Lamb Weston (LW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

$55.76 -1.06 (-1.86%)

Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern

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$56.32 +0.57 (+1.02%)

As of 07:55 PM Eastern

Lamb Weston Short Interest Data

Lamb Weston (LW) has a short interest of 9.84 million shares, representing 7.03% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -2.28% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, indicating that it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 2.25 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest: 9,840,000 shares
Previous Short Interest: 10,070,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month: -2.28%
Dollar Volume Sold Short: $589.98 million
Short Interest Ratio: 4.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date: January 31, 2025

Outstanding Shares: 142,640,000 shares
Float Size: 139,970,000 shares
Short Percent of Float: 7.03%
Today's Trading Volume: 2,041,577 shares
Average Trading Volume: 2,245,023 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average: 91%

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LW Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Lamb Weston Short Interest History

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Report Date	Total Shares Sold Short	Dollar Volume Sold Short	Change from Previous Report	Percentage of Float Shorted	Days to Cover	Price on Report Date
1/31/2025	9,840,000 shares	$589.98 million	-2.3%	7.0%	4	$59.96
1/15/2025	10,070,000 shares	$595.64 million	+10.5%	7.2%	4.1	$59.15
12/31/2024	9,110,000 shares	$608.82 million	+25.0%	6.5%	3.6	$66.83
12/15/2024	7,290,000 shares	$577.88 million	-2.0%	5.2%	2.7	$79.27
11/30/2024	7,440,000 shares	$574.67 million	-5.6%	5.3%	3.3	$77.24
11/15/2024	7,880,000 shares	$594.70 million	+8.8%	5.6%	3.4	$75.47
10/31/2024	7,240,000 shares	$562.48 million	-2.6%	5.2%	3	$77.69
10/15/2024	7,430,000 shares	$529.83 million	+28.6%	5.4%	2.2	$71.31
9/30/2024	5,780,000 shares	$374.20 million	-7.4%	4.2%	1.7	$64.74
9/15/2024	6,240,000 shares	$400.42 million	-10.0%	4.5%	2	$64.17
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8/31/2024	6,930,000 shares	$429.11 million	-1.0%	5.0%	2.3	$61.92
8/15/2024	7,000,000 shares	$427.63 million	+14.4%	5.0%	2.3	$61.09
7/31/2024	6,120,000 shares	$367.32 million	-4.2%	4.3%	2.1	$60.02
7/15/2024	6,390,000 shares	$491.39 million	-16.1%	4.5%	3.2	$76.90
6/30/2024	7,620,000 shares	$640.69 million	-7.5%	5.4%	3.5	$84.08
6/15/2024	8,240,000 shares	$714.90 million	+7.7%	5.8%	3.2	$86.76
5/31/2024	7,650,000 shares	$675.34 million	+4.5%	5.4%	3	$88.28
5/15/2024	7,320,000 shares	$630.11 million	-1.9%	5.2%	2.9	$86.08
4/30/2024	7,460,000 shares	$621.72 million	+2.9%	5.3%	3	$83.34
4/15/2024	7,250,000 shares	$579.64 million	+91.3%	5.1%	3	$79.95
3/31/2024	3,790,000 shares	$403.75 million	-8.7%	2.7%	1.8	$106.53
3/15/2024	4,150,000 shares	$423.55 million	No Change	2.9%	2.7	$102.06
2/29/2024	4,150,000 shares	$424.01 million	+6.4%	2.9%	2.8	$102.17
2/15/2024	3,900,000 shares	$403.73 million	-1.3%	2.8%	2.6	$103.52
1/31/2024	3,950,000 shares	$404.64 million	-20.7%	2.8%	2.5	$102.44
1/15/2024	4,980,000 shares	$533.61 million	+7.3%	3.5%	3	$107.15
12/31/2023	4,640,000 shares	$501.54 million	-4.9%	3.3%	2.3	$108.09
12/15/2023	4,880,000 shares	$508.98 million	+6.6%	3.4%	2.3	$104.30
11/30/2023	4,580,000 shares	$458.14 million	-10.4%	3.2%	2.2	$100.03
11/15/2023	5,110,000 shares	$484.58 million	+34.1%	3.6%	2.4	$94.83
10/31/2023	3,810,000 shares	$342.14 million	-6.4%	2.7%	1.8	$89.80
10/15/2023	4,070,000 shares	$338.54 million	+17.6%	2.9%	1.8	$83.18
9/30/2023	3,460,000 shares	$319.91 million	-7.2%	2.4%	1.8	$92.46
9/15/2023	3,730,000 shares	$371.47 million	+14.8%	2.6%	2.5	$99.59
8/31/2023	3,250,000 shares	$316.58 million	+8.3%	2.3%	2.3	$97.41
8/15/2023	3,000,000 shares	$287.97 million	+8.3%	2.1%	2.1	$95.99
7/31/2023	2,770,000 shares	$287.06 million	+9.9%	2.0%	2	$103.63
7/15/2023	2,520,000 shares	$284.03 million	-1.6%	1.8%	2.3	$112.71
6/30/2023	2,560,000 shares	$294.27 million	-14.4%	1.8%	2.1	$114.95
6/15/2023	2,990,000 shares	$343.07 million	+27.2%	2.1%	2.3	$114.74
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5/31/2023	2,350,000 shares	$261.32 million	-6.0%	1.7%	1.8	$111.20
5/15/2023	2,500,000 shares	$284.73 million	-18.3%	1.8%	1.9	$113.89
4/30/2023	3,060,000 shares	$342.14 million	-5.6%	2.1%	2.3	$111.81
4/15/2023	3,240,000 shares	$352.22 million	+9.8%	2.3%	2.3	$108.71
3/31/2023	2,950,000 shares	$308.33 million	+15.7%	2.1%	2.1	$104.52
3/15/2023	2,550,000 shares	$249.87 million	+1.2%	1.8%	1.8	$97.99
2/28/2023	2,520,000 shares	$253.61 million	+1.2%	1.8%	1.8	$100.64
2/15/2023	2,490,000 shares	$249.27 million	-9.8%	1.8%	1.7	$100.11
1/31/2023	2,760,000 shares	$275.70 million	-14.6%	2.0%	1.8	$99.89
1/15/2023	3,230,000 shares	$317.06 million	+3.5%	2.3%	2	$98.16
12/30/2022	3,120,000 shares	$278.80 million	+3.3%	2.2%	1.9	$89.36
12/15/2022	3,020,000 shares	$260.17 million	+6.0%	2.2%	1.8	$86.15
11/30/2022	2,850,000 shares	$247.67 million	+7.6%	2.1%	1.6	$86.90
11/15/2022	2,650,000 shares	$215.42 million	+0.4%	1.9%	1.6	$81.29
10/31/2022	2,640,000 shares	$227.62 million	-25.4%	1.9%	1.7	$86.22
10/15/2022	3,540,000 shares	$297.32 million	-5.1%	2.6%	2.3	$83.99
9/30/2022	3,730,000 shares	$288.63 million	+39.2%	2.7%	2.5	$77.38
9/15/2022	2,680,000 shares	$208.02 million	+12.1%	2.0%	2	$77.62
8/31/2022	2,390,000 shares	$190.08 million	-9.1%	1.7%	1.8	$79.53
8/15/2022	2,630,000 shares	$218.95 million	+9.1%	1.9%	2.1	$83.25
7/31/2022	2,410,000 shares	$191.98 million	-22.8%	1.7%	1.9	$79.66
7/15/2022	3,120,000 shares	$229.63 million	-9.3%	2.2%	2.6	$73.60
6/30/2022	3,440,000 shares	$245.82 million	+36.0%	2.5%	2.9	$71.46
6/15/2022	2,530,000 shares	$164.75 million	+50.6%	1.8%	2.1	$65.12
5/31/2022	1,680,000 shares	$113.53 million	+3.7%	1.2%	1.4	$67.58
5/15/2022	1,620,000 shares	$102.92 million	-26.7%	1.2%	1.3	$63.53
4/30/2022	2,210,000 shares	$146.08 million	-6.8%	1.5%	1.8	$66.10
4/15/2022	2,370,000 shares	$162.84 million	-6.7%	1.7%	1.9	$68.71
3/31/2022	2,540,000 shares	$152.17 million	+36.6%	1.8%	1.8	$59.91
3/15/2022	1,860,000 shares	$94.06 million	-6.5%	1.3%	1.3	$50.57
2/28/2022	1,990,000 shares	$132.20 million	+8.2%	1.4%	1.4	$66.43
2/15/2022	1,840,000 shares	$122.89 million	+1.1%	1.3%	1.2	$66.79
1/31/2022	1,820,000 shares	$116.86 million	-11.2%	1.3%	1	$64.21
1/15/2022	2,050,000 shares	$141.31 million	-10.1%	1.4%	1.1	$68.93
12/31/2021	2,280,000 shares	$144.51 million	+11.8%	1.6%	1.2	$63.38
12/15/2021	2,040,000 shares	$116.67 million	-45.2%	1.4%	1.1	$57.19
11/30/2021	3,720,000 shares	$193.14 million	+18.1%	2.6%	2.1	$51.92
11/15/2021	3,150,000 shares	$183.30 million	+16.7%	2.2%	2.1	$58.19
10/29/2021	2,700,000 shares	$152.42 million	+3.1%	1.9%	2	$56.45
10/15/2021	2,620,000 shares	$147.35 million	+8.3%	1.8%	1.8	$56.24
9/30/2021	2,420,000 shares	$148.52 million	+3.9%	1.7%	1.8	$61.37
9/15/2021	2,330,000 shares	$142.20 million	-2.5%	1.6%	2.1	$61.03
8/31/2021	2,390,000 shares	$155.71 million	-6.3%	1.7%	2.2	$65.15
8/13/2021	2,550,000 shares	$169.55 million	+13.3%	1.8%	2.5	$66.49
7/30/2021	2,250,000 shares	$150.23 million	-6.6%	1.6%	2.3	$66.77
7/15/2021	2,410,000 shares	$189.55 million	-5.5%	1.7%	3	$78.65
6/30/2021	2,550,000 shares	$205.68 million	-8.3%	1.8%	3.3	$80.66
6/15/2021	2,780,000 shares	$229.63 million	+33.0%	1.9%	3	$82.60
5/28/2021	2,090,000 shares	$172.40 million	No Change	1.4%	2.3	$82.49
5/14/2021	2,090,000 shares	$163.86 million	-19.9%	1.4%	2.1	$78.40
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4/30/2021	2,610,000 shares	$210.34 million	-5.1%	1.8%	2.7	$80.59
4/15/2021	2,750,000 shares	$213.18 million	+1.9%	1.9%	2.8	$77.52
3/31/2021	2,700,000 shares	$213.08 million	+0.4%	1.9%	2.7	$78.92
3/15/2021	2,690,000 shares	$217.14 million	-25.7%	1.9%	3.1	$80.72
2/26/2021	3,620,000 shares	$290.87 million	+5.5%	2.5%	4.6	$80.35
2/12/2021	3,430,000 shares	$265.00 million	+1.2%	2.4%	4.1	$77.26
1/29/2021	3,390,000 shares	$260.72 million	-8.9%	2.3%	3.7	$76.91
1/15/2021	3,720,000 shares	$290.68 million	+15.2%	2.6%	3.9	$78.14
12/31/2020	3,230,000 shares	$249.87 million	+1.3%	2.2%	3.3	$77.36
12/15/2020	3,190,000 shares	$244.16 million	-11.4%	2.2%	3.2	$76.54
11/30/2020	3,600,000 shares	$263.48 million	-6.5%	2.5%	3.3	$73.19
11/15/2020	3,850,000 shares	$276.93 million	-3.8%	2.7%	3.7	$71.93
10/30/2020	4,000,000 shares	$256.36 million	-13.2%	2.8%	4	$64.09
10/15/2020	4,610,000 shares	$332.52 million	-1.3%	3.2%	4.3	$72.13
9/30/2020	4,670,000 shares	$309.48 million	-11.6%	3.2%	4.4	$66.27
9/15/2020	5,280,000 shares	$355.08 million	-1.9%	3.7%	5	$67.25
8/31/2020	5,380,000 shares	$338.13 million	-4.3%	3.7%	4.9	$62.85
8/14/2020	5,620,000 shares	$363.33 million	-5.2%	3.9%	4	$64.65
7/31/2020	5,930,000 shares	$356.27 million	-12.0%	4.1%	4	$60.08
7/15/2020	6,740,000 shares	$445.85 million	-6.7%	4.6%	4.5	$66.15
6/30/2020	7,220,000 shares	$456.74 million	+1.1%	5.0%	4.5	$63.26
6/15/2020	7,140,000 shares	$467.81 million	+2.6%	4.9%	3.9	$65.52
5/29/2020	6,960,000 shares	$418.02 million	+10.8%	4.8%	3.5	$60.06
5/15/2020	6,280,000 shares	$327.13 million	+6.4%	4.3%	3.5	$52.09
4/30/2020	5,900,000 shares	$382.85 million	+19.0%	4.1%	3.6	$64.89
4/15/2020	4,960,000 shares	$277.31 million	+37.4%	3.4%	3.2	$55.91
3/31/2020	3,610,000 shares	$208.59 million	-11.3%	2.5%	2.4	$57.78
3/13/2020	4,068,500 shares	$237.60 million	+16.9%	2.8%	3.9	$58.40
2/28/2020	3,480,000 shares	$166.03 million	-8.9%	2.4%	3.3	$47.71

LW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lamb Weston's current short interest?: Short interest is the volume of Lamb Weston shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 9,840,000 shares of LW short. 7.03% of Lamb Weston's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lamb Weston's current short interest.
What is a good short interest ratio for Lamb Weston?: 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. LW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Lamb Weston's short interest ratio.
Which institutional investors are shorting Lamb Weston?: As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Lamb Weston: CSS LLC IL, Wolverine Trading LLC, Squarepoint Ops LLC, Sig Brokerage LP, Nomura Holdings Inc., Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, Interval Partners LP, Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Caption Management LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors 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, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Two Sigma Securities LLC, Susquehanna International Group LLP, HAP Trading LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Barclays PLC, Capital Fund Management S.A., DRW Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, IMC Chicago LLC, Caas Capital Management LP, 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 Lamb Weston?: 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. 7.03% of Lamb Weston's floating shares are currently sold short.
Is Lamb Weston's short interest increasing or decreasing?: Lamb Weston saw a decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,840,000 shares, a decrease of 2.3% from the previous total of 10,070,000 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 Lamb Weston's float size?: Lamb Weston currently has issued a total of 142,640,000 shares. Some of Lamb Weston'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. Lamb Weston currently has a public float of 139,970,000 shares.

How does Lamb Weston's short interest compare to its competitors?: 7.03% of Lamb Weston's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lamb Weston: BellRing Brands, Inc. (1.38%), Freshpet, Inc. (8.47%), Brf S.A. (0.14%), Nomad Foods Limited (1.59%), Utz Brands, Inc. (11.39%), WK Kellogg Co (20.26%), Vital Farms, Inc. (18.24%), Oatly Group AB (5.41%), Mama's Creations, Inc. (6.36%), Beyond Meat, Inc. (51.48%),
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. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.
What does it mean to sell short Lamb Weston stock?: Short selling LW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lamb Weston as its price is falling. LW shares are trading down $1.06 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.
How does a short squeeze work against Lamb Weston?: A short squeeze for Lamb Weston 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 LW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.
How often is Lamb Weston'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 LW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.

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Lamb Weston (LW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume