Life Time Group (LTH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Life Time Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of December 15th, traders have sold 4,660,000 shares of LTH short. 5.79% of Life Time Group's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Life Time Group's 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. LTH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Life Time Group's short interest ratio.

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. 5.79% of Life Time Group's floating shares are currently sold short.

Life Time Group saw a decrease in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 4,660,000 shares, a decrease of 4.3% from the previous total of 4,870,000 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.

Life Time Group currently has issued a total of 206,973,000 shares. Some of Life Time Group'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. Life Time Group currently has a public float of 80,540,000 shares.

5.79% of Life Time Group's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "entertainment" compare to Life Time Group: Planet Fitness, Inc. (3.53%), Cedar Fair, L.P. (6.90%), Super Group Limited (1.08%), Rush Street Interactive, Inc. (2.61%), Manchester United plc (6.40%), Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (2.74%), OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited (1.15%), Genius Sports Limited (15.57%), iQIYI, Inc. (7.84%), Atlanta Braves Holdings, Inc. (5.23%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LTH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Life Time Group as its price is falling. LTH shares are trading down $0.06 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 Life Time Group 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 LTH, 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 LTH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024.