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Lifeway Foods (LWAY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$24.01 -1.33 (-5.25%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Lifeway Foods Short Interest Data

Lifeway Foods (LWAY) has a short interest of 136,300 shares, representing 2.93% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -23.64% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.9, indicating that it would take 0.9 days of the average trading volume of 115,412 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
136,300 shares
Previous Short Interest
178,500 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-23.64%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.63 million
Short Interest Ratio
0.9 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
14,820,000 shares
Float Size
4,650,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
2.93%
Today's Trading Volume
140,294 shares
Average Trading Volume
115,412 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
122%
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LWAY Short Interest Over Time

LWAY Days to Cover Over Time

LWAY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Lifeway Foods Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/2024136,300 shares $3.63 million -23.6%2.9%0.9 $26.61
10/15/2024178,500 shares $4.71 million -32.6%3.8%1.1 $26.39
9/30/2024264,800 shares $6.86 million -40.2%5.7%1.5 $25.92
9/15/2024442,600 shares $9.66 million +11.9%9.5%2.5 $21.82
8/31/2024395,400 shares $7.58 million -0.5%8.6%2.4 $19.18
8/15/2024397,500 shares $7.55 million +3.0%8.6%2.1 $19.00
7/31/2024385,900 shares $4.76 million -2.3%8.4%2.1 $12.33
7/15/2024395,000 shares $4.72 million +41.9%8.7%1.9 $11.94
6/30/2024278,400 shares $3.56 million +4.4%6.1%1.3 $12.77
6/15/2024266,800 shares $3.25 million +7.9%5.9%1.3 $12.19
5/31/2024247,300 shares $3.80 million -27.2%5.4%1.2 $15.36
5/15/2024339,800 shares $7.84 million +51.4%7.5%2 $23.06
4/30/2024224,400 shares $4.59 million +36.2%4.9%1.7 $20.45
4/15/2024164,800 shares $3.33 million +54.9%3.7%1.7 $20.22
3/31/2024106,400 shares $1.83 million -20.1%2.4%1.3 $17.22
3/15/2024133,100 shares $1.46 million -1.3%4.5%2.2 $10.99
2/29/2024134,900 shares $1.63 million -21.7%4.5%2.5 $12.09
2/15/2024172,300 shares $2.02 million -17.2%3.9%2.5 $11.70
1/31/2024208,200 shares $2.59 million -3.3%5.1%1.9 $12.45
1/15/2024215,400 shares $3.03 million +3.3%5.3%1.8 $14.09
12/31/2023208,500 shares $2.80 million +1.0%5.2%1.7 $13.41
12/15/2023206,400 shares $2.61 million -0.2%5.1%1.7 $12.64
11/30/2023206,700 shares $2.91 million +19.1%5.2%1.5 $14.06
11/15/2023173,500 shares $2.53 million +178.9%4.4%1.2 $14.60
10/31/202362,200 shares $663,674.00 +10.7%1.6%0.6 $10.67
10/15/202356,200 shares $612,580.00 +66.3%1.4%0.6 $10.90
9/30/202333,800 shares $349,492.00 -3.4%0.9%0.4 $10.34
9/15/202335,000 shares $420,000.00 -59.8%0.9%0.5 $12.00
8/31/202387,100 shares $936,325.00 -43.6%2.2%1.7 $10.75
8/15/2023154,400 shares $1.26 million -3.6%3.9%5.9 $8.18
7/31/2023160,200 shares $1.04 million +3.6%4.1%13.7 $6.52
7/15/2023154,600 shares $975,526.00 +0.3%4.0%13.8 $6.31
6/30/2023154,100 shares $1.01 million -3.5%4.0%14.5 $6.55
6/15/2023159,600 shares $1.12 million +5.7%4.1%11.3 $7.00
5/31/2023151,000 shares $906,000.00 -0.2%3.9%9 $6.00
5/15/2023151,300 shares $921,417.00 -1.3%3.9%9.1 $6.09
4/30/2023153,300 shares $921,333.00 -1.0%3.4%8.9 $6.01
4/15/2023154,900 shares $932,498.00 +3.1%3.5%7.8 $6.02
3/31/2023150,300 shares $907,812.00 -5.3%3.0%6.3 $6.04
3/15/2023158,700 shares $968,070.00 +5.9%3.1%7.9 $6.10
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2/28/2023149,800 shares $901,796.00 -1.3%2.9%7.6 $6.02
2/15/2023151,800 shares $874,838.58 -3.5%3.0%7.6 $5.76
1/31/2023157,300 shares $839,982.00 -0.7%3.3%7.4 $5.34
1/15/2023158,400 shares $945,964.80 -4.2%3.3%8.4 $5.97
12/30/2022165,300 shares $917,415.00 +0.6%3.4%11.3 $5.55
12/15/2022164,300 shares $961,155.00 +0.5%2.3%12.9 $5.85
11/30/2022163,500 shares $1.09 million -24.0%3.4%15.7 $6.68
11/15/2022215,000 shares $1.58 million -10.7%5.6%24.4 $7.36
10/31/2022240,800 shares $1.41 million -6.3%6.3%25.9 $5.85
10/15/2022257,000 shares $1.35 million -2.5%6.7%28.9 $5.26
9/30/2022263,700 shares $1.51 million -1.0%6.9%30 $5.72
9/15/2022266,400 shares $1.59 million +4.4%7.0%31.3 $5.95
8/31/2022255,200 shares $1.60 million -0.7%6.8%27.1 $6.25
8/15/2022257,000 shares $2.02 million -0.4%6.8%28.9 $7.86
7/31/2022258,100 shares $1.37 million -0.3%6.8%46.1 $5.32
7/15/2022258,900 shares $1.24 million -0.8%6.7%48.8 $4.80
6/30/2022261,100 shares $1.30 million -2.0%6.0%41.4 $4.97
6/15/2022266,400 shares $1.27 million -5.0%6.2%33.7 $4.75
5/31/2022280,300 shares $1.55 million -1.1%7.2%17.6 $5.52
5/15/2022283,500 shares $1.45 million -1.2%7.3%10.8 $5.10
4/30/2022287,000 shares $1.64 million -1.1%7.3%10.6 $5.72
4/15/2022290,300 shares $1.99 million -0.2%7.4%10.2 $6.86
3/31/2022290,900 shares $2.10 million -3.7%7.4%9.6 $7.22
3/15/2022302,000 shares $2.14 million +2.1%7.7%10.2 $7.09
2/28/2022295,900 shares $1.86 million -0.2%7.6%13.4 $6.29
2/15/2022296,500 shares $1.51 million +0.2%7.5%21 $5.10
1/31/2022295,800 shares $1.52 million -2.2%7.5%21.3 $5.13
1/15/2022302,400 shares $1.57 million +0.8%7.6%20.7 $5.20
12/31/2021300,000 shares $1.38 million -0.1%7.6%25.6 $4.60
12/15/2021300,400 shares $1.50 million +0.6%7.6%27.1 $4.99
11/30/2021298,600 shares $1.54 million +0.3%7.6%26.2 $5.17
11/15/2021297,800 shares $1.63 million +2.4%7.7%22.7 $5.48
10/29/2021290,800 shares $1.58 million +0.9%7.5%20.9 $5.44
10/15/2021288,100 shares $1.60 million +0.2%7.4%20.3 $5.55
9/30/2021287,600 shares $1.61 million -1.5%7.4%11.3 $5.60
9/15/2021292,000 shares $1.68 million +1.1%7.5%4.4 $5.75
8/31/2021288,900 shares $1.59 million -0.2%7.0%4.4 $5.50
8/13/2021289,600 shares $1.69 million -1.9%7.2%4.5 $5.84
7/30/2021295,200 shares $1.87 million +43.9%7.2%4.5 $6.35
7/15/2021205,200 shares $1.15 million +23.4%5.0%3.2 $5.59
6/30/2021166,300 shares $861,434.00 +3.6%4.1%2.9 $5.18
6/15/2021160,500 shares $866,700.00 +0.3%3.9%8.4 $5.40
5/28/2021160,000 shares $913,600.00 +12.8%4.0%7.8 $5.71
5/14/2021141,800 shares $686,312.00 +3.4%3.5%6.6 $4.84
4/30/2021137,200 shares $703,836.00 +12.6%3.4%5.3 $5.13
4/15/2021121,800 shares $669,900.00 +36.4%3.0%4.3 $5.50
3/31/202189,300 shares $491,150.00 -4.1%2.2%3.1 $5.50
3/15/202193,100 shares $620,977.00 +3.0%2.3%2.7 $6.67
2/26/202190,400 shares $528,840.00 +18.6%2.2%2.2 $5.85
2/12/202176,200 shares $503,682.00 +12.1%1.9%1.5 $6.61
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1/29/202168,000 shares $397,120.00 +24.5%1.7%1.2 $5.84
1/15/202154,600 shares $318,318.00 No Change1.3%1 $5.83
1/31/202012,800 shares $28,800.00 -40.5%0.3%0.5 $2.25
1/15/202012,800 shares $27,520.00 -40.5%0.3%0.5 $2.15
12/31/201921,500 shares $43,215.00 -69.2%0.5%1 $2.01

LWAY Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lifeway Foods' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Lifeway Foods shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 31st, investors have sold 136,300 shares of LWAY short. 2.93% of Lifeway Foods' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lifeway Foods' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Lifeway Foods?

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. LWAY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Lifeway Foods's short interest ratio.

What is a good short interest percentage for Lifeway Foods?

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. 2.93% of Lifeway Foods' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Lifeway Foods' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Lifeway Foods saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 136,300 shares, a decrease of 23.6% from the previous total of 178,500 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 Lifeway Foods' float size?

Lifeway Foods currently has issued a total of 14,820,000 shares. Some of Lifeway Foods' 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. Lifeway Foods currently has a public float of 4,650,000 shares.

How does Lifeway Foods' short interest compare to its competitors?

2.93% of Lifeway Foods' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lifeway Foods: John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (1.57%), The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (6.99%), B&G Foods, Inc. (9.83%), Calavo Growers, Inc. (3.30%), Seneca Foods Co. (2.60%), Farmer Bros. Co. (0.50%), Mondelez International, Inc. (0.96%), General Mills, Inc. (3.35%), The Hershey Company (3.17%), Kellanova (1.73%),

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. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Lifeway Foods stock?

Short selling LWAY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lifeway Foods as its price is falling. LWAY shares are trading down $1.33 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 Lifeway Foods?

A short squeeze for Lifeway Foods 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 LWAY, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Lifeway Foods' 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 LWAY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:LWAY) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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