Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Las Vegas Sands shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, investors have sold 8,150,000 shares of LVS short. 2.01% of Las Vegas Sands' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Las Vegas Sands' 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. LVS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Las Vegas Sands's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Las Vegas Sands: Walleye Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, CMT Capital Markets Trading GmbH, PEAK6 Investments LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Capstone Investment Advisors LLC, BNP Paribas Financial Markets, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Caas Capital Management LP, Simplex Trading LLC, Portman Square Capital LLP, IMC Chicago LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., 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. 2.01% of Las Vegas Sands' floating shares are currently sold short.

Las Vegas Sands currently has issued a total of 745,050,000 shares. Some of Las Vegas Sands' 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. Las Vegas Sands currently has a public float of 405,950,000 shares.

2.01% of Las Vegas Sands' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "consumer discretionary" compare to Las Vegas Sands: MGM Resorts International (5.25%), Wynn Resorts, Limited (3.95%), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (1.25%), InterContinental Hotels Group PLC (0.16%), Hyatt Hotels Co. (3.51%), H World Group Limited (3.08%), Marriott International, Inc. (2.13%), Electronic Arts Inc. (2.58%), Trip.com Group Limited (1.53%), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (6.72%),

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 LVS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Las Vegas Sands as its price is falling. LVS shares are trading up $0.41 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 Las Vegas Sands 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 LVS, 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 LVS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2024.