Lonza Group (LZAGY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lonza Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 15th, investors have sold 6,800 shares of LZAGY short. Learn More on Lonza Group's current short interest.

Lonza Group saw a decline in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 6,800 shares, a decline of 50.4% from the previous total of 13,700 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Lonza Group: AmerisourceBergen Co. (4.16%), DexCom, Inc. (4.13%), Centene Co. (1.17%), Biogen Inc. (2.23%), Haleon plc (0.21%), IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (2.99%), IQVIA Holdings Inc. (1.96%), Seagen Inc. (3.99%), Alcon Inc. (0.55%), Moderna, Inc. (5.49%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($8.05 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.94 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.27 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.29 billion), Celsius Holdings, Inc. ($2.20 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.10 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.08 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.90 billion), and T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. ($1.90 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LZAGY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lonza Group as its price is falling. LZAGY shares are trading down $0.33 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 Lonza 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 LZAGY, 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 LZAGY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 15 2023.