French short selling: week 5, 2026
From 26 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026, 69 France companies had disclosed short positions across 5 publication days. Changes are percentage points (pp) of issued share capital, between each company's last figure before the week and its last figure of the week, from official AMF data.
Biggest rises
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDENRED | 10.22% | 11.13% | +0.91 |
| VALEO | 11.59% | 12.50% | +0.91 |
| UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT | 9.79% | 10.65% | +0.86 |
| SODEXO | 2.32% | 3.01% | +0.69 |
| NEXITY | 0.89% | 1.50% | +0.61 |
| MERCIALYS | 0.59% | 1.09% | +0.50 |
| CARREFOUR | 1.14% | 1.64% | +0.50 |
| FORVIA | 3.36% | 3.86% | +0.50 |
| TELEPERFORMANCE | 6.13% | 6.55% | +0.42 |
| WORLDLINE | 8.99% | 9.22% | +0.23 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DBV TECHNOLOGIES | 1.05% | 0.50% | −0.55 |
| SOITEC | 3.62% | 3.36% | −0.26 |
| BIOMERIEUX | 1.48% | 1.29% | −0.19 |
| ALSTOM | 2.94% | 2.77% | −0.17 |
| EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC SE | 0.88% | 0.72% | −0.16 |
| 2CRSI | 2.08% | 1.93% | −0.15 |
| CAPGEMINI | 1.58% | 1.46% | −0.12 |
| EUROAPI | 0.59% | 0.50% | −0.09 |
| VIRIDIEN | 2.11% | 2.03% | −0.08 |
| PUBLICIS GROUPE SA | 2.50% | 2.46% | −0.04 |
New disclosures
No companies entered the dataset this week.
Left the dataset
Last published by the AMF this week, and in no publication since: the figure shown is the one each carried in that final publication. Leaving usually means the position fell below the disclosure threshold, not that shorting stopped entirely.
- MAISONS DU MONDE, last figure 0.67% on 26 Jan 2026
Most shorted at week end
- VALEO, 12.50%
- EDENRED, 11.13%
- UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT, 10.65%
- WORLDLINE, 9.22%
- VALLOUREC, 8.97%
Full table: most shorted French stocks.