LEA Short Interest

Lear Corporation (LEA) operates in the Consumer Cyclical sector, specifically the Auto - Parts industry, with a market capitalization near $6.89B, listed on NYSE, employing roughly 173,700 people, carrying a beta of 1.22 to the broader market. Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, and electrical distribution systems and related components for automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Led by Raymond E. Scott Jr., public since 2009-11-09.

Short interest is the total number of shares currently sold short and not yet covered, reported bi-monthly by FINRA. Days to cover (short interest divided by average daily volume) indicates how long it would take short sellers to close positions, with higher values signaling greater squeeze potential.

Settlement Date
2026-04-30
Short Interest
2.0M
Previous Short Interest
2.0M
Change
-1.16%
Days to Cover
3.59
Avg Daily Volume
547.0K
Avg Days to Cover (24 reports)
3.34

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Frequently asked LEA short interest questions

What is the current LEA short interest?
As of the Apr 30, 2026 settlement, Lear Corporation (LEA) short interest is 2.0M shares, a -1.16% change from the prior period. FINRA publishes short interest twice monthly on the 15th and last business day of each month under Rule 4560.
What is the LEA days-to-cover ratio?
Days-to-cover is 3.59, calculated as short interest divided by average daily volume. It estimates how many trading days closing all short positions would consume given typical liquidity. Values above 5 days are commonly cited as elevated; values above 10 days are squeeze-relevant.
How does LEA short interest affect options pricing?
High short interest changes options pricing through three mechanics: borrow-rebate effects (synthetic long stock trades below frictionless put-call parity by approximately the borrow rebate when shares are hard-to-borrow), gamma-squeeze setup risk (if dealers are short gamma against retail call buying, dealer hedge flow can amplify upward moves), and elevated event-vol pricing on names with squeeze potential. See the canonical short-interest documentation for the full mechanism.