Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Eli Lilly and Company shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, traders have sold 5,110,000 shares of LLY short. 0.60% of Eli Lilly and Company's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Eli Lilly and Company'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. LLY shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Eli Lilly and Company's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Eli Lilly and Company: Walleye Trading LLC, Ikarian Capital LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd, PEAK6 Investments LLC, HAP Trading LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, XR Securities LLC, MAI Capital Management, US Bancorp DE, Bedel Financial Consulting Inc., BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., SpiderRock Advisors LLC, Oak Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, Simplex Trading LLC, Valeo Financial Advisors LLC, SteelPeak Wealth LLC, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC, Curated Wealth Partners LLC, Capital CS Group LLC, Tortoise Investment Management LLC, and Readystate Asset Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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. 0.60% of Eli Lilly and Company's floating shares are currently sold short.

Eli Lilly and Company saw a decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,110,000 shares, a decline of 7.8% from the previous total of 5,540,000 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.

Eli Lilly and Company currently has issued a total of 950,405,000 shares. Some of Eli Lilly and Company'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. Eli Lilly and Company currently has a public float of 849,500,000 shares.

0.60% of Eli Lilly and Company's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "medical" compare to Eli Lilly and Company: Johnson & Johnson (0.74%), Merck & Co., Inc. (0.74%), AbbVie Inc. (0.82%), Novo Nordisk A/S (0.08%), AstraZeneca PLC (0.28%), Novartis AG (0.22%), UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (0.81%), Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (0.73%), Pfizer Inc. (1.10%), Bristol-Myers Squibb (1.38%),

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 LLY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Eli Lilly and Company as its price is falling. LLY shares are trading down $1.12 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.

A short squeeze for Eli Lilly and Company 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 LLY, 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 LLY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.