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Laureate Education (LAUR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$16.90
-0.28 (-1.63%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

Laureate Education Short Interest Data

Laureate Education (LAUR) has a short interest of 4.79 million shares. This marks a -2.04% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 6.6, indicating that it would take 6.6 days of the average trading volume of 729,416 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
4,790,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,890,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-2.04%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$74.05 million
Short Interest Ratio
6.6 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
152,546,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
3.14%
Today's Trading Volume
591,529 shares
Average Trading Volume
729,416 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
81%
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LAUR Short Interest Over Time

LAUR Days to Cover Over Time

LAUR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Laureate Education Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/15/20244,790,000 shares $74.05 million -2.0%N/A6.6 $15.46
9/30/20244,890,000 shares $81.22 million -14.4%N/A6.4 $16.61
9/15/20245,710,000 shares $94.22 million -4.2%N/A6.9 $16.50
8/31/20245,960,000 shares $91.90 million +1.2%N/A7.6 $15.42
8/15/20245,890,000 shares $87.82 million +10.7%N/A7.4 $14.91
7/31/20245,320,000 shares $82.46 million +4.9%N/A6.3 $15.50
7/15/20245,070,000 shares $78.23 million +2.0%N/A6.3 $15.43
6/30/20244,970,000 shares $74.25 million +5.3%N/A6.2 $14.94
6/15/20244,720,000 shares $66.55 million +3.5%N/A6.1 $14.10
5/31/20244,560,000 shares $71.41 million -11.6%N/A6 $15.66
5/15/20245,160,000 shares $84.06 million +7.1%N/A7 $16.29
4/30/20244,820,000 shares $69.89 million -11.4%N/A6.5 $14.50
4/15/20245,440,000 shares $76.11 million +7.7%N/A8.3 $13.99
3/31/20245,050,000 shares $73.58 million -10.6%N/A7.4 $14.57
3/15/20245,650,000 shares $77.29 million +8.5%N/A8.4 $13.68
2/29/20245,210,000 shares $69.87 million +1.4%N/A7.5 $13.41
2/15/20245,140,000 shares $66.87 million +4.1%N/A7.4 $13.01
1/31/20244,940,000 shares $62.34 million -2.2%N/A7 $12.62
1/15/20245,050,000 shares $65.90 million -5.8%N/A6.8 $13.05
12/31/20235,360,000 shares $73.49 million +0.6%N/A7.4 $13.71
12/15/20235,330,000 shares $71.53 million No ChangeN/A7.6 $13.42
11/30/20235,330,000 shares $69.98 million +62.5%N/A7.7 $13.13
11/15/20233,280,000 shares $43.00 million -29.8%N/A4.8 $13.11
10/31/20234,670,000 shares $66.03 million -4.9%N/A6.6 $14.14
10/15/20234,910,000 shares $69.62 million -2.4%N/A6.6 $14.18
9/30/20235,030,000 shares $70.92 million +3.3%N/A6.9 $14.10
9/15/20234,870,000 shares $67.74 million +8.0%N/A6.2 $13.91
8/31/20234,510,000 shares $62.82 million -12.4%N/A4.7 $13.93
8/15/20235,150,000 shares $75.29 million +24.7%N/A5.3 $14.62
7/31/20234,130,000 shares $52.95 million +10.4%N/A4.4 $12.82
7/15/20233,740,000 shares $46.49 million -8.8%N/A4.2 $12.43
6/30/20234,100,000 shares $49.57 million -11.1%N/A4.4 $12.09
6/15/20234,610,000 shares $54.08 million +1.1%N/A5 $11.73
5/31/20234,560,000 shares $55.18 million -4.6%N/A5.9 $12.10
5/15/20234,780,000 shares $57.31 million +4.4%N/A5.4 $11.99
4/30/20234,580,000 shares $56.75 million +2.0%N/A4.9 $12.39
4/15/20234,490,000 shares $54.06 million +0.7%N/A4.6 $12.04
3/31/20234,460,000 shares $52.45 million -0.7%N/A4.1 $11.76
3/15/20234,490,000 shares $52.08 million No ChangeN/A4 $11.60
2/28/20234,490,000 shares $53.25 million -21.2%N/A3.6 $11.86
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2/15/20235,700,000 shares $60.65 million -8.1%N/A4.1 $10.64
1/31/20236,200,000 shares $68.08 million +147.0%6.8%3.6 $10.98
1/15/20232,510,000 shares $25.25 million -8.4%2.7%1.5 $10.06
12/30/20222,740,000 shares $26.36 million +11.8%3.0%1.7 $9.62
12/15/20222,450,000 shares $24.35 million -29.6%2.7%1.6 $9.94
11/30/20223,480,000 shares $36.47 million +2.1%3.7%2.3 $10.48
11/15/20223,410,000 shares $41.43 million -2.6%3.6%2.4 $12.15
10/31/20223,500,000 shares $44.24 million +3.9%3.5%3.9 $12.64
10/15/20223,370,000 shares $35.05 million -0.9%3.4%3.9 $10.40
9/30/20223,400,000 shares $35.87 million -12.4%3.4%4.1 $10.55
9/15/20223,880,000 shares $44.89 million +2.9%3.9%4.7 $11.57
8/31/20223,770,000 shares $41.55 million +3.9%3.8%4.5 $11.02
8/15/20223,630,000 shares $41.89 million -1.9%3.6%4.2 $11.54
7/31/20223,700,000 shares $43.81 million -1.6%3.6%3.6 $11.84
7/15/20223,760,000 shares $42.94 million +5.9%3.6%3.7 $11.42
6/30/20223,550,000 shares $41.07 million +2.9%3.4%3.2 $11.57
6/15/20223,450,000 shares $39.36 million -7.8%3.3%2.9 $11.41
5/31/20223,740,000 shares $47.61 million -8.3%3.6%2.8 $12.73
5/15/20224,080,000 shares $46.88 million -2.4%3.9%2.5 $11.49
4/30/20224,180,000 shares $47.36 million -17.2%3.9%2.5 $11.33
4/15/20225,050,000 shares $60.85 million +4.1%4.7%3.1 $12.05
3/31/20224,850,000 shares $57.47 million +37.8%4.4%3 $11.85
3/15/20223,520,000 shares $44.63 million +8.0%N/A2.1 $12.68
2/28/20223,260,000 shares $35.34 million -0.3%N/A2.1 $10.84
2/15/20223,270,000 shares $40.71 million +29.8%N/A2.4 $12.45
1/31/20222,520,000 shares $31.88 million +103.2%N/A2.1 $12.65
1/15/20221,240,000 shares $14.77 million -16.2%1.4%1 $11.91
12/31/20211,480,000 shares $18.12 million -48.8%2.0%1.2 $12.24
12/15/20212,890,000 shares $30.00 million -1.0%4.0%2 $10.38
11/30/20212,920,000 shares $29.20 million +5.4%4.0%2.1 $10.00
11/15/20212,770,000 shares $30.41 million -0.4%3.8%2 $10.98
10/29/20212,780,000 shares $48.15 million -0.4%3.8%2.1 $17.32
10/15/20212,790,000 shares $48.27 million +13.4%3.6%2.5 $17.30
9/30/20212,460,000 shares $41.80 million -35.3%3.3%2.3 $16.99
9/15/20213,800,000 shares $64.45 million -8.4%5.1%4.8 $16.96
8/31/20214,150,000 shares $66.11 million +3.2%5.6%7.2 $15.93
8/13/20214,020,000 shares $64.72 million +1.3%5.2%7.2 $16.10
7/30/20213,970,000 shares $58.80 million +14.4%5.1%6.4 $14.81
7/15/20213,470,000 shares $50.56 million -14.1%4.2%4.6 $14.57
6/30/20214,040,000 shares $58.62 million -3.1%4.9%5.2 $14.51
6/15/20214,170,000 shares $64.51 million +4.5%4.7%5.3 $15.47
5/28/20213,990,000 shares $58.29 million -17.7%4.5%4.9 $14.61
5/14/20214,850,000 shares $69.11 million -6.7%5.5%5.4 $14.25
4/30/20215,200,000 shares $61.72 million -2.4%5.9%6.1 $11.87
4/15/20215,330,000 shares $69.72 million -2.9%6.0%6.6 $13.08
3/31/20215,490,000 shares $75.10 million -7.4%6.2%6.1 $13.68
3/15/20215,930,000 shares $86.34 million +7.6%6.1%6.5 $14.56
2/26/20215,510,000 shares $75.71 million -29.9%5.6%6.3 $13.74
2/12/20217,860,000 shares $114.95 million -8.0%7.2%10.1 $14.63
1/29/20218,540,000 shares $113.16 million +12.5%7.8%10.1 $13.25
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1/15/20217,590,000 shares $108.23 million -2.9%7.0%9.5 $14.26
12/31/20207,820,000 shares $115.27 million +2.1%7.2%13 $14.74
12/15/20207,660,000 shares $115.74 million +1.2%7.0%12.3 $15.11
11/30/20207,570,000 shares $110.29 million +2.9%6.9%8.8 $14.57
11/15/20207,360,000 shares $104.66 million -3.7%6.7%8.4 $14.22
10/30/20207,640,000 shares $97.49 million +17.2%7.0%8.9 $12.76
10/15/20206,520,000 shares $89.13 million -10.9%6.0%6.8 $13.67
9/30/20207,320,000 shares $97.21 million -3.8%6.7%6.8 $13.28
9/15/20207,610,000 shares $96.04 million -5.7%7.0%6.7 $12.62
8/31/20208,070,000 shares $101.04 million -6.7%7.4%8.4 $12.52
8/14/20208,650,000 shares $113.32 million +8.3%7.9%8.3 $13.10
7/31/20207,990,000 shares $101.31 million +19.1%7.8%7.5 $12.68
7/15/20206,710,000 shares $62.40 million +16.1%6.5%6 $9.30
6/30/20205,780,000 shares $57.60 million +55.4%5.6%5.3 $9.97
6/15/20203,720,000 shares $37.76 million -7.5%3.6%3.2 $10.15
5/29/20204,020,000 shares $39.11 million +39.6%4.0%3.1 $9.73
5/15/20202,880,000 shares $24.51 million +9.9%2.9%2.1 $8.51
4/30/20202,620,000 shares $24.81 million +3.2%2.6%2 $9.47
4/15/20202,540,000 shares $24.46 million -9.9%2.5%1.8 $9.63
3/31/20202,820,000 shares $23.74 million -24.4%2.8%2.1 $8.42
3/13/20203,729,000 shares $38.74 million +5.0%3.7%3.3 $10.39
2/28/20203,550,000 shares $31.52 million +13.4%3.5%3 $8.88
2/14/20203,130,000 shares $54.12 million +10.6%3.1%2.5 $17.29
1/31/20202,830,000 shares $56.52 million -22.7%2.8%2.1 $19.97
1/15/20203,660,000 shares $74.77 million -3.9%3.6%2.7 $20.43
12/31/20193,810,000 shares $67.25 million +18.0%3.7%2.8 $17.65

LAUR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Laureate Education's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Laureate Education shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, traders have sold 4,790,000 shares of LAUR short. Learn More on Laureate Education's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Laureate Education?

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. LAUR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 7.0. Learn More on Laureate Education's short interest ratio.

Is Laureate Education's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Laureate Education saw a drop in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,790,000 shares, a drop of 2.0% from the previous total of 4,890,000 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.

How does Laureate Education's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "personal services" compare to Laureate Education: Graham Holdings (1.70%), Driven Brands Holdings Inc. (15.83%), Mister Car Wash, Inc. (11.14%), Afya Limited (10.97%), Perdoceo Education Co. (8.05%), Verb Technology Company, Inc. (51.86%), Udemy, Inc. (9.53%), SunCar Technology Group Inc. (1.11%), IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima (0.47%), Gaotu Techedu Inc. (6.45%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Laureate Education stock?

Short selling LAUR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Laureate Education as its price is falling. LAUR shares are trading down $0.28 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 Laureate Education?

A short squeeze for Laureate Education 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 LAUR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Laureate Education'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 LAUR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:LAUR) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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