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Lyft (LYFT) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$11.98 +0.23 (+1.96%)
Closing price 03/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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Lyft Short Interest Data

Lyft (LYFT) has a short interest of 43.25 million shares, representing 10.76% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -12.40% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.4, indicating that it would take 2.4 days of the average trading volume of 15.04 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
43,250,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
49,370,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-12.40%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$577.60 million
Short Interest Ratio
2.4 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
February 28, 2025
Outstanding Shares
418,009,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
10.76%
Today's Trading Volume
38,642,519 shares
Average Trading Volume
15,036,045 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
257%
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Lyft 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
2/28/202543,250,000 shares $577.60 million -12.4%10.8%2.4 $13.36
2/15/202549,370,000 shares $663.04 million +18.6%12.3%2.9 $13.43
1/31/202541,630,000 shares $563.67 million -13.3%N/A2.5 $13.54
1/15/202548,030,000 shares $643.60 million -1.5%N/A3.2 $13.40
12/31/202448,760,000 shares $629.00 million -6.5%N/A3.2 $12.90
12/15/202452,140,000 shares $737.26 million +32.1%N/A3.7 $14.14
11/30/202439,460,000 shares $685.03 million -21.8%N/A2.8 $17.36
11/15/202450,470,000 shares $914.52 million +9.4%N/A3.7 $18.12
10/31/202446,140,000 shares $598.44 million -2.7%N/A3.4 $12.97
10/15/202447,440,000 shares $630.95 million -5.8%N/A3.5 $13.30
9/30/202450,370,000 shares $642.22 million +4.2%N/A3.6 $12.75
9/15/202448,350,000 shares $548.77 million +3.4%N/A3.4 $11.35
8/31/202446,750,000 shares $545.57 million -8.4%N/A3.2 $11.67
8/15/202451,050,000 shares $551.85 million +7.2%N/A3.3 $10.81
7/31/202447,610,000 shares $573.70 million +0.9%N/A3.1 $12.05
7/15/202447,180,000 shares $617.11 million -2.3%N/A3.4 $13.08
6/30/202448,300,000 shares $681.03 million -1.2%N/A3.6 $14.10
6/15/202448,890,000 shares $692.77 million +5.1%N/A3.7 $14.17
5/31/202446,530,000 shares $726.33 million +7.4%N/A3.4 $15.61
5/15/202443,310,000 shares $739.73 million -16.4%N/A3.1 $17.08
4/30/202451,810,000 shares $810.31 million -4.3%N/A2.7 $15.64
4/15/202454,120,000 shares $973.08 million +10.6%N/A3.1 $17.98
3/31/202448,940,000 shares $946.99 million -7.2%N/A2.8 $19.35
3/15/202452,740,000 shares $908.71 million -2.5%N/A3 $17.23
2/29/202454,070,000 shares $858.63 million +17.1%N/A2.9 $15.88
2/15/202446,160,000 shares $878.42 million +1.0%N/A2.5 $19.03
1/31/202445,710,000 shares $570.92 million -6.5%N/A3.1 $12.49
1/15/202448,900,000 shares $629.83 million -6.0%N/A3.2 $12.88
12/31/202352,000,000 shares $779.48 million +12.1%N/A3.4 $14.99
12/15/202346,400,000 shares $721.52 million -7.1%N/A3.1 $15.55
11/30/202349,970,000 shares $586.15 million -9.4%N/A3.7 $11.73
11/15/202355,170,000 shares $599.15 million -4.2%N/A4.3 $10.86
10/31/202357,580,000 shares $528.01 million +6.1%N/A4.4 $9.17
10/15/202354,270,000 shares $546.50 million -8.8%N/A4 $10.07
9/30/202359,490,000 shares $627.02 million +10.0%N/A4.3 $10.54
9/15/202354,060,000 shares $609.80 million +3.6%N/A3.7 $11.28
8/31/202352,170,000 shares $614.56 million -1.9%N/A3.4 $11.78
8/15/202353,160,000 shares $642.17 million +7.3%N/A3.3 $12.08
7/31/202349,560,000 shares $629.91 million +12.4%15.8%3.1 $12.71
7/15/202344,110,000 shares $498.44 million -2.0%14.0%2.5 $11.30
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6/30/202345,020,000 shares $431.74 million +5.5%14.3%2.5 $9.59
6/15/202342,660,000 shares $450.06 million -3.3%13.5%2.3 $10.55
5/31/202344,110,000 shares $397.87 million -6.8%14.0%2.2 $9.02
5/15/202347,340,000 shares $404.28 million -3.0%15.0%2.4 $8.54
4/30/202348,800,000 shares $500.20 million -10.1%15.5%2.1 $10.25
4/15/202354,250,000 shares $551.72 million +2.0%17.2%2.5 $10.17
3/31/202353,210,000 shares $493.26 million +2.0%17.0%2.5 $9.27
3/15/202352,170,000 shares $469.01 million +2.8%N/A2.7 $8.99
2/28/202350,750,000 shares $507.50 million +1.5%16.4%2.8 $10.00
2/15/202350,000,000 shares $575 million +17.5%16.1%2.8 $11.50
1/31/202342,560,000 shares $691.60 million -8.1%13.8%2.7 $16.25
1/15/202346,290,000 shares $670.74 million +2.1%15.0%3 $14.49
12/30/202245,340,000 shares $499.65 million -2.0%14.7%2.9 $11.02
12/15/202246,260,000 shares $525.05 million -1.5%15.0%2.9 $11.35
11/30/202246,950,000 shares $526.78 million -5.0%15.2%2.9 $11.22
11/15/202249,430,000 shares $646.05 million -7.4%16.4%3.1 $13.07
10/31/202253,370,000 shares $781.34 million +37.3%17.7%3.6 $14.64
10/15/202238,870,000 shares $457.50 million +3.1%12.9%2.6 $11.77
9/30/202237,700,000 shares $496.51 million +12.9%12.5%2.6 $13.17
9/15/202233,390,000 shares $567.30 million -10.2%11.1%2.3 $16.99
8/31/202237,190,000 shares $547.81 million +6.6%12.4%2.7 $14.73
8/15/202234,900,000 shares $673.22 million -18.1%11.6%2.6 $19.29
7/31/202242,620,000 shares $590.71 million +1.6%14.4%3 $13.86
7/15/202241,940,000 shares $542.70 million +26.2%14.3%2.9 $12.94
6/30/202233,230,000 shares $441.29 million +11.6%11.3%2.5 $13.28
6/15/202229,790,000 shares $451.62 million -0.4%10.1%2.5 $15.16
5/31/202229,900,000 shares $528.63 million +11.3%10.2%2.8 $17.68
5/15/202226,860,000 shares $537.20 million +1.6%9.1%2.7 $20.00
4/30/202226,440,000 shares $861.94 million +7.9%9.0%2.8 $32.60
4/15/202224,510,000 shares $871.09 million -1.4%8.3%3.8 $35.54
3/31/202224,860,000 shares $954.62 million +5.3%8.4%3.7 $38.40
3/15/202223,600,000 shares $843.46 million -1.3%8.0%3.5 $35.74
2/28/202223,900,000 shares $930.67 million +1.8%8.1%3.4 $38.94
2/15/202223,470,000 shares $1.02 billion -2.1%8.1%3.3 $43.50
1/31/202223,980,000 shares $923.71 million +6.0%8.3%3.6 $38.52
1/15/202222,620,000 shares $933.30 million +1.7%7.8%3.6 $41.26
12/31/202122,250,000 shares $950.74 million -3.1%7.7%3.7 $42.73
12/15/202122,950,000 shares $881.74 million -6.5%8.0%3.9 $38.42
11/30/202124,550,000 shares $996.98 million -10.4%8.5%4.5 $40.61
11/15/202127,400,000 shares $1.42 billion -1.2%9.5%5.5 $51.66
10/29/202127,720,000 shares $1.27 billion +2.0%9.7%5.5 $45.87
10/15/202127,170,000 shares $1.40 billion -0.2%9.6%5.6 $51.58
9/30/202127,230,000 shares $1.46 billion +0.2%9.7%5.6 $53.59
9/15/202127,190,000 shares $1.39 billion +0.5%9.6%5.4 $51.01
8/31/202127,060,000 shares $1.29 billion +3.1%9.6%5.3 $47.61
8/13/202126,250,000 shares $1.40 billion -4.1%9.3%4.8 $53.39
7/30/202127,380,000 shares $1.51 billion -6.9%9.9%4.7 $55.32
7/15/202129,400,000 shares $1.61 billion -2.1%10.9%4.4 $54.73
6/30/202130,030,000 shares $1.82 billion +2.6%11.1%4.4 $60.48
6/15/202129,260,000 shares $1.69 billion +5.9%10.8%4.3 $57.82
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5/28/202127,640,000 shares $1.58 billion +5.4%10.2%4 $57.09
5/14/202126,230,000 shares $1.21 billion -1.7%9.7%3.5 $46.02
4/30/202126,690,000 shares $1.52 billion +5.2%10.1%3.4 $57.10
4/15/202125,380,000 shares $1.59 billion +1.4%9.6%3.8 $62.80
3/31/202125,040,000 shares $1.58 billion -1.0%9.5%3.6 $63.05
3/15/202125,300,000 shares $1.68 billion +8.4%9.7%3.6 $66.37
2/26/202123,340,000 shares $1.30 billion -6.0%9.1%3.2 $55.91
2/12/202124,840,000 shares $1.42 billion +10.4%9.9%3.5 $57.07
1/29/202122,500,000 shares $1.04 billion -11.8%9.2%2.7 $46.22
1/15/202125,510,000 shares $1.24 billion +4.0%10.4%2.6 $48.75
12/31/202024,520,000 shares $1.23 billion -7.8%10.0%2.4 $50.34
12/15/202026,590,000 shares $1.24 billion +0.4%10.9%2.5 $46.77
11/30/202026,480,000 shares $1.03 billion -19.6%10.9%2.4 $39.04
11/15/202032,920,000 shares $1.24 billion +30.1%13.6%3 $37.54
10/30/202025,310,000 shares $580.36 million +5.4%10.7%2.2 $22.93
10/15/202024,020,000 shares $642.54 million -0.6%11.1%2.6 $26.75
9/30/202024,160,000 shares $665.61 million +4.6%11.1%2.7 $27.55
9/15/202023,100,000 shares $698.31 million +1.2%10.6%2.6 $30.23
8/31/202022,820,000 shares $677.07 million -4.2%10.5%2.5 $29.67
8/14/202023,820,000 shares $679.11 million -10.7%11.1%2.5 $28.51
7/31/202026,670,000 shares $779.56 million +12.0%12.6%3.1 $29.23
7/15/202023,820,000 shares $665.05 million +7.7%11.2%2.5 $27.92
6/30/202022,120,000 shares $731.29 million +25.1%10.5%2.4 $33.06
6/15/202017,680,000 shares $640.19 million -4.0%8.4%1.8 $36.21
5/29/202018,410,000 shares $575.50 million -7.2%8.7%1.7 $31.26
5/15/202019,830,000 shares $558.21 million +17.8%9.4%1.8 $28.15
4/30/202016,830,000 shares $553.20 million -8.7%8.0%1.4 $32.87
4/15/202018,440,000 shares $523.51 million -11.1%8.8%1.8 $28.39
3/31/202020,730,000 shares $662.53 million +21.9%9.8%2 $31.96

LYFT Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lyft's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Lyft shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, traders have sold 43,250,000 shares of LYFT short. 10.76% of Lyft's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lyft's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Lyft?

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. LYFT shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Lyft's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Lyft?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lyft: GTS Securities LLC, CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Royal Bank of Canada, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, J. Goldman & Co LP, K2 Principal Fund L.P., Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Balyasny Asset Management L.P., Bank of America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Jane Street Group LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Susquehanna International Group LLP, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, Marathon Trading Investment Management LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Lyft?

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. 10.76% of Lyft's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Lyft's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Lyft saw a decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 43,250,000 shares, a decrease of 12.4% from the previous total of 49,370,000 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 Lyft's short interest compare to its competitors?

10.76% of Lyft's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "business services" compare to Lyft: Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz (0.65%), AerCap Holdings (0.83%), GFL Environmental Inc. (2.78%), RB Global, Inc. (2.18%), Grab Holdings Limited (5.40%), Zillow Group, Inc. (7.09%), Toast, Inc. (6.10%), Zillow Group, Inc. (2.13%), TransUnion (2.32%), ICON Public Limited (2.11%),

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 ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Lyft stock?

Short selling LYFT is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lyft as its price is falling. LYFT shares are trading up $0.23 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 Lyft?

A short squeeze for Lyft 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 LYFT, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Lyft'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 LYFT, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025.



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