French short selling: week 21, 2026
From 18 May 2026 to 22 May 2026, 79 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIOR GROUP | 2.61% | 5.09% | +2.48 |
| RENAULT | 4.26% | 4.85% | +0.59 |
| ABIVAX | 2.49% | 2.94% | +0.45 |
| NEXANS | 1.01% | 1.22% | +0.21 |
| SOPRA STERIA GROUP | 3.07% | 3.27% | +0.20 |
| GECINA | 0.50% | 0.61% | +0.11 |
| CAPITAL B | 2.19% | 2.30% | +0.11 |
| GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ | 0.50% | 0.60% | +0.10 |
| WORLDLINE | 3.45% | 3.55% | +0.10 |
| KLEPIERRE | 1.12% | 1.21% | +0.09 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXAIL TECHNOLOGIES | 8.35% | 6.26% | −2.09 |
| ICADE | 2.13% | 1.42% | −0.71 |
| ARKEMA | 1.19% | 0.56% | −0.63 |
| CAPGEMINI | 1.29% | 0.69% | −0.60 |
| SODEXO | 6.51% | 5.94% | −0.57 |
| SCOR SE | 1.13% | 0.59% | −0.54 |
| FORVIA | 3.67% | 3.17% | −0.50 |
| EUROFINS SCIENTIFIC SE | 1.00% | 0.50% | −0.50 |
| REMY COINTREAU | 5.88% | 5.47% | −0.41 |
| TELEPERFORMANCE | 11.49% | 11.09% | −0.40 |
New disclosures
No companies entered the dataset this week.
Left the dataset
Last disclosed figure fell in this week. Leaving usually means the position dropped below the disclosure threshold, not that shorting stopped entirely.
- SARTORIUS STEDIM BIOTECH , last figure 0.50% on 18 May 2026
Most shorted at week end
- UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT , 14.54%
- VALEO , 14.45%
- TELEPERFORMANCE , 11.09%
- EDENRED , 9.22%
- VALLOUREC , 8.76%
Full table: most shorted French stocks.