Lithium Americas (LAC) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $3.48 +0.05 (+1.31%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.51 +0.02 (+0.72%) As of 06:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Lithium Americas Short Interest DataLithium Americas (LAC) has a short interest of 27.49 million shares, representing 14.70% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.00% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.1, indicating that it would take 3.1 days of the average trading volume of 4.85 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest27,490,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest28,340,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.00%Dollar Volume Sold Short$81.65 millionShort Interest Ratio3.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares220,685,000 sharesFloat Size187,060,000 sharesShort Percent of Float14.70%Today's Trading Volume4,942,566 sharesAverage Trading Volume4,845,674 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average102% Short Selling Lithium Americas? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Lithium Americas and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLAC Short Interest Over TimeLAC Days to Cover Over TimeLAC Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Lithium Americas Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/202427,490,000 shares $81.65 million -3.0%14.7%3.1 $2.97 12/15/202428,340,000 shares $92.11 million +7.6%15.2%3.1 $3.25 11/30/202426,340,000 shares $105.10 million -12.2%14.1%3 $3.99 11/15/202430,010,000 shares $111.94 million +0.1%16.1%3.5 $3.73 10/31/202429,980,000 shares $122.32 million +15.1%16.1%3.8 $4.08 10/15/202426,040,000 shares $69.66 million +4.6%14.0%4.8 $2.68 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LAC and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Lithium Americas and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/202424,890,000 shares $67.08 million -2.5%13.4%6.4 $2.70 9/15/202425,520,000 shares $60.99 million +9.2%13.7%7.1 $2.39 8/31/202423,380,000 shares $57.28 million +3.0%12.5%6.3 $2.45 8/15/202422,700,000 shares $54.48 million +3.7%12.2%5.2 $2.40 7/31/202421,890,000 shares $59.54 million +14.4%11.8%4.8 $2.72 7/15/202419,140,000 shares $55.51 million -7.9%10.3%3.8 $2.90 6/30/202420,780,000 shares $55.69 million +2.2%11.2%4 $2.68 6/15/202420,330,000 shares $56.52 million +0.8%11.0%3.9 $2.78 5/31/202420,170,000 shares $68.58 million +11.2%11.5%3.7 $3.40 5/15/202418,140,000 shares $79.63 million +11.4%10.4%3.4 $4.39 4/30/202416,290,000 shares $72.25 million +9.4%12.5%3.5 $4.44 4/15/202414,890,000 shares $101.25 million +0.5%11.4%3.4 $6.80 3/31/202414,820,000 shares $99.59 million -14.5%11.4%4.2 $6.72 3/15/202417,340,000 shares $112.19 million +15.5%13.4%5 $6.47 2/29/202415,020,000 shares $82.31 million +3.5%10.3%5.1 $5.48 2/15/202414,510,000 shares $66.02 million +5.8%9.9%5.4 $4.55 1/31/202413,720,000 shares $59.89 million +7.4%N/A5.5 $4.37 1/15/202412,780,000 shares $70.55 million +8.6%N/A5.1 $5.52 12/31/202311,770,000 shares $75.33 million -1.9%N/A4.4 $6.40 12/15/202312,000,000 shares $80.64 million -8.9%N/A4.3 $6.72 11/30/202313,170,000 shares $84.95 million +2.8%N/A5.1 $6.45 11/15/202312,810,000 shares $96.52 million -6.8%N/A5 $7.54 10/31/202313,750,000 shares $92.33 million -7.9%N/A4.7 $6.72 10/15/202314,930,000 shares $129.59 million +4.8%N/A4.1 $8.68 9/30/202314,250,000 shares $242.39 million +0.2%N/A3.7 $17.01 9/15/202314,220,000 shares $299.33 million +7.2%12.5%8.7 $21.05 8/31/202313,270,000 shares $243.24 million -2.9%11.6%8.8 $18.33 8/15/202313,660,000 shares $238.09 million +16.8%12.0%8.8 $17.43 7/31/202311,700,000 shares $235.99 million +8.3%10.3%7.5 $20.17 7/15/202310,800,000 shares $223.02 million -0.6%9.5%7 $20.65 6/30/202310,860,000 shares $219.48 million +2.7%9.5%6.8 $20.21 6/15/202310,570,000 shares $222.92 million -13.8%9.3%6.6 $21.09 5/31/202312,260,000 shares $247.65 million +1.2%10.8%7 $20.20 5/15/202312,110,000 shares $263.15 million +0.6%10.7%6.5 $21.73 4/30/202312,040,000 shares $240.56 million -3.8%11.4%5.6 $19.98 4/15/202312,510,000 shares $255.08 million +5.6%14.0%5 $20.39 3/31/202311,850,000 shares $257.86 million +6.4%13.3%4.5 $21.76 3/15/202311,140,000 shares $225.14 million +1.3%12.5%4.2 $20.21 2/28/202311,000,000 shares $259.49 million -3.8%12.3%4.2 $23.59 2/15/202311,430,000 shares $285.52 million +5.8%11.0%4.4 $24.98 1/31/202310,800,000 shares $272.48 million +3.1%10.3%4.3 $25.23 1/15/202310,480,000 shares $217.15 million +2.2%10.0%5.1 $20.72 12/30/202210,250,000 shares $194.24 million +8.7%9.8%5 $18.95 12/15/20229,430,000 shares $215.48 million +2.2%9.0%4.7 $22.85 11/30/20229,230,000 shares $230.57 million +2.7%8.8%4.3 $24.98 11/15/20228,990,000 shares $237.25 million -11.9%8.6%3.9 $26.39 10/31/202210,200,000 shares $253.78 million -3.7%9.8%4.3 $24.88 10/15/202210,590,000 shares $234.78 million +16.5%10.2%4.3 $22.17 9/30/20229,090,000 shares $238.43 million +1.7%8.8%3.8 $26.23 9/15/20228,940,000 shares $271.42 million +0.3%8.6%3.8 $30.36 8/31/20228,910,000 shares $255.27 million -11.3%8.6%3.7 $28.65 8/15/202210,040,000 shares $308.93 million -3.6%9.7%3.9 $30.77 7/31/202210,410,000 shares $264.52 million -0.7%10.0%3.6 $25.41 7/15/202210,480,000 shares $213.16 million +6.2%10.1%3.3 $20.34 6/30/20229,870,000 shares $198.68 million -4.2%9.5%2.6 $20.13 6/15/202210,300,000 shares $216.20 million -4.0%10.0%2.2 $20.99 5/31/202210,730,000 shares $263.21 million -14.7%10.4%2.2 $24.53 5/15/202212,580,000 shares $287.20 million +6.7%12.2%2.6 $22.83 4/30/202211,790,000 shares $296.64 million +28.4%11.4%2.5 $25.16 4/15/20229,180,000 shares $272.55 million -5.0%8.9%2 $29.69 3/31/20229,660,000 shares $371.81 million -10.9%9.2%2.2 $38.49 3/15/202210,840,000 shares $273.60 million +3.4%N/A3.1 $25.24 2/28/202210,480,000 shares $299.10 million +0.7%10.4%3 $28.54 2/15/202210,410,000 shares $314.90 million -9.8%10.7%2.8 $30.25 1/31/202211,540,000 shares $302.00 million +10.5%11.9%2.8 $26.17 1/15/202210,440,000 shares $318.00 million +21.0%10.6%2.3 $30.46 12/31/20218,630,000 shares $251.31 million -1.4%8.8%1.9 $29.12 12/15/20218,750,000 shares $269.50 million +9.4%8.9%1.9 $30.80 11/30/20218,000,000 shares $314.48 million -10.6%8.1%1.6 $39.31 11/15/20218,950,000 shares $300.36 million -6.2%9.1%1.8 $33.56 10/29/20219,540,000 shares $276.85 million -11.0%9.7%1.7 $29.02 10/15/202110,720,000 shares $272.61 million +3.3%10.9%2.1 $25.43 9/30/202110,380,000 shares $231.79 million -11.9%10.6%2.2 $22.33 9/15/202111,780,000 shares $288.96 million -7.3%12.0%2.6 $24.53 8/31/202112,710,000 shares $253.06 million -11.9%13.0%3.2 $19.91 8/13/202114,430,000 shares $258.15 million No Change14.7%4.4 $17.89 7/15/202110,980,000 shares $154.38 million +2.9%11.2%4.2 $14.06 6/30/202110,670,000 shares $158.34 million +1.6%10.9%4.1 $14.84 6/15/202110,500,000 shares $141.02 million -2.1%10.7%3.7 $13.43 5/28/202110,730,000 shares $164.17 million +0.5%10.9%3.8 $15.30 5/14/202110,680,000 shares $129.01 million +7.2%10.9%3.2 $12.08 4/30/20219,960,000 shares $145.22 million +8.5%10.2%2.4 $14.58 4/15/20219,180,000 shares $133.94 million +9.7%9.4%1.9 $14.59 3/31/20218,370,000 shares $120.03 million +63.8%8.6%1.3 $14.34 3/15/20215,110,000 shares $89.78 million +11.6%5.2%0.7 $17.57 2/26/20214,580,000 shares $83.91 million -37.9%4.9%0.7 $18.32 2/12/20217,380,000 shares $159.19 million +42.8%7.8%1 $21.57 1/29/20215,170,000 shares $102.42 million -4.1%6.3%0.8 $19.81 1/15/20215,390,000 shares $115.56 million -12.6%6.6%0.9 $21.44 12/31/20206,170,000 shares $75.46 million +12.0%8.6%1.3 $12.23 12/15/20205,510,000 shares $49.59 million +1.3%7.7%1 $9.00 11/30/20205,440,000 shares $62.67 million -2.2%7.6%1 $11.52 11/15/20205,560,000 shares $60.16 million -13.7%9.1%1.2 $10.82 10/30/20206,440,000 shares $65.11 million +1.9%11.6%1.5 $10.11 10/15/20206,320,000 shares $82.67 million +18.6%11.4%1.5 $13.08 9/30/20205,330,000 shares $60.71 million +13.9%9.6%1.5 $11.39 9/15/20204,680,000 shares $41.14 million +1.5%8.4%2.8 $8.79 8/31/20204,610,000 shares $36.42 million +4.5%8.3%4.2 $7.90 8/14/20204,410,000 shares $34.84 million +5.0%8.0%4.4 $7.90 7/31/20204,200,000 shares $25.70 million +1.5%7.7%5.6 $6.12 7/15/20204,140,000 shares $21.07 million +0.2%7.6%6.8 $5.09 6/30/20204,130,000 shares $19.00 million +1.7%7.5%7.4 $4.60 6/15/20204,060,000 shares $16.85 million +1.5%7.4%8.6 $4.15 5/29/20204,000,000 shares $16.80 million No Change7.3%8.5 $4.20 5/15/20204,000,000 shares $12.88 million +6.4%7.3%8.7 $3.22 4/30/20203,760,000 shares $12.52 million -1.6%6.9%6.2 $3.33 4/15/20203,820,000 shares $11.65 million +0.8%7.0%6.1 $3.05 3/31/20203,790,000 shares $11.48 million +5.0%6.9%5.7 $3.03 3/13/20203,611,100 shares $11.34 million +7.2%6.4%6.7 $3.14 2/28/20203,370,000 shares $7.45 million +0.6%6.2%6.2 $2.21 2/14/20203,350,000 shares $12.53 million +1.5%6.1%7 $3.74 1/31/20203,300,000 shares $15.11 million +33.1%6.0%10.8 $4.58 LAC Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Lithium Americas' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Lithium Americas shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 31st, traders have sold 27,490,000 shares of LAC short. 14.70% of Lithium Americas' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lithium Americas' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Lithium Americas? 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. LAC shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Lithium Americas's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Lithium Americas? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lithium Americas: Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, and Belvedere Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Lithium Americas? 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. 14.70% of Lithium Americas' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Lithium Americas' short interest increasing or decreasing? Lithium Americas saw a decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 27,490,000 shares, a decrease of 3.0% from the previous total of 28,340,000 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. What is Lithium Americas' float size? Lithium Americas currently has issued a total of 220,685,000 shares. Some of Lithium Americas' 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. Lithium Americas currently has a public float of 187,060,000 shares. How does Lithium Americas' short interest compare to its competitors? 14.70% of Lithium Americas' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" compare to Lithium Americas: Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (22.20%), Ero Copper Corp. (3.30%), Sigma Lithium Co. (16.99%), Nexa Resources S.A. (0.04%), Metals Acquisition Limited (4.28%), Critical Metals Corp. (1.16%), enCore Energy Corp. (5.04%), Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (7.86%), TMC the metals company Inc. (6.81%), Lifezone Metals Limited (5.02%), 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. ($5.83 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. What does it mean to sell short Lithium Americas stock? Short selling LAC is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lithium Americas as its price is falling. LAC shares are trading up $0.05 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 Lithium Americas? A short squeeze for Lithium Americas 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 LAC, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Lithium Americas' 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 LAC, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Atlas Energy Solutions Short Squeeze Ero Copper Short Squeeze Sigma Lithium Short Squeeze Nexa Resources Short Squeeze Metals Acquisition Short Squeeze Critical Metals Short Squeeze enCore Energy Short Squeeze Lithium Americas (Argentina) Short Squeeze TMC the metals Short Squeeze Lifezone Metals Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:LAC) was last updated on 1/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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