LAD
Lithia Motors IncCompany with tickers: LAD
CIK
1023128
CUSIP
536797103
Shares Outstanding
22,805,820
13F Activity (30d)
214 filings
211 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
79/100
Short interest 11.8% of shares — P92
Days to cover 8.6 — P88
Short-volume trend +1.3% — P57
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 2,699,573 | 2,477,129 | +222,444 | 8.60 |
| 2026-05-15 | 2,477,129 | 2,358,179 | +118,950 | 8.14 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2,358,179 | 2,537,429 | -179,250 | 7.57 |
| 2026-04-15 | 2,537,429 | 2,350,283 | +187,146 | 7.67 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2,350,283 | 2,225,693 | +124,590 | 6.55 |
| 2026-03-13 | 2,225,693 | 2,118,306 | +107,387 | 6.33 |
| 2026-02-27 | 2,118,306 | 1,926,461 | +191,845 | 6.07 |
| 2026-02-13 | 1,926,461 | 1,887,827 | +38,634 | 4.97 |
| 2026-01-30 | 1,887,827 | 1,872,173 | +15,654 | 8.03 |
| 2026-01-15 | 1,872,173 | 1,774,385 | +97,788 | 8.03 |
| 2025-12-31 | 1,774,385 | 1,759,110 | +15,275 | 8.31 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,759,110 | 1,957,679 | -198,569 | 5.39 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,957,679 | 2,117,473 | -159,794 | 6.92 |
| 2025-11-14 | 2,117,473 | 2,128,889 | -11,416 | 7.24 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2,128,889 | 1,847,044 | +281,845 | 5.32 |
| 2025-10-15 | 1,847,044 | 1,794,251 | +52,793 | 7.43 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,794,251 | 1,726,317 | +67,934 | 6.05 |
| 2025-09-15 | 1,726,317 | 1,891,288 | -164,971 | 6.55 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,891,288 | 1,979,378 | -88,090 | 5.94 |
| 2025-08-15 | 1,979,378 | 1,839,885 | +139,493 | 5.91 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,839,885 | 1,564,187 | +275,698 | 4.15 |
| 2025-07-15 | 1,564,187 | 1,591,759 | -27,572 | 7.79 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1,591,759 | 1,694,937 | -103,178 | 7.39 |
| 2025-06-13 | 1,694,937 | 1,496,825 | +198,112 | 7.17 |
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