Lighting Science Group Short Interest Ratio and Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lighting Science Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 6,300 shares of LSCG short. 0.00% of Lighting Science Group's shares are currently sold short. View details.

Lighting Science Group saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 6,300 shares, an increase of 6,200.0% from the previous total of 100 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 Lighting Science Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "construction" compare to Lighting Science Group: Limbach Holdings, Inc. (0.79%), The Peck Company Holdings, Inc. (25.12%), The New Home Company Inc. (0.72%), Armstrong Flooring, Inc. (2.10%), Williams Industrial Services Group Inc. (0.00%), 180 Degree Capital Corp. (0.20%), SG Blocks, Inc. (0.00%), ToughBuilt Industries, Inc. (0.00%), Tecogen Inc. (0.00%), and Ossen Innovation Co., Ltd. (0.00%).

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($5.18 billion), ViacomCBS Inc. ($4.71 billion), Analog Devices, Inc. ($4.45 billion), Aon Plc ($4.28 billion), Snap Inc. ($3.70 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($3.00 billion), The Clorox Company ($2.46 billion), Peloton Interactive, Inc. ($2.40 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.38 billion), and Expedia Group, Inc. ($2.37 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LSCG is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lighting Science Group as its price is falling. Lighting Science Group's stock is trading down $0.02 today. To short Lighting Science Group 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 Lighting Science Group 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 Lighting Science Group 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 LSCG, 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 LSCG, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2020.