Lancaster Colony (LANC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $176.73 +0.86 (+0.49%) Closing price 03/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$176.74 +0.01 (+0.00%) As of 03/25/2025 04:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Lancaster Colony Short Interest DataLancaster Colony (LANC) has a short interest of 450,300 shares, representing 2.17% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 14.00% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.1, indicating that it would take 3.1 days of the average trading volume of 128,997 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest450,300 sharesPrevious Short Interest395,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+14.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$86.07 millionShort Interest Ratio3.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares27,572,000 sharesFloat Size20,720,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.17%Today's Trading Volume127,214 sharesAverage Trading Volume128,997 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average99% Short Selling Lancaster Colony? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lancaster Colony and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLANC Short Interest Over TimeLANC Days to Cover Over TimeLANC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Lancaster Colony Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/2025450,300 shares $86.07 million +14.0%2.2%3.1 $191.15 2/15/2025395,000 shares $74.51 million -2.8%1.9%2.8 $188.63 1/31/2025406,500 shares $68.59 million +6.9%2.1%2.9 $168.74 1/15/2025380,400 shares $63.87 million -7.4%2.0%2.8 $167.90 12/31/2024410,800 shares $71.13 million -8.5%2.1%3 $173.14 12/15/2024448,800 shares $88.91 million +4.6%2.3%3.5 $198.10 11/30/2024429,100 shares $79.74 million -11.0%2.2%3.3 $185.84 11/15/2024482,000 shares $87.12 million +0.7%2.5%3.6 $180.75 10/31/2024478,600 shares $83.08 million -23.4%2.5%3.3 $173.60 10/15/2024624,500 shares $112.70 million +1.0%3.2%4.5 $180.47 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LANC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lancaster Colony and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/2024618,200 shares $109.16 million -10.5%3.2%4.5 $176.57 9/15/2024690,500 shares $124.03 million -0.2%3.6%4.8 $179.63 8/31/2024691,900 shares $118.15 million -17.0%3.6%5.1 $170.76 8/15/2024833,900 shares $165.40 million +7.7%4.3%6.7 $198.35 7/31/2024774,100 shares $149.45 million +3.9%4.0%7.1 $193.06 7/15/2024745,400 shares $138.55 million +26.1%3.9%6.7 $185.87 6/30/2024591,000 shares $111.68 million +2.2%3.1%5.2 $188.97 6/15/2024578,500 shares $107.92 million -18.0%3.0%5.3 $186.56 5/31/2024705,100 shares $130.80 million +24.1%3.7%6.1 $185.50 5/15/2024568,400 shares $109.92 million -6.8%3.0%4.7 $193.39 4/30/2024609,700 shares $116.34 million -5.8%3.2%4.8 $190.81 4/15/2024647,100 shares $126.06 million +2.5%3.4%4.6 $194.81 3/31/2024631,100 shares $131.04 million -1.8%3.3%4.6 $207.63 3/15/2024642,800 shares $127.40 million -1.6%3.4%4.6 $198.20 2/29/2024653,400 shares $135.20 million +1.8%3.4%4.6 $206.92 2/15/2024641,600 shares $123.29 million -24.5%3.4%4.5 $192.16 1/31/2024849,200 shares $156.07 million -15.0%4.4%6.2 $183.78 1/15/2024999,000 shares $171.53 million +5.7%5.2%8.1 $171.70 12/31/2023945,000 shares $157.24 million +13.4%4.9%7.4 $166.39 12/15/2023833,700 shares $138.58 million +5.8%4.4%6.6 $166.22 11/30/2023787,700 shares $130.68 million +1.8%4.1%6.1 $165.90 11/15/2023774,000 shares $131.68 million +17.7%4.0%5.8 $170.13 10/31/2023657,600 shares $111.25 million +10.0%3.4%4.5 $169.17 10/15/2023597,800 shares $105.82 million +11.1%3.1%4.1 $177.01 9/30/2023538,000 shares $88.79 million +4.5%2.8%3.8 $165.03 9/15/2023515,000 shares $88.84 million -17.2%2.7%3.6 $172.50 8/31/2023622,200 shares $102.78 million -13.4%3.2%4 $165.19 8/15/2023718,500 shares $132.73 million -5.2%3.7%4.9 $184.73 7/31/2023757,800 shares $145.98 million +4.7%4.0%5.5 $192.63 7/15/2023723,600 shares $135.50 million +3.8%3.8%5 $187.26Trump’s betrayal exposed (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 6/30/2023697,200 shares $140.20 million -7.6%3.6%4.9 $201.09 6/15/2023754,500 shares $141.02 million -4.8%3.9%4.8 $186.91 5/31/2023792,300 shares $155.75 million -6.7%4.1%5.5 $196.58 5/15/2023849,600 shares $181.11 million -10.2%4.4%5.7 $213.17 4/30/2023946,100 shares $197.85 million +33.8%4.9%6.2 $209.12 4/15/2023707,200 shares $140.08 million -3.1%3.7%4.6 $198.07 3/31/2023729,900 shares $148.08 million -4.5%3.9%4.6 $202.88 3/15/2023764,400 shares $149.37 million -8.9%4.1%4.9 $195.41 2/28/2023838,700 shares $161.01 million -3.0%4.5%5.5 $191.98 2/15/2023864,200 shares $167.13 million +11.7%4.6%5.4 $193.39 1/31/2023773,500 shares $148.44 million -0.7%4.2%4.4 $191.91 1/15/2023778,900 shares $154.58 million +10.3%4.2%3.9 $198.46 12/30/2022706,000 shares $139.29 million -5.9%3.8%3.5 $197.30 12/15/2022750,200 shares $146.59 million -3.1%4.0%3.7 $195.40 11/30/2022774,500 shares $160.43 million -3.1%4.2%3.9 $207.14 11/15/2022799,100 shares $161.15 million -36.1%4.3%3.9 $201.67 10/31/20221,250,000 shares $225.35 million +14.7%6.7%6.6 $180.28 10/15/20221,090,000 shares $179.85 million +6.9%5.9%6.7 $165.00 9/30/20221,020,000 shares $153.29 million +3.2%5.5%6.7 $150.28 9/15/2022988,800 shares $166.26 million -10.9%5.3%6.7 $168.14 8/31/20221,110,000 shares $187.09 million +8.8%6.0%7.4 $168.55 8/15/20221,020,000 shares $151.17 million -1.0%5.5%7.2 $148.21 7/31/20221,030,000 shares $136.35 million -3.7%5.7%6.9 $132.38 7/15/20221,070,000 shares $139.07 million +13.8%6.0%7.6 $129.97 6/30/2022940,100 shares $121.07 million +0.7%5.2%6.8 $128.78 6/15/2022934,000 shares $114.11 million +4.7%5.2%7.1 $122.17 5/31/2022891,800 shares $108.71 million +1.0%4.8%7.5 $121.90 5/15/2022883,400 shares $122.88 million +3.6%4.8%7.5 $139.10 4/30/2022853,000 shares $132.37 million +2.4%4.6%7.8 $155.18 4/15/2022832,800 shares $129.24 million -0.1%4.5%7.9 $155.19 3/31/2022833,700 shares $124.35 million +0.1%4.5%7.9 $149.15 3/15/2022832,800 shares $130.43 million -0.8%4.5%8.5 $156.62 2/28/2022839,500 shares $141.21 million +2.9%4.5%8.4 $168.21 2/15/2022816,200 shares $129.73 million -3.0%4.2%8.3 $158.94 1/31/2022841,600 shares $133.62 million +34.2%4.4%8.7 $158.77 1/15/2022627,100 shares $104.00 million +2.5%3.3%6.4 $165.85 12/31/2021611,600 shares $101.28 million -9.5%3.2%6.7 $165.60 12/15/2021675,500 shares $107.28 million +3.2%3.5%6.9 $158.82 11/30/2021654,400 shares $95.67 million -5.2%3.4%6.6 $146.20 11/15/2021690,200 shares $113.85 million -17.0%3.6%6.7 $164.95 10/29/2021832,000 shares $141.44 million +0.6%4.3%8.2 $170.00 10/15/2021826,800 shares $142.66 million -4.7%4.3%8.9 $172.55 9/30/2021867,600 shares $146.46 million +5.9%4.7%9.3 $168.81 9/15/2021819,600 shares $138.64 million +1.9%4.4%9.1 $169.15 8/31/2021804,500 shares $142.59 million -3.6%4.3%9.5 $177.24 8/13/2021834,200 shares $159.76 million -4.9%4.5%10.2 $191.51 7/30/2021877,400 shares $173.61 million +2.3%4.7%10.5 $197.87 7/15/2021857,500 shares $170.68 million +3.8%4.6%9.6 $199.04 6/30/2021826,500 shares $159.94 million -5.2%4.5%9.3 $193.51 6/15/2021871,800 shares $171.16 million -0.1%4.7%9.7 $196.33Trump’s betrayal exposed (Ad)Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to move your money now.Millions of Americans are about to be wiped out, while others could make a fortune… click here to ma 5/28/2021872,200 shares $162.81 million -0.5%4.7%9.7 $186.67 5/14/2021876,900 shares $165.08 million -2.0%4.7%10.2 $188.25 4/30/2021894,700 shares $166.20 million +2.2%4.8%10.2 $185.76 4/15/2021875,300 shares $156.48 million -1.8%4.7%9.8 $178.77 3/31/2021890,900 shares $160.16 million -5.2%4.8%9.6 $179.77 3/15/2021939,600 shares $174.29 million +0.2%5.1%9.7 $185.49 2/26/2021937,800 shares $165.97 million +3.0%5.1%9.1 $176.98 2/12/2021910,700 shares $168.14 million -2.3%4.9%7.6 $184.63 1/29/2021932,500 shares $164.55 million -8.6%5.2%7.4 $176.46 1/15/20211,020,000 shares $177.69 million +3.4%5.7%8 $174.21 12/31/2020986,900 shares $177.94 million +2.9%5.5%8.1 $180.30 12/15/2020959,400 shares $166.33 million -12.8%5.4%8 $173.37 11/30/20201,100,000 shares $187.83 million +14.2%6.2%9 $170.75 11/15/2020963,200 shares $168.48 million -13.2%5.4%9.1 $174.92 10/30/20201,110,000 shares $184.05 million No Change6.2%11.5 $165.81 10/15/20201,110,000 shares $196.99 million -1.8%6.2%12.5 $177.47 9/30/20201,130,000 shares $202.04 million -5.0%6.3%12.4 $178.80 9/15/20201,190,000 shares $211.17 million -1.7%6.6%11.4 $177.45 8/31/20201,210,000 shares $215.04 million -5.5%6.8%11.1 $177.72 8/14/20201,280,000 shares $215.88 million -7.3%7.1%10.3 $168.66 7/31/20201,380,000 shares $218.85 million -5.5%7.7%10 $158.59 7/15/20201,460,000 shares $227.79 million No Change8.1%9.4 $156.02 6/30/20201,460,000 shares $221.44 million -3.3%8.1%8.9 $151.67 6/15/20201,510,000 shares $234.00 million -3.8%8.4%7.9 $154.97 5/29/20201,570,000 shares $240.96 million +1.3%8.8%8.1 $153.48 5/15/20201,550,000 shares $222.44 million +2.7%8.6%7.9 $143.51 4/30/20201,510,000 shares $203.29 million +0.7%8.4%7.9 $134.63 4/15/20201,500,000 shares $201.42 million +13.6%8.4%7.9 $134.28 3/31/20201,320,000 shares $178.85 million -10.1%7.4%7.2 $135.49 LANC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lancaster Colony's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Lancaster Colony shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 450,300 shares of LANC short. 2.17% of Lancaster Colony's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lancaster Colony's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lancaster Colony? 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. LANC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Lancaster Colony's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Lancaster Colony? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lancaster Colony: Millennium Management LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Lancaster Colony? 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. 2.17% of Lancaster Colony's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Lancaster Colony's short interest increasing or decreasing? Lancaster Colony saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 450,300 shares, an increase of 14.0% from the previous total of 395,000 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. What is Lancaster Colony's float size? Lancaster Colony currently has issued a total of 27,572,000 shares. Some of Lancaster Colony'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. Lancaster Colony currently has a public float of 20,720,000 shares. How does Lancaster Colony's short interest compare to its competitors? 2.17% of Lancaster Colony's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lancaster Colony: Hormel Foods Co. (4.15%), Conagra Brands, Inc. (3.62%), Pilgrim's Pride Co. (18.65%), The J. M. Smucker Company (4.11%), The Campbell Soup Company (8.79%), Post Holdings, Inc. (5.29%), Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (12.53%), Flowers Foods, Inc. (6.41%), J&J Snack Foods Corp. (5.57%), Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (9.25%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Lancaster Colony stock? Short selling LANC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lancaster Colony as its price is falling. LANC shares are trading up $0.86 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. How does a short squeeze work against Lancaster Colony? A short squeeze for Lancaster Colony 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 LANC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lancaster Colony's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including LANC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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