Lifezone Metals (LZM) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Lifezone Metals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of October 31st, investors have sold 1,010,000 shares of LZM short. 4.49% of Lifezone Metals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Lifezone Metals' 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. LZM shares currently have a short interest ratio of 10.0. Learn More on Lifezone Metals'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. 4.49% of Lifezone Metals' floating shares are currently sold short.

Lifezone Metals currently has issued a total of 35,840,000 shares. Some of Lifezone Metals' 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. Lifezone Metals currently has a public float of 22,500,000 shares.

4.49% of Lifezone Metals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Lifezone Metals: Metals Acquisition Limited (4.45%), Lithium Americas Corp. (16.08%), enCore Energy Corp. (4.30%), Lithium Americas (Argentina) Corp. (7.86%), Critical Metals Corp. (3.38%), TMC the metals company Inc. (8.80%), American Lithium Corp. (0.57%), Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. (0.62%), Atlas Lithium Co. (6.46%), Smart Sand, Inc. (0.80%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LZM is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Lifezone Metals as its price is falling. LZM shares are trading down $0.21 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 Lifezone Metals 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 LZM, 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 LZM, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.