Lion Electric (LEV) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lion Electric shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, traders have sold 2,310,000 shares of LEV short. 1.92% of Lion Electric's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lion Electric's current short interest.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lion Electric: National Bank of Canada FI. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 1.92% of Lion Electric's floating shares are currently sold short.

Lion Electric saw a decline in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 2,310,000 shares, a decline of 21.2% from the previous total of 2,930,000 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.

Lion Electric currently has issued a total of 226,220,000 shares. Some of Lion Electric's 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. Lion Electric currently has a public float of 120,010,000 shares.

1.92% of Lion Electric's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "automobiles and trucks" compare to Lion Electric: Luminar Technologies, Inc. (30.19%), Strattec Security Co. (0.18%), Gogoro Inc. (1.90%), Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (3.50%), Blink Charging Co. (23.78%), Innoviz Technologies Ltd. (5.78%), Niu Technologies (2.68%), China Automotive Systems, Inc. (0.07%), Massimo Group (1.31%), REE Automotive Ltd. (7.92%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LEV is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lion Electric as its price is falling. 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 Lion Electric 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 LEV, 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 LEV, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.