Liberty Global (LBTYB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Liberty Global shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 15th, traders have sold 400 shares of LBTYB short. 0.15% of Liberty Global's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Liberty Global's current short interest.

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. LBTYB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Liberty Global's short interest ratio.

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. 0.15% of Liberty Global's floating shares are currently sold short.

Liberty Global currently has issued a total of 357,540,000 shares. Some of Liberty Global'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. Liberty Global currently has a public float of 268,500 shares.

0.15% of Liberty Global's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Liberty Global: Rogers Communications Inc. (2.72%), Liberty Broadband Co. (4.35%), Liberty Broadband Co. (1.47%), Roku, Inc. (6.89%), Liberty Global Ltd. (3.61%), Liberty Global Ltd. (2.80%), Adeia Inc. (3.10%), Liberty Latin America Ltd. (2.64%), Cable One, Inc. (19.33%), Liberty Latin America Ltd. (2.67%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LBTYB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Liberty Global as its price is falling. LBTYB shares are trading down $0.45 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 Liberty Global 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 LBTYB, 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 LBTYB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025.