as its price is falling. LXU shares are trading down $0.34 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 Lsb Industries 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 LXU, 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 LXU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 29 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like LXU:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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This page (NYSE:LXU) was last updated on 6/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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