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Lam Research (LRCX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$68.44 +0.58 (+0.85%)
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Lam Research Short Interest Data

Lam Research (LRCX) has a short interest of 23.65 million shares, representing 1.85% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -7.47% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.8, indicating that it would take 1.8 days of the average trading volume of 12.16 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
23,650,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
25,560,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-7.47%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$1.72 billion
Short Interest Ratio
1.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
March 31, 2025
Outstanding Shares
1,283,662,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
1.85%
Today's Trading Volume
10,663,009 shares
Average Trading Volume
12,156,382 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
88%
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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
3/31/202523,650,000 shares $1.72 billion -7.5%1.8%1.8 $72.70
3/15/202525,560,000 shares $2.01 billion +2.8%2.0%2 $78.69
2/28/202524,860,000 shares $1.91 billion -14.3%1.9%2 $76.70
2/15/202529,020,000 shares $2.40 billion -14.0%2.3%2.4 $82.75
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
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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
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
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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
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

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 March 31st, investors have sold 23,650,000 shares of LRCX short. 1.85% of Lam Research's shares are currently sold 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 2.0. 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: IMC Chicago LLC, CenterStar Asset Management LLC, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC, 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, and Caas Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Lam Research?

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. 1.85% of Lam Research's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Lam Research's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Lam Research saw a drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 23,650,000 shares, a drop of 7.5% from the previous total of 25,560,000 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?

1.85% of Lam Research's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lam Research: Applied Materials, Inc. (2.16%), KLA Co. (2.13%), Entegris, Inc. (7.19%), Onto Innovation Inc. (3.07%), MKS Instruments, Inc. (5.40%), Amkor Technology, Inc. (6.05%), Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (6.93%), FormFactor, Inc. (4.23%), Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (14.80%), Photronics, Inc. (4.45%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 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 up $0.58 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 increases 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 March, 31 2025.



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