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Lam Research (LRCX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$86.02 -3.00 (-3.37%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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Lam Research Short Interest Data

Lam Research (LRCX) has a short interest of 33.73 million shares. This marks a -9.84% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.8, indicating that it would take 2.8 days of the average trading volume of 12.45 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
33,730,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
37,410,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-9.84%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$2.73 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
January 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,283,660,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.63%
Today's Trading Volume
12,857,061 shares
Average Trading Volume
12,447,650 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
103%
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LRCX Short Interest Over Time

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Lam Research Short Interest History

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
1/31/202533,730,000 shares $2.73 billion -9.8%N/A2.8 $81.05
1/15/202537,410,000 shares $2.85 billion +9.8%N/A3.2 $76.15
12/31/202434,060,000 shares $2.46 billion +7.0%N/A2.8 $72.23
12/15/202431,840,000 shares $2.43 billion -5.5%N/A2.6 $76.26
11/30/202433,700,000 shares $2.49 billion +4.4%N/A2.7 $73.88
11/15/202432,290,000 shares $2.26 billion -0.8%N/A2.6 $70.05
10/31/202432,550,000 shares $2.42 billion +10.9%N/A2.6 $74.35
10/15/202429,340,000 shares $2.24 billion -9.0%N/A2.2 $76.36
9/30/202432,230,000 shares $2.63 billion +1,365.0%N/A2.5 $81.61
9/15/20242,200,000 shares $1.69 billion -14.4%1.7%1.8 $769.72
8/31/20242,570,000 shares $2.11 billion +7.1%2.0%2.1 $821.01
8/15/20242,400,000 shares $2.14 billion +14.3%1.8%2.1 $890.10
7/31/20242,100,000 shares $1.93 billion -17.3%1.6%1.9 $921.24
7/15/20242,540,000 shares $2.72 billion +2.0%2.0%2.6 $1,069.11
6/30/20242,490,000 shares $2.65 billion +7.3%1.9%2.6 $1,064.85
6/15/20242,320,000 shares $2.40 billion -8.7%1.8%2.4 $1,035.98
5/31/20242,540,000 shares $2.37 billion +7.6%2.0%2.7 $932.44
5/15/20242,360,000 shares $2.24 billion -5.2%1.8%2.4 $947.75
4/30/20242,490,000 shares $2.23 billion -2.4%1.9%2.4 $894.41
4/15/20242,550,000 shares $2.41 billion -0.8%2.0%2.4 $946.17
3/31/20242,570,000 shares $2.50 billion +6.2%2.0%2.5 $971.57
3/15/20242,420,000 shares $2.20 billion +5.2%1.9%2.3 $910.09
2/29/20242,300,000 shares $2.16 billion -11.9%1.8%2.1 $938.25
2/15/20242,610,000 shares $2.38 billion +7.9%2.0%2.6 $913.78
1/31/20242,420,000 shares $2.00 billion -13.9%1.9%2.4 $825.17
1/15/20242,810,000 shares $2.13 billion -5.1%2.1%2.8 $759.67
12/31/20232,960,000 shares $2.32 billion +3.5%2.3%3 $783.26
12/15/20232,860,000 shares $2.21 billion +21.7%2.2%2.9 $773.50
11/30/20232,350,000 shares $1.68 billion -15.2%1.8%2.3 $715.92
11/15/20232,770,000 shares $1.93 billion -2.1%2.1%2.7 $697.90
10/31/20232,830,000 shares $1.66 billion -0.4%2.2%2.7 $588.22
10/15/20232,840,000 shares $1.83 billion -0.4%2.2%2.6 $645.12
9/30/20232,850,000 shares $1.79 billion +8.4%2.2%2.6 $626.77
9/15/20232,630,000 shares $1.64 billion -5.7%2.0%2.3 $623.11
8/31/20232,790,000 shares $1.96 billion -0.4%2.1%2.4 $702.40
8/15/20232,800,000 shares $1.84 billion -10.5%2.1%2.2 $655.83
7/31/20233,130,000 shares $2.25 billion +1.6%2.3%2.4 $718.49
7/15/20233,080,000 shares $1.97 billion No Change2.3%2.4 $638.56
6/30/20233,080,000 shares $1.98 billion -6.1%2.3%2.3 $642.86
6/15/20233,280,000 shares $2.04 billion -3.5%2.5%2.4 $621.00
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5/31/20233,400,000 shares $2.10 billion +19.3%2.6%2.5 $616.70
5/15/20232,850,000 shares $1.57 billion +9.2%2.1%2.2 $552.27
4/30/20232,610,000 shares $1.37 billion -9.1%2.0%2.1 $524.08
4/15/20232,870,000 shares $1.44 billion +1.4%2.1%2.2 $500.84
3/31/20232,830,000 shares $1.50 billion +23.0%2.1%2.2 $530.12
3/15/20232,300,000 shares $1.12 billion -9.5%1.7%1.8 $487.05
2/28/20232,540,000 shares $1.23 billion +3.7%1.9%2 $486.01
2/15/20232,450,000 shares $1.27 billion -9.3%1.8%1.9 $520.29
1/31/20232,700,000 shares $1.35 billion +6.3%2.0%1.8 $500.10
1/15/20232,540,000 shares $1.20 billion +10.0%1.9%1.6 $473.67
12/30/20222,310,000 shares $970.89 million -10.1%1.7%1.2 $420.30
12/15/20222,570,000 shares $1.15 billion +2.4%1.9%1.3 $446.06
11/30/20222,510,000 shares $1.19 billion -28.5%1.9%1.3 $472.38
11/15/20223,510,000 shares $1.72 billion +6.4%2.6%1.8 $490.74
10/31/20223,300,000 shares $1.34 billion +49.3%2.4%1.7 $404.78
10/15/20222,210,000 shares $696.04 million +2.3%1.6%1.2 $314.95
9/30/20222,160,000 shares $790.56 million +10.2%1.6%1.5 $366.00
9/15/20221,960,000 shares $810.34 million +7.1%1.4%1.4 $413.44
8/31/20221,830,000 shares $801.38 million -15.7%1.4%1.3 $437.91
8/15/20222,170,000 shares $1.12 billion +24.7%1.6%1.6 $517.29
7/31/20221,740,000 shares $870.89 million +2.4%1.3%1.2 $500.51
7/15/20221,700,000 shares $726.12 million -1.2%1.2%1.3 $427.13
6/30/20221,720,000 shares $732.98 million -39.9%1.2%1.3 $426.15
6/15/20222,860,000 shares $1.30 billion +60.7%N/A2.1 $453.64
5/31/20221,780,000 shares $925.65 million +24.5%1.3%1.3 $520.03
5/15/20221,430,000 shares $703.45 million +4.4%1.0%1 $491.92
4/30/20221,370,000 shares $638.09 million No Change1.0%1 $465.76
4/15/20221,370,000 shares $624.94 million -2.1%1.0%0.9 $456.16
3/31/20221,400,000 shares $752.65 million -20.9%1.0%0.9 $537.61
3/15/20221,770,000 shares $857.95 million -12.8%1.3%1.2 $484.72
2/28/20222,030,000 shares $1.14 billion +9.7%1.5%1.4 $561.35
2/15/20221,850,000 shares $1.10 billion -1.6%1.3%1.3 $593.82
1/31/20221,880,000 shares $1.11 billion +9.3%1.4%1.3 $589.92
1/15/20221,720,000 shares $1.26 billion -7.5%1.2%1.2 $729.82
12/31/20211,860,000 shares $1.34 billion -6.5%1.3%1.4 $719.15
12/15/20211,990,000 shares $1.39 billion -3.4%1.4%1.4 $697.31
11/30/20212,060,000 shares $1.40 billion +0.5%1.5%1.5 $679.85
11/15/20212,050,000 shares $1.29 billion -18.3%1.5%1.5 $630.26
10/29/20212,510,000 shares $1.41 billion +5.0%1.8%1.8 $563.57
10/15/20212,390,000 shares $1.35 billion +7.7%1.7%1.8 $564.47
9/30/20212,220,000 shares $1.26 billion -2.6%1.6%1.7 $569.15
9/15/20212,280,000 shares $1.39 billion -3.4%1.6%1.8 $611.50
8/31/20212,360,000 shares $1.43 billion +2.6%1.7%2 $604.82
8/13/20212,300,000 shares $1.33 billion No Change1.6%2 $580.41
7/30/20212,300,000 shares $1.47 billion +5.5%1.6%1.8 $637.41
7/15/20212,180,000 shares $1.33 billion +11.8%1.5%1.8 $610.74
6/30/20211,950,000 shares $1.27 billion -12.2%1.4%1.5 $650.70
6/15/20212,220,000 shares $1.43 billion -10.5%1.6%1.6 $643.48
5/28/20212,480,000 shares $1.61 billion -7.5%1.8%1.7 $649.85
5/14/20212,680,000 shares $1.57 billion +15.5%1.9%1.6 $584.73
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4/30/20212,320,000 shares $1.49 billion +11.5%1.6%1.4 $640.97
4/15/20212,080,000 shares $1.33 billion -2.8%1.5%1.2 $640.43
3/31/20212,140,000 shares $1.23 billion +10.3%1.5%1.3 $572.56
3/15/20211,940,000 shares $1.02 billion -30.0%1.4%1.2 $524.82
2/26/20212,770,000 shares $1.52 billion +1.8%2.0%1.7 $547.65
2/12/20212,720,000 shares $1.56 billion +44.7%1.9%1.8 $572.21
1/29/20211,880,000 shares $953.82 million -35.0%1.3%1.3 $507.35
1/15/20212,890,000 shares $1.61 billion +6.6%2.0%2 $557.79
12/31/20202,710,000 shares $1.31 billion -18.9%1.9%1.9 $484.45
12/15/20203,340,000 shares $1.64 billion -7.0%2.3%2.3 $491.87
11/30/20203,590,000 shares $1.64 billion -4.3%2.5%2.3 $456.54
11/15/20203,750,000 shares $1.60 billion +2.7%2.6%2.3 $426.31
10/30/20203,650,000 shares $1.29 billion -6.7%2.6%2.2 $353.26
10/15/20203,910,000 shares $1.46 billion -7.1%2.7%2.3 $374.24
9/30/20204,210,000 shares $1.40 billion -4.8%2.9%2.4 $331.75
9/15/20204,420,000 shares $1.37 billion -9.1%3.1%2.5 $308.93
8/31/20204,860,000 shares $1.63 billion +18.5%3.4%2.7 $336.34
8/14/20204,100,000 shares $1.53 billion -1.9%2.8%2.3 $373.64
7/31/20204,180,000 shares $1.58 billion +2.5%2.9%2.2 $377.16
7/15/20204,080,000 shares $1.40 billion +4.6%2.8%2 $343.22
6/30/20203,900,000 shares $1.26 billion -11.0%2.7%1.8 $323.46
6/15/20204,380,000 shares $1.28 billion -6.8%3.0%1.9 $291.14
5/29/20204,700,000 shares $1.29 billion +13.0%3.3%1.9 $273.67
5/15/20204,160,000 shares $1.05 billion -1.7%2.9%1.6 $251.84
4/30/20204,230,000 shares $1.08 billion +7.9%2.9%1.7 $255.28
4/15/20203,920,000 shares $1.03 billion +8.9%2.7%1.6 $262.81
3/31/20203,600,000 shares $960.01 million -6.8%2.5%1.6 $266.67
3/13/20203,861,800 shares $997.43 million +11.6%2.7%1.7 $258.28
2/28/20203,460,000 shares $667.26 million -18.4%2.4%2 $192.85

LRCX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lam Research's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Lam Research shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 33,730,000 shares of LRCX short. Learn More on Lam Research's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Lam Research?

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. LRCX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Lam Research's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Lam Research?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lam Research: CTC LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Torno Capital LLC, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Maven Securities LTD, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Group One Trading LLC, Eisler Capital Management Ltd., D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Centiva Capital LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Ardsley Advisory Partners LP, Jane Street Group LLC, Lido Advisors LLC, Optiver Holding B.V., Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, Capital Markets Trading UK LLP, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., Greenland Capital Management LP, Capula Management Ltd, One River Asset Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., Twin Tree Management LP, CloudAlpha Capital Management Limited Hong Kong, Mission Wealth Management LP, Allianz Asset Management GmbH, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Lam Research's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Lam Research saw a decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 33,730,000 shares, a decline of 9.8% from the previous total of 37,410,000 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 Lam Research's short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lam Research: Applied Materials, Inc. (2.48%), KLA Co. (2.01%), Entegris, Inc. (4.37%), Onto Innovation Inc. (2.91%), MKS Instruments, Inc. (4.44%), Amkor Technology, Inc. (4.67%), Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (6.39%), FormFactor, Inc. (4.55%), Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (14.67%), Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (2.54%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Lam Research stock?

Short selling LRCX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lam Research as its price is falling. LRCX shares are trading down $3.00 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 Lam Research?

A short squeeze for Lam Research 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 LRCX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Lam Research'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 LRCX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.



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