Liberty Latin America (LILA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Liberty Latin America shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 341,200 shares of LILA short. 1.00% of Liberty Latin America's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Liberty Latin America'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. LILA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 1.0. Learn More on Liberty Latin America'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. 1.00% of Liberty Latin America's floating shares are currently sold short.

Liberty Latin America saw a increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 341,200 shares, an increase of 29.6% from the previous total of 263,300 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.

Liberty Latin America currently has issued a total of 205,100,000 shares. Some of Liberty Latin America'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. Liberty Latin America currently has a public float of 34,200,000 shares.

1.00% of Liberty Latin America's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Liberty Latin America: Liberty Latin America Ltd. (2.11%), Cable One, Inc. (18.94%), Altice USA, Inc. (11.72%), Getty Images Holdings, Inc. (1.60%), BlackBerry Limited (7.36%), Viavi Solutions Inc. (2.05%), Sapiens International Co. (0.64%), Mercury Systems, Inc. (7.19%), Upwork Inc. (12.31%), E2open Parent Holdings, Inc. (5.61%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.35 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.06 billion), General Motors ($2.88 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.32 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.27 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.22 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.18 billion), Williams-Sonoma, Inc. ($1.95 billion), and Chesapeake Energy Co. ($1.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling LILA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Liberty Latin America as its price is falling. LILA shares are trading down $0.07 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 Liberty Latin America 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 LILA, 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 LILA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.