Laird Superfood (LSF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Laird Superfood shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, investors have sold 43,000 shares of LSF short. 0.61% of Laird Superfood's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Laird Superfood'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. 0.61% of Laird Superfood's floating shares are currently sold short.

Laird Superfood saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 43,000 shares, a decrease of 50.2% from the previous total of 86,300 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.

Laird Superfood currently has issued a total of 10,290,000 shares. Some of Laird Superfood'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. Laird Superfood currently has a public float of 7,020,000 shares.

0.61% of Laird Superfood's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "food products" compare to Laird Superfood: Beyond Meat, Inc. (49.03%), Borealis Foods Inc. (0.35%), Bridgford Foods Co. (0.35%), Barfresh Food Group, Inc. (0.46%), Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited (0.60%), Coffee Holding Co., Inc. (3.24%), BranchOut Food Inc. (4.85%), TDH Holdings, Inc. (0.20%), Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. (1.07%), Top Wealth Group Holding Limited (17.32%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LSF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Laird Superfood as its price is falling. LSF shares are trading up $0.04 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 Laird Superfood 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 LSF, 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 LSF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.