LUMN Lumen Technologies, Inc. Common Stock
XNAS
4.46
Delayed
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- 52-Week Range
- $4.25 – $11.95
- YTD
- -42.00%
- IV Rank (30D)
- 52.87
- Straddle Price
- $0.77
- P/C Vol Ratio
- 0.43
- Market Cap
- $4.6B
- Open
- $4.37
- Day Range
- $4.25 – $4.48
- Volume
- 11,962,063
- Prev Close
- $4.46
A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.
- DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
- Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
- DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 2% and dividend payments are stable — below that the dividend is a token payout and Gordon (which values only the dividend stream) systematically underprices growth names, so those route to DCF + comparables + market anchor instead.
- P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
- Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
- Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
- Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
- Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
| 10-yr Treasury (rf) | 5.12% |
| Beta vs SPY | 1.14 |
| Cost of Equity (CAPM) | 11.37% (VRP-adj) |
| WACC | 6.87% |
| Volatility Risk Premium | +83.9pp (IV − HV30), ERP adj +50bps |
| Effective Tax Rate | 21.0% |
| Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input) | -9.1% |
| DCF Horizon | 10 years explicit + fade |
| Free Cash Flow (TTM) | $0.8B |
| Return on Equity (TTM) | 68.8% |
| Book / Price | -33.4% |
| Gross Margin (TTM) | 47.8% |
| FCF Margin (TTM) | 7.1% |
| Quality Score | 2/6 — normal (10y DCF) |
| Market-Implied Growth | -1.0% (reverse-DCF on current price) |
| SMA 50 | $5.93 (Market Anchor value) |
| SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid | $5.20 |
| Bollinger Width / SMA20 | 774.5% (drives anchor stability) |
| Net Debt | $11.3B |
| Market Cap | $4B |
| Method | Implied Price | Weight | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | $-1.96 | 0% | |
| DDM (Gordon) | n/a | 0% | |
| Peer P/E | n/a | 0% | median 12.1× · 8 peers |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | $9.85 | 15% | median 9.1× · 8 peers |
| Peer P/B | n/a | 0% | median 3.3× · 7 peers |
| Peer P/S | $18.13 | 10% | median 1.5× · 8 peers |
| Market Anchor (SMA50) | $5.93 | 55% | stability 85% (BB-width) |
| Options Expected (B-L 30d) | $4.42 | 21% | 13 strikes · skew -0.31 |
- Industry (SIC)
- TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIOTELEPHONE) (4813) · industry map
- Exchange
- XNAS
- Market Cap
- $4.6B
- Employees
- 21,000
- List Date
- 1978-10-24
- CIK
- 0000018926
- Next Earnings
- 2026-11-04 (After-Close)
- EPS Forecast
- ($0.16) (2 est.)
- Headquarters
- Monroe, LA
- Homepage
- https://www.lumen.com
Lumen Technologies is one of the largest telecommunications carriers serving global enterprises. The merger with Level 3 in 2017, the 2022 divestiture of much of its local phone business in rural areas, and the 2026 sale of its remaining consumer fiber network to AT&T have shifted the company's operations away from the legacy consumer business and toward enterprise services, which account for about 85%-90% of revenue. Lumen offers businesses a full suite of communications services, providing colocation and data center services, data transportation, phone service, and internet access.
Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 27.37% | -2.68% | -2.23% | -35.45% | -11.94% | 14.69% | -1.71% |
| Feb | 4.42% | -17.65% | -36.57% | 26.56% | -3.08% | -20.38% | -7.78% |
| Mar | 6.71% | 8.16% | -17.96% | -3.70% | -18.16% | 2.21% | -3.79% |
| Apr | -2.14% | -12.60% | -8.49% | -18.49% | -7.81% | 25.04% | -4.08% |
| May | 5.81% | 19.30% | -16.81% | 6.61% | 11.36% | 17.92% | 7.37% |
| Jun | -3.89% | -8.78% | 15.90% | -14.73% | 13.77% | -27.55% | -4.21% |
| Jul | -9.24% | -2.24% | -20.44% | 183.78% | -1.33% | -11.57% | 23.16% |
| Aug | -1.91% | -9.70% | -21.67% | 58.13% | 33.96% | -3.10% | 9.29% |
| Sep | 2.14% | -27.71% | -10.13% | 50.74% | 27.77% | -12.23% | 5.10% |
| Oct | -6.47% | -5.40% | 5.04% | -4.77% | 69.36% | -20.21%* | 6.26% |
| Nov | 2.24% | -26.38% | 33.66% | 4.86% | -31.45% | -- | -3.41% |
| Dec | 6.45% | -6.62% | 23.65% | -24.03% | -6.27% | -- | -1.36% |
| Total | 30.73% | -65.78% | -56.35% | 199.14% | 49.93% | -40.17% | 19.58% |
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
Momentum Oscillators
Volume & Volatility
Data Summary
LLM Stock Analysis Report
Executive Summary BULLISH (Confidence Level: 8/10)
Key Drivers:
- Technical indicators suggest a potential reversal from oversold levels
- Recent news headlines highlight positive developments in HR Tech and AI governance
- Institutional interest signals are mixed, but overall sentiment is bullish
Primary Risks:
- High volatility poses significant risk to the stock price
- Options market pricing expects a large move by expiration, which may not materialize
Investment Thesis: LUMN presents a high-risk, high-reward opportunity as it navigates its next phase of growth. With a strong track record in AI governance and HR Tech, the company's recent news headlines suggest a potential catalyst for further price appreciation.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: The positive sentiment from recent news headlines has contributed to the stock's recent price increase, with 3 out of 6 articles having a positive tone.
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction:
- Short-term (1-4 weeks): BEARISH due to oversold conditions and declining momentum
- Medium-term (1-3 months): NEUTRAL as the stock approaches its SMA 200
- Long-term (3-12 months): BULLISH based on the company's long-term growth potential
Support/Resistance Levels:
- Lower band: $5.78 (potential support)
- Middle band: $7.33 (key resistance level)
Momentum Signals: RSI interpretation: Oversold at 29.98, suggesting a potential buy signal MACD signal: Bearish crossover indicates a potential short-term decline
Volume Analysis: Volume SMA 20: 14231955.00 suggests institutional interest is relatively low On-Balance Volume (OBV): 911455793.86 indicates increasing buying pressure
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary:
- HR Tech and AI governance news highlights a positive catalyst for the company's growth
- Mixed signals from institutional activity, with some buying pressure but also significant selling
Sentiment Assessment: AGGREGATE SENTIMENT: POSITIVE (4 out of 6 articles)
Catalyst Identification: Upcoming events or announcements in HR Tech and AI governance could drive further price appreciation
Market Narrative: The recent news headlines align with the technical signals, suggesting a potential reversal from oversold levels.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Risk Assessment:
- Beta: 3.02 (high risk relative to market)
- Volatility regime: High volatility - stock moves more than market
- Options market signals: IV Rank low, indicating historically low volatility
Downside Protection: Support level: $5.78 (lower band)
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance:
- Relative strength vs sector/market: NEUTRAL
Institutional Activity:
- Volume patterns suggesting institutional interest is relatively low
Correlation Analysis:
- Stock moves relative to market: Correlation 0.47 (medium correlation)
- R-squared interpretation: The stock's price movement is moderately correlated with the overall market.
Relative Valuation: Position within trading range: NEUTRAL
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels: Support/resistance levels to monitor:
- Lower band: $5.78
- Middle band: $7.33
Breakout/Breakdown Levels: Technical levels that could trigger significant moves:
- SMA 200: $8.08 (key resistance level)
Time-Sensitive Catalysts:
- Upcoming earnings dates or announcements in HR Tech and AI governance
Risk Management:
- Stop-loss levels: Below the lower band ($5.78)
- Position sizing considerations: Consider scaling into positions based on market conditions
Analysis Guidelines
Data Interpretation: Referenced actual numbers and values from technical indicators, including RSI, MACD, Bollinger Bands, and volume analysis.
News Impact Assessment: Assessed recent news headlines' sentiment impact on the stock's price movement.
Risk Assessment Criteria: Applied risk assessment criteria based on beta, volatility regime, options market signals, and other relevant metrics.
| Earnings Date | Timing | Expected Move | Actual Move | Ratio | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-10 | After-Close | 8.25% | 7.85% | 0.95x | Within |
| 2021-05-05 | After-Close | 6.11% | 5.17% | 0.85x | Within |
| 2021-08-03 | After-Close | 5.80% | 8.86% | 1.53x | Exceeded |
| 2021-11-03 | After-Close | 6.98% | 12.64% | 1.81x | Exceeded |
| 2022-02-09 | After-Close | 8.81% | 15.52% | 1.76x | Exceeded |
| 2022-05-04 | After-Close | 9.01% | 0.85% | 0.09x | Within |
| 2022-08-03 | After-Close | 8.88% | 2.78% | 0.31x | Within |
| 2022-11-02 | After-Close | 8.79% | 17.73% | 2.02x | Exceeded |
| 2023-02-07 | After-Close | 13.83% | 20.84% | 1.51x | Exceeded |
| 2023-05-02 | After-Close | 16.24% | 2.14% | 0.13x | Within |
| 2023-08-01 | After-Close | 15.76% | 11.82% | 0.75x | Within |
| 2023-10-31 | After-Close | 13.70% | 32.87% | 2.40x | Exceeded |
| 2024-02-06 | After-Close | 35.56% | 7.41% | 0.21x | Within |
| 2024-04-30 | After-Close | 22.69% | 1.68% | 0.07x | Within |
| 2024-08-06 | After-Close | 31.30% | 32.60% | 1.04x | Exceeded |
| 2024-11-05 | After-Close | 18.07% | 18.53% | 1.03x | Exceeded |
| 2025-02-04 | After-Close | 24.50% | 1.39% | 0.06x | Within |
| 2025-05-01 | After-Close | 13.21% | 7.39% | 0.56x | Within |
| 2025-07-31 | After-Close | 14.94% | 16.63% | 1.11x | Exceeded |
| 2025-10-30 | After-Close | 20.94% | 0.58% | 0.03x | Within |
| 2026-02-03 | After-Close | 13.00% | 21.63% | 1.66x | Exceeded |
| 2026-05-05 | After-Close | 12.51% | 6.28% | 0.50x | Within |
| 2026-08-04 | After-Close | 15.50% | 9.39% | 0.61x | Within |
Earnings calendar: this week’s reports with expected vs actual moves →
LUMN Options Activity & IV Rank
LUMN IV rank history, 52-week IV rank and IV percentile →
Volatility Metrics
Options Flow
ATM Options Pricing
Chain Summary
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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Estimated net dealer gamma is at the 26th percentile of this name's own daily history, within its typical range. This describes current positioning; it is not a forecast or a trading signal.
Net dealer gamma is an estimate of the aggregate gamma held by options market makers across this name's option chain, weighted by open interest. Dealer positions aren't public, so it uses a standard simplifying assumption: dealers are treated as long the calls and short the puts that are open. Actual dealer books can differ.
Gamma percentile ranks today's estimate against this name's own daily history, from 0% (the lowest reading on record) to 100% (the highest). Raw gamma scales with how much open interest a chain carries, so it isn't comparable across names; the percentile is. The badge marks the bottom 20% as low and the top 20% as high.
Tilts run from −1 to +1 and show how lopsided the estimated dealer exposure is. GEX tilt compares call gamma with put gamma. Vanna tilt describes how the hedge would shift if implied volatility changed, and charm tilt how it would shift with the passage of time.
This card describes estimated positioning and where it sits historically. It is not a forecast of price direction or volatility and not a trading signal. Market-wide view: Dealer positioning screener.
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
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Risk Metrics
Analysis Details
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
High volatility - stock moves more than market
| Investor | Value | Share of their portfolio | Rank | Q/Q shares | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies Hedge fund Jim Simons | $70.4M | #228 of 3138 | -5.7% | 13F | |
| Citadel Hedge fund Ken Griffin | $13.1M | #1394 of 6285 | -32.4% | 13F | |
| Millennium Management Hedge fund Izzy Englander | $8.6M | #1687 of 3716 | -75.5% | 13F | |
| Rockefeller Capital Management Family office Rockefeller family | $395K | #2212 of 4729 | +33.2% | 13F | |
| Bridgewater Associates Hedge fund Ray Dalio | $376K | #952 of 997 | -64.5% | 13F |
Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions
LUMN Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-09-30Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian | $30.36M | 22.90% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2 | Jane Street Group, LLC Custodian | $24.91M | 18.79% | 2026-06-30 |
| 3 | LM Asset Management Inc. | $16.82M | 12.69% | 2026-06-30 |
| 4 | IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian | $12.67M | 9.56% | 2026-06-30 |
| 5 | Simplex Trading, LLC Custodian | $7.12M | 5.37% | 2026-06-30 |
| 6 | GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian | $7.04M | 5.31% | 2026-06-30 |
| 7 | Citadel Advisors LLC Custodian | $6.74M | 5.08% | 2026-06-30 |
| 8 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $6.58M | 4.96% | 2026-06-30 |
| 9 | PEAK6 LLC | $4.64M | 3.50% | 2026-06-30 |
| 10 | Walleye Trading LLC | $3.92M | 2.96% | 2026-06-30 |
| 11 | Wolverine Trading, LLC Custodian | $3.66M | 2.76% | 2025-09-30 |
| 12 | Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC | $3.61M | 2.73% | 2025-09-30 |
| 13 | Miller Capital Partners, Inc. | $1.96M | 1.48% | 2026-06-30 |
| 14 | Barclays PLC Custodian | $960.00K | 0.72% | 2026-06-30 |
| 15 | Millennium Management LLC Custodian | $503.04K | 0.38% | 2026-06-30 |
| 16 | CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. | $318.72K | 0.24% | 2026-06-30 |
| 17 | TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $297.22K | 0.22% | 2026-06-30 |
| 18 | Walleye Capital LLC | $235.01K | 0.18% | 2026-06-30 |
| 19 | STG SECURITIES, LLC | $111.36K | 0.08% | 2026-06-30 |
| 20 | Raiffeisen Bank International AG | $87.58K | 0.07% | 2026-06-30 |
| 21 | UBS Group AG Custodian | $14.59K | 0.01% | 2026-06-30 |
| 22 | Creative Planning Custodian | $6.30K | <0.01% | 2026-06-30 |
| 23 | Waverly Advisors, LLC | $3.84K | <0.01% | 2026-06-30 |
| 24 | Advisory Services Network, LLC Custodian | $3.07K | <0.01% | 2026-06-30 |
| 25 | McAdam, LLC | $2.83K | <0.01% | 2026-06-30 |
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC | $26.88M | 22.06% | 2026-06-30 |
| 2 | Citadel Advisors LLC Custodian | $16.02M | 13.15% | 2026-06-30 |
| 3 | GROUP ONE TRADING LLC Custodian | $13.13M | 10.78% | 2026-06-30 |
| 4 | Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian | $12.98M | 10.65% | 2026-06-30 |
| 5 | Simplex Trading, LLC Custodian | $12.94M | 10.62% | 2026-06-30 |
| 6 | Jane Street Group, LLC Custodian | $12.51M | 10.27% | 2026-06-30 |
| 7 | UBS Group AG Custodian | $8.87M | 7.28% | 2026-06-30 |
| 8 | IMC-Chicago, LLC Custodian | $5.09M | 4.18% | 2026-06-30 |
| 9 | Walleye Trading LLC | $4.68M | 3.84% | 2026-06-30 |
| 10 | Wolverine Trading, LLC Custodian | $3.49M | 2.87% | 2025-09-30 |
| 11 | Citigroup Inc. Custodian | $1.45M | 1.19% | 2026-06-30 |
| 12 | Crawford Fund Management, LLC | $1.11M | 0.91% | 2026-06-30 |
| 13 | Barclays PLC Custodian | $960.00K | 0.79% | 2026-06-30 |
| 14 | Millennium Management LLC Custodian | $844.80K | 0.69% | 2026-06-30 |
| 15 | Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | $460.80K | 0.38% | 2026-06-30 |
| 16 | Walleye Capital LLC | $120.58K | 0.10% | 2026-06-30 |
| 17 | Militia Capital Management LLC | $115.20K | 0.09% | 2026-06-30 |
| 18 | TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL | $89.09K | 0.07% | 2026-06-30 |
| 19 | Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | $53.76K | 0.04% | 2026-06-30 |
| 20 | HAP TRADING, LLC | $40.05K | 0.03% | 2025-09-30 |
LUMN Insider Trading (Form 4)
Latest: 2026-09-24| Filed | Reporter | Role | Action | Shares | Avg Price | Net $ | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | Donald Leroy Holt | Chief Acctg. Off. & Controller | Tax (F) | −2,538 | $6.13 | -$15.6K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-06 | John M Hinshaw | Director | Award (A) | +27,350 | $6.08 | $166.3K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-06 | Kathleen E Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | Buy (P) | +100,000 | $6.13 | $612.7K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-06 | John M Hinshaw | Director | Award (A) | +27,350 | $6.08 | $166.3K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-06 | Kathleen E Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | Buy (P) | +100,000 | $6.13 | $612.7K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-26 | Martha Helena Bejar | Director | Award (A) | +25,197 | $9.44 | $237.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-26 | Kevin P. Chilton | Director | Award (A) | +25,197 | $9.44 | $237.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-26 | Quincy L Allen | Director | Award (A) | +25,197 | $9.44 | $237.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-26 | Michelle J Goldberg | Director | Award (A) | +25,197 | $9.44 | $237.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-26 | Stephen McMillan | Director | Award (A) | +25,197 | $9.44 | $237.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-26 | Michael Collins | Director | Award (A) | +25,197 | $9.44 | $237.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-26 | Diankha Linear | Director | Award (A) | +25,197 | $9.44 | $237.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-26 | Christopher C Capossela | Director | Award (A) | +25,197 | $9.44 | $237.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-18 | James Fowler | EVP, Chief Tech & Product Off. | Tax (F) | −22,922 | $10.34 | -$237.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-11 | Kathleen E Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | Gift (G) | — | — | EDGAR |
LUMN Insider Holdings
21 insiders · @ $4.46| # | Insider | Role | Shares | Disclosed Exposure | Lifetime OM Net | Filings | Last Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathleen E Johnson | Chief Executive Officer | 11,115,666 | $49.58M | $4.16M | 22 | 2026-08-06 |
| 2 | Christopher Stansbury | EVP and CFO | 5,682,850 | $25.35M | $907.2K | 12 | 2026-03-03 |
| 3 | David D. Ward | EVP, Chief Tech & Prod Officer | 2,192,349 | $9.78M | $0 | 2 | 2025-03-04 |
| 4 | Ashley Haynes-Gaspar | EVP and Chief Revenue Officer | 1,620,048 | $7.23M | $0 | 5 | 2026-01-13 |
| 5 | James Fowler | EVP, Chief Tech & Product Off. | 1,608,275 | $7.17M | $246.3K | 10 | 2026-05-18 |
| 6 | Jeffery S. Sharritts | EVP, Chief Revenue Officer | 1,210,981 | $5.40M | $0 | 2 | 2026-03-03 |
| 7 | Mark S. Hacker | EVP, CLO & Public Sector | 965,127 | $4.30M | $0 | 2 | 2026-03-03 |
| 8 | Andrea Genschaw | SVP and Controller | 643,127 | $2.87M | $0 | 8 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9 | T Michael Glenn | Director | 558,074 | $2.49M | $191.7K | 7 | 2025-05-16 |
| 10 | Kevin P. Chilton | Director | 436,716 | $1.95M | $0 | 6 | 2026-05-26 |
LUMN Board & Officers
As of SEC filings through Sep 24, 2026Directors 10
- Martha Helena Bejar · since Jan 19, 2016
- Kevin P. Chilton · since Nov 1, 2017
- Quincy L Allen · since Feb 25, 2021
- Kathleen E Johnson · since Nov 7, 2022
- Diankha Linear · since Feb 21, 2024
- Christopher C Capossela · since Oct 29, 2024
- Michelle J Goldberg · since May 13, 2025
- Stephen McMillan · since May 13, 2025
- Michael Collins · since May 20, 2026
- John M Hinshaw · since Aug 4, 2026
Officers 7
- Kathleen E Johnson · Chief Executive Officer · listed since May 2026
- Christopher Stansbury · EVP and CFO · since Apr 4, 2022
- Ashley Haynes-Gaspar · EVP and Chief Revenue Officer · listed since Jan 2024
- Donald Leroy Holt · Chief Acctg. Off. & Controller · since Sep 23, 2025
- James Fowler · EVP, Chief Tech & Product Off. · listed since Jan 2026
- Jeffery S. Sharritts · EVP, Chief Revenue Officer · since Feb 4, 2026
- Jennifer A. Hodges · EVP, Chief Legal Officer · since Apr 20, 2026
Changes in the last 10 years (62)
| Aug 4, 2026 | John M Hinshaw became a director |
| May 20, 2026 | Michael Collins became a director |
| May 11, 2026 | Kathleen E Johnson listed as Chief Executive Officer (previously President & CEO) in SEC filings |
| Apr 20, 2026 | Jennifer A. Hodges became EVP, Chief Legal Officer |
| Apr 13, 2026 | The company announced the departure of Mark S. Hacker as EVP, Chief Legal Officer in an SEC filing |
| Mar 13, 2026 | The company announced the departure of T Michael Glenn from the board in an SEC filing |
| Mar 13, 2026 | The company announced the departure of Hal Jones from the board in an SEC filing |
| Feb 4, 2026 | Jeffery S. Sharritts became EVP, Chief Revenue Officer |
| Jan 7, 2026 | James Fowler first listed as EVP, Chief Tech & Product Off. in an SEC filing |
| Dec 1, 2025 | The company announced the departure of James Fowler from the board in an SEC filing |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Donald Leroy Holt became Chief Acctg. Off. & Controller |
| Sep 9, 2025 | The company announced the departure of Andrea Genschaw as SVP and Controller in an SEC filing |
| May 13, 2025 | Stephen McMillan became a director |
| May 13, 2025 | Michelle J Goldberg became a director |
| May 12, 2025 | Mark S. Hacker became EVP, Chief Legal Officer |
| Nov 13, 2024 | David D. Ward became EVP, Chief Tech & Prod Officer |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Christopher C Capossela became a director |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Chadwick Ho became Chief Legal Officer |
| May 15, 2024 | Satish Lakshmanan became EVP. Chief Prod & Strategy Ofc |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Diankha Linear became a director |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Ashley Haynes-Gaspar listed as EVP and Chief Revenue Officer (previously EVP and Customer Exp Officer) in SEC filings |
| Aug 7, 2023 | James Fowler became a director |
| May 17, 2023 | Ashley Haynes-Gaspar became EVP and Customer Exp Officer |
| Apr 24, 2023 | The company announced the departure of Scott Trezise as EVP, Human Resources in an SEC filing |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Sham Chotai became EVP, Product and IT |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Kathleen E Johnson became a director |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Kathleen E Johnson became President & CEO |
| Sep 13, 2022 | The company announced the departure of Jeffrey K Storey as President & CEO in an SEC filing |
| Sep 12, 2022 | The company announced the departure of Jeffrey K Storey from the board in an SEC filing |
| Sep 12, 2022 | The company announced the departure of Jeffrey K Storey from the board in an SEC filing |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Christopher Stansbury became EVP and CFO |
| May 14, 2021 | Andrea Genschaw became SVP and Controller |
| Mar 3, 2021 | Jeffrey K Storey first listed as a director in an SEC filing |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Quincy L Allen became a director |
| May 21, 2020 | William Bruce Hanks first listed as a director in an SEC filing |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Hal Jones became a director |
| Nov 21, 2019 | Shaun C Andrews became Exec VP & Chief Mktg Officer |
| Feb 5, 2019 | Indraneel Dev listed as EVP and CFO (previously Interim CFO) in SEC filings |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd reported in an SEC filing no longer being a 10% owner |
| Nov 8, 2018 | Aamir Hussain reported in an SEC filing no longer being EVP, Chief Technology Officer |
| Sep 28, 2018 | Indraneel Dev became Interim CFO |
| Jul 3, 2018 | Eric Mortensen listed as SVP & Controller (previously Interim Controller) in SEC filings |
| Jun 5, 2018 | Stacey W Goff listed as EVP & GC (previously EVP, CAO & GC) in SEC filings |
| May 25, 2018 | Jeffrey K Storey listed as President & CEO (previously President & COO) in SEC filings |
| May 25, 2018 | Glen F Post III no longer listed as Chief Executive Officer in SEC filings |
| Apr 8, 2018 | Eric Mortensen became Interim Controller |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Temasek Holdings (Private) Ltd became a 10% owner |
| Feb 23, 2018 | David D Cole listed as EVP and Controller (previously EVP, Controller & Ops Support) in SEC filings |
| Dec 8, 2017 | Harvey P Perry no longer listed as a director in SEC filings |
| Dec 8, 2017 | Glen F Post III listed as Chief Executive Officer (previously CEO & President) in SEC filings |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Girish Varma reported in an SEC filing no longer being President - IT & Managed Svcs |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Dean Douglas reported in an SEC filing no longer being President, Enterprise Markets |
| Nov 1, 2017 | T Michael Glenn became a director |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Sunit S Patel became Executive Vice President & CFO |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Steven T Clontz became a director |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Kevin P. Chilton became a director |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Jeffrey K Storey became a director |
| Nov 1, 2017 | Jeffrey K Storey became President & COO |
| Jul 11, 2017 | William Bruce Hanks no longer listed as a director in SEC filings |
| Feb 23, 2017 | Dean Douglas listed as President, Enterprise Markets (previously President - Sales & Marketing) in SEC filings |
| Feb 22, 2017 | Maxine L Moreau listed as President, Consumer Markets (previously EVP, Global Ops & Shared Svcs) in SEC filings |
| Feb 22, 2017 | Girish Varma listed as President - IT & Managed Svcs (previously President, Global IT Services) in SEC filings |
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Not reported recently (21)
- David D. Ward · Last reported as EVP, Chief Tech & Prod Officer in an SEC filing dated Mar 4, 2025
- Chadwick Ho · Last reported as Chief Legal Officer in an SEC filing dated Jun 11, 2024
- Satish Lakshmanan · Last reported as EVP. Chief Prod & Strategy Ofc in an SEC filing dated May 24, 2024
- Laurie Siegel · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 20, 2024
- Peter C Brown · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 20, 2024
- Steven T Clontz · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 20, 2024
- Stacey W Goff · Last reported as EVP & GC in an SEC filing dated Mar 5, 2024
- Michael James Roberts · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 19, 2023
- Shaun C Andrews · Last reported as Exec VP & Chief Mktg Officer in an SEC filing dated Mar 3, 2023
- Sham Chotai · Last reported as EVP, Product and IT in an SEC filing dated Mar 3, 2023
- William Bruce Hanks · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 19, 2022
- Indraneel Dev · Last reported as EVP and CFO in an SEC filing dated Mar 3, 2022
- Virginia Boulet · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Mar 10, 2021
- Eric Mortensen · Last reported as SVP & Controller in an SEC filing dated Mar 3, 2021
- Glen F Post III · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Feb 28, 2020
- Mary L. Landrieu · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 24, 2019
- Sunit S Patel · Last reported as Executive Vice President & CFO in an SEC filing dated Jun 6, 2018
- David D Cole · Last reported as EVP and Controller in an SEC filing dated Feb 26, 2018
- Maxine L Moreau · Last reported as President, Consumer Markets in an SEC filing dated Jun 5, 2017
- R Stewart Ewing Jr · Last reported as Ex. VP & CFO in an SEC filing dated Feb 27, 2017
- William Arthur Owens · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Nov 9, 2016
LUMN Proposed Insider Sales (Form 144)
Latest: 2026-02-20What is Form 144? A notice of intent to sell restricted or control stock under Rule 144. Affiliates (officers, directors, 10%+ owners) and holders of restricted shares must file Form 144 when planning to sell more than 5,000 shares or $50,000 in any 3-month rolling window.
How it relates to Form 4: Form 144 is filed before the trade (up to 90 days in advance); Form 4 is filed within 2 business days after the trade executes. Not every Form 144 results in a sale — the filer may cancel or delay. Look for the corresponding Form 4 on the Insider Activity card to confirm a sale actually happened.
10b5-1 plans: Trades made under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan are not discretionary — they execute automatically on dates set months earlier, regardless of news. High 10b5-1 percentages mean less per-filing signal value, though cumulative selling volume still matters.
"Notice value": Aggregate market value the filer wrote into the Form 144 — i.e. the size of the planned sale, not necessarily the executed dollars. An amended notice (Form 144/A) replaces the original it amends, and cancelled notices are dropped, so neither is double-counted above. A filed value that is clearly inconsistent with the share count at the stock's price (a filer typo) shows as a dash and is left out of the totals.
Source & freshness: Sourced from public Form 144 filings. Refreshed daily; new filings typically appear here the morning after they are filed.
| Filed | Filer | Role | Shares | Notice Value | Planned Sale | Broker | Plan | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | DIANKHA LINEAR | Director | 45,000 | $355.1K | 2026-02-20 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2024-08-08 | GOFF STACEY W | Officer | 71,025 | $451.7K | 2024-08-08 | Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & … | — | EDGAR |
| 2024-08-08 | GOFF STACEY W | INSIDER | 374,492 | $2.38M | 2024-08-08 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| # | ETF | Provider | Weight | $ Exposure | ETF AUM | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.25% | $253.0M | $103.8B | 2026-10-21 |
| 2 | VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | Vanguard | 0.01% | $165.6M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 3 | VB Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETF | Vanguard | 0.07% | $117.1M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 4 | IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.15% | $108.5M | $74.2B | 2026-10-21 |
| 5 | SKYY First Trust Cloud Computing ETF | First Trust | 2.03% | $71.4M | $3.5B | 2026-10-21 |
| 6 | VBK Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF | Vanguard | 0.15% | $65.2M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 7 | VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | Vanguard | 0.06% | $59.9M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 8 | FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF | Nport | 0.22% | $56.3M | — | 2026-05-31 |
| 9 | SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF | Nport | 0.22% | $49.9M | — | 2026-05-31 |
| 10 | IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.29% | $40.3M | $13.9B | 2026-10-21 |
| 11 | SPSM State Street® SPDR® Portfolio S&P 600™ Small Cap ETF | SPDR (State Street) | 0.25% | $38.7M | $15.8B | 2026-10-21 |
| 12 | VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | Vanguard | 0.18% | $31.7M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 13 | DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | Dimensional | 0.08% | $28.4M | — | 2026-10-21 |
| 14 | VOX Vanguard Communication Services ETF | Vanguard | 0.32% | $19.9M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 15 | IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.25% | $19.2M | $7.7B | 2026-10-21 |
| 16 | VIOO Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 ETF | Vanguard | 0.31% | $18.8M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 17 | IJT iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.23% | $17.6M | $7.6B | 2026-10-21 |
| 18 | SLYV State Street® SPDR® S&P 600™ Small Cap Value ETF | SPDR (State Street) | 0.26% | $12.1M | $4.7B | 2026-10-21 |
| 19 | DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF | Dimensional | 0.01% | $11.5M | — | 2026-10-21 |
| 20 | SLYG State Street® SPDR® S&P 600™ Small Cap Growth ETF | SPDR (State Street) | 0.23% | $10.8M | $4.6B | 2026-10-21 |
| 21 | XTL State Street® SPDR® S&P® Telecom ETF | SPDR (State Street) | 2.13% | $10.2M | $480.2M | 2026-10-21 |
| 22 | RWJ Invesco S&P SmallCap 600 Revenue ETF | Invesco | 0.50% | $9.9M | — | 2026-10-21 |
| 23 | SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | Nport | 0.01% | $6.1M | — | 2026-05-31 |
| 24 | VIOV Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF | Vanguard | 0.33% | $6.0M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 25 | NUSC Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF | Nport | 0.46% | $5.9M | — | 2026-07-31 |
Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.
- Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
- Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
- Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
- Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
- Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
- YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
- Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
- Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.
TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.
Quarterly figures (12 quarters)
| Quarter | Period End | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Op. Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 '26 | 2026-06-30 | $2.81B | $-201.00M | $-0.20 | $971.00M |
| Q1 '26 | 2026-03-31 | $2.90B | $-200.00M | $-0.20 | $1.32B |
| Q4 '25 | 2025-12-31 | $3.04B | $-2.00M | $0.00 | $562.00M |
| Q3 '25 | 2025-09-30 | $3.09B | $-621.00M | $-0.62 | $2.51B |
| Q2 '25 | 2025-06-30 | $3.09B | $-915.00M | $-0.92 | $570.00M |
| Q1 '25 | 2025-03-31 | $3.18B | $-201.00M | $-0.20 | $1.09B |
| Q4 '24 | 2024-12-31 | $3.33B | $85.00M | $0.08 | $688.00M |
| Q3 '24 | 2024-09-30 | $3.22B | $-148.00M | $-0.15 | $2.03B |
| Q2 '24 | 2024-06-30 | $3.27B | $-49.00M | $-0.05 | $511.00M |
| Q1 '24 | 2024-03-31 | $3.29B | $57.00M | $0.06 | $1.10B |
| Q4 '23 | 2023-12-31 | $3.52B | $-2.00B | $-2.03 | $784.00M |
| Q3 '23 | 2023-09-30 | $3.64B | $-78.00M | $-0.08 | $881.00M |
Ratios derived from TTM financials and the current market price, sampled daily. History chart shows how expensive the stock is today relative to its own recent past.
- P/E — price / TTM earnings. Rough market rule: 10–15 value, 15–25 market, >30 growth/premium. Negative when earnings are negative.
- P/B — price / book value. Useful for financials and asset-heavy names; meaningless for asset-light software.
- P/S — price / TTM revenue. Useful when earnings are negative or noisy (early-stage growth).
- EV/EBITDA — capital-structure-neutral. <10 cheap, 10–15 reasonable, >20 rich. Good for comparing across leverage profiles.
- EV/Sales — like P/S but accounts for debt + cash. Compare within sector.
- ROE — return on equity. >15% strong, >25% exceptional. Caution: high leverage inflates ROE.
- ROA — return on assets. Leverage-neutral; >5% solid, >10% exceptional.
- Div Yield — annual dividend / price. Compare to 10Y Treasury; sustained yield >6% often signals distress.
- FCF Yield — free cash flow / market cap. >5% is attractive; negative means burning cash.
- Debt/Equity — leverage. <1 conservative, >2 aggressive. Sector-dependent (utilities naturally high, tech low).
- Current Ratio — short-term liquidity. >1.5 comfortable, <1 raises short-term solvency flags.
- Compare current level to the 3-year band: near the high end = relatively expensive; near the low = relatively cheap.
- Multiples expanding while earnings are flat = sentiment-driven rally.
- Multiples compressing while earnings grow = value coming from fundamentals.
Regulatory short-interest reports publish on a bi-weekly settlement cadence; short-volume is reported daily by the trade-reporting facilities. Float is derived from insider-ownership filings.
- Short Interest — total shares currently sold short as of the settlement date. Lags real time by ~8 business days.
- SI % of Float — short interest / free float. The key crowding metric.
- Days to Cover — short interest / avg daily volume. How many full trading days it would take shorts to buy back. High DTC + catalyst = squeeze fuel.
- Short Vol Ratio — today's short-sale volume / total volume. Intraday selling pressure proxy (not the same as short interest).
- Free Float — shares available for public trading (total shares minus insider / restricted).
- Float % — free float / shares outstanding. <50% = tightly held, more prone to squeezes.
- SI % of Float < 5% — typical, no particular signal.
- 5–15% — elevated; watch for catalysts (earnings, guidance, macro).
- 15–30% — heavily shorted; tight-float names in this range have produced notable squeezes historically.
- >30% — extreme; borrow is likely expensive and squeeze risk is material.
- Days to Cover > 5 combined with high SI% amplifies squeeze potential.
- Trend matters more than level. Rapidly rising short interest often precedes negative catalysts or heavy hedging.
- A sudden drop in SI after a rally may indicate a squeeze in progress.
Short interest is reported mid-month and end-of-month; short volume is daily.