Estée Lauder Companies (EL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Estée Lauder Companies shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 8,590,000 shares of EL short. Learn More on Estée Lauder Companies' 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. EL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Estée Lauder Companies's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Estée Lauder Companies: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Point72 DIFC Ltd, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Centiva Capital LP, Garda Capital Partners LP, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Citigroup Inc., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, and Caas Capital Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Estée Lauder Companies saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,590,000 shares, an increase of 7.1% from the previous total of 8,020,000 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Estée Lauder Companies: Inter Parfums, Inc. (4.63%), Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. (5.16%), Herbalife Ltd. (13.92%), USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (4.05%), Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. (2.39%), Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (0.61%), Medifast, Inc. (13.10%), Veru Inc. (8.32%), Colgate-Palmolive (1.13%), Haleon plc (0.40%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling EL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Estée Lauder Companies as its price is falling. EL shares are trading down $0.21 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 Estée Lauder Companies 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 EL, 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 EL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024.