LYTS short interest jump by 2.7%, reflecting negative sentiment

Daniel Torres

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. LSI Industries Inc shares valued at $4,821,928 were sold by Clark James Anthony on Sep 09 ’25. At $22.86 per share, Clark James Anthony sold 210,933 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 421,313 shares worth approximately $7.71 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Clark James Anthony sold 39,067 shares, netting a total of over 888,774 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $22.75 each, the insider now holds 421,313 shares.

Before that, Galeese James E had sold 54,575 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,271,052, the Executive VP; CFO traded LSI Industries Inc shares for $23.29 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 54,575 shares, worth approximately $3.17 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Craig Hallum on January 09, 2023, LSI Industries Inc [LYTS] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $18. Earlier on January 22, 2021, ROTH Capital upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for LYTS stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.

Analyzing LYTS Stock Performance

On last trading session, LSI Industries Inc [NASDAQ: LYTS] rose 0.66% to $18.3. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.989, but it reached a high of $18.3993 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.09%. Over the course of the year, LSI Industries Inc shares have dropped approximately -11.17%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $25.50 on 01/23/25 and a 52-week low of $13.77 on 04/24/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for LSI Industries Inc (LYTS)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 18.06, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.82. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.47. The next price resistance is at 18.64. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 34.44 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is LSI Industries Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of LSI Industries Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-11-14 jumping by 12603.0 shares to 0.47 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 0.45 million shares. A jump of 2.7% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.78 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.78.

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In terms of LSI Industries Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 26.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 45.76% from the previous closing price of $18.18. Analysts anticipate LSI Industries Inc stock to reach 28 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 25. On January 22, 2021, H.C. Wainwright assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $14.

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