Lifezone Metals (LZM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lifezone Metals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 1,350,000 shares of LZM short. 4.81% of Lifezone Metals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lifezone Metals' 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. LZM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 11.0. Learn More on Lifezone Metals'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. 4.81% of Lifezone Metals' floating shares are currently sold short.

Lifezone Metals saw a drop in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,350,000 shares, a drop of 1.5% from the previous total of 1,370,000 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.

Lifezone Metals currently has issued a total of 78,270,000 shares. Some of Lifezone Metals' 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. Lifezone Metals currently has a public float of 28,060,000 shares.

4.81% of Lifezone Metals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to Lifezone Metals: MAC Copper Limited (3.04%), Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (7.65%), Lithium Americas Corp. (11.54%), Sigma Lithium Corporation (12.85%), Nexa Resources S.A. (0.02%), Critical Metals Corp. (14.41%), Dakota Gold Corp. (2.83%), enCore Energy Corp. (14.58%), International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. (0.12%), NioCorp Developments Ltd. (8.63%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LZM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lifezone Metals as its price is falling. LZM shares are trading up $0.27 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 Lifezone Metals 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 LZM, 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 LZM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025.