LSB Industries (LXU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $6.78 -0.12 (-1.74%) As of 03/25/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LSB Industries Short Interest DataLSB Industries (LXU) has a short interest of 1.86 million shares, representing 2.73% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 5.68% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 5.1, indicating that it would take 5.1 days of the average trading volume of 339,543 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,860,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,760,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+5.68%Dollar Volume Sold Short$13.61 millionShort Interest Ratio5.1 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares71,849,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.73%Today's Trading Volume377,174 sharesAverage Trading Volume339,543 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average111% Short Selling LSB Industries? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for LSB Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartLXU Short Interest Over TimeLXU Days to Cover Over TimeLXU Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads LSB Industries Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/20251,860,000 shares $13.61 million +5.7%2.7%5.1 $7.32 2/15/20251,760,000 shares $14.05 million -5.4%2.6%5.6 $7.99 1/31/20251,860,000 shares $15.70 million -6.1%N/A6.1 $8.44 1/15/20251,980,000 shares $18.16 million -2.5%N/A6.3 $9.17 12/31/20242,030,000 shares $15.41 million +4.1%N/A6.7 $7.59 12/15/20241,950,000 shares $17.14 million -2.5%N/A6.3 $8.79 11/30/20242,000,000 shares $17.66 million -0.5%N/A6.2 $8.83 11/15/20242,010,000 shares $16.92 million -19.6%N/A6 $8.42 10/31/20242,500,000 shares $20.50 million +11.1%N/A7.3 $8.20 10/15/20242,250,000 shares $20.81 million +3.7%N/A6.3 $9.25 Get the Latest News and Ratings for LXU and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for LSB Industries and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20242,170,000 shares $17.45 million +17.3%N/A6.4 $8.04 9/15/20241,850,000 shares $13.67 million -19.2%N/A5.5 $7.39 8/31/20242,290,000 shares $18.16 million +2.7%N/A6.8 $7.93 8/15/20242,230,000 shares $17.39 million +13.2%N/A6.8 $7.80 7/31/20241,970,000 shares $18.05 million +1.6%N/A5.9 $9.16 7/15/20241,940,000 shares $15.71 million -1.0%N/A5.6 $8.10 6/30/20241,960,000 shares $16.03 million +1.0%N/A5.5 $8.18 6/15/20241,940,000 shares $15.87 million -14.2%N/A5 $8.18 5/31/20242,260,000 shares $22.19 million +9.2%N/A5.4 $9.82 5/15/20242,070,000 shares $18.67 million -0.5%N/A4.4 $9.02 4/30/20242,080,000 shares $19.34 million +14.3%N/A4.3 $9.30 4/15/20241,820,000 shares $14.74 million +30.9%N/A3.7 $8.10 3/31/20241,390,000 shares $12.20 million -6.1%N/A2.8 $8.78 3/15/20241,480,000 shares $11.10 million +8.8%N/A3.1 $7.50 2/29/20241,360,000 shares $10.01 million -8.7%N/A3 $7.36 2/15/20241,490,000 shares $12.04 million +0.7%N/A3.6 $8.08 1/31/20241,480,000 shares $11.01 million -5.7%N/A3.4 $7.44 1/15/20241,570,000 shares $12.43 million -5.4%N/A3.5 $7.92 12/31/20231,660,000 shares $15.45 million +3.8%N/A3.7 $9.31 12/15/20231,600,000 shares $14.73 million +8.1%N/A3.5 $9.21 11/30/20231,480,000 shares $12.68 million +6.5%N/A3.2 $8.57 11/15/20231,390,000 shares $12.16 million -21.9%N/A3 $8.75 10/31/20231,780,000 shares $16.22 million +35.9%N/A4.1 $9.11 10/15/20231,310,000 shares $12.63 million -21.6%N/A3 $9.64 9/30/20231,670,000 shares $17.08 million -24.8%N/A3.5 $10.23 9/15/20232,220,000 shares $23.67 million +22.7%N/A4.5 $10.66 8/31/20231,810,000 shares $18.32 million +9.0%N/A2.9 $10.12 8/15/20231,660,000 shares $16.63 million -7.3%N/A2.4 $10.02 7/31/20231,790,000 shares $20.00 million -7.3%N/A2.3 $11.18 7/15/20231,930,000 shares $19.40 million +4.9%N/A2.4 $10.05New “Trump” currency proposed in DC (Ad)According to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Washington. 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When you see what could happen – I think you’ll be excited. 5/28/2021453,800 shares $2.85 million -2.7%1.8%2.7 $6.29 5/14/2021466,600 shares $2.88 million +4.9%1.9%2.4 $6.18 4/30/2021444,900 shares $2.83 million +9.2%1.8%1.9 $6.35 4/15/2021407,600 shares $2.35 million -14.8%1.6%1.7 $5.76 3/31/2021478,100 shares $2.29 million +3.8%1.9%2 $4.79 3/15/2021460,800 shares $2.20 million -10.6%1.9%1.7 $4.77 2/26/2021515,600 shares $2.41 million +3.2%2.1%1.9 $4.67 2/12/2021499,800 shares $2.00 million -7.2%2.1%2 $4.01 1/29/2021538,800 shares $1.83 million -8.7%2.2%2.4 $3.40 1/15/2021590,300 shares $2.30 million -2.0%2.4%2.9 $3.89 12/31/2020602,500 shares $1.54 million -0.1%2.4%2.9 $2.55 12/15/2020602,900 shares $1.60 million -10.2%2.4%3.2 $2.66 11/30/2020671,100 shares $1.68 million -9.5%2.7%3.2 $2.51 11/15/2020741,300 shares $1.47 million -3.7%3.0%3.3 $1.98 10/30/2020769,400 shares $1.82 million -6.6%3.1%1.9 $2.36 10/15/2020824,000 shares $1.93 million +8.9%3.3%1.7 $2.34 9/30/2020756,800 shares $1.23 million +12.3%3.0%1.5 $1.62 9/15/2020674,200 shares $1.35 million +3.8%2.7%1.2 $2.00 8/31/2020649,600 shares $1.42 million -8.9%2.6%1 $2.18 8/14/2020712,700 shares $1.54 million -0.1%2.9%0.9 $2.16 7/31/2020713,400 shares $749,070.00 -11.9%2.9%1.1 $1.05 7/15/2020809,300 shares $841,672.00 -17.7%3.3%1.5 $1.04 6/30/2020983,100 shares $1.16 million -7.3%4.0%1.9 $1.18 6/15/20201,060,000 shares $1.37 million -28.9%4.3%2.5 $1.29 5/29/20201,490,000 shares $2.03 million +3.5%6.0%4 $1.36 5/15/20201,440,000 shares $1.58 million +9.9%5.8%6 $1.10 4/30/20201,310,000 shares $2.61 million -4.4%5.2%6.8 $1.99 4/15/20201,370,000 shares $2.29 million -5.5%5.5%6.8 $1.67 3/31/20201,450,000 shares $2.39 million -18.7%6.0%7.1 $1.65 LXU Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is LSB Industries' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of LSB Industries shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of February 28th, traders have sold 1,860,000 shares of LXU short. 2.73% of LSB Industries' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on LSB Industries' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for LSB Industries? 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. LXU shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on LSB Industries's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting LSB Industries? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of LSB Industries: Group One Trading LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for LSB Industries? 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. 2.73% of LSB Industries' floating shares are currently sold short. Is LSB Industries' short interest increasing or decreasing? LSB Industries saw a increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,860,000 shares, an increase of 5.7% from the previous total of 1,760,000 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. How does LSB Industries' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.73% of LSB Industries' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to LSB Industries: DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (0.83%), PPG Industries, Inc. (1.74%), Dow Inc. (2.86%), Eastman Chemical (2.53%), FMC Co. (5.34%), Olin Co. (4.21%), Huntsman Co. (3.65%), Tronox Holdings plc (5.40%), Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (3.29%), Valhi, Inc. (2.63%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short LSB Industries stock? Short selling LXU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from LSB Industries as its price is falling. LXU shares are trading down $0.12 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 LSB Industries? A short squeeze for LSB Industries 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 LXU, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is LSB Industries' 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 LXU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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