French short selling: week 22, 2026
From 25 May 2026 to 29 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 | 5.09% | 7.36% | +2.27 |
| VIRIDIEN | 2.91% | 3.75% | +0.84 |
| DBV TECHNOLOGIES | 1.99% | 2.80% | +0.81 |
| QUADIENT S.A. | 0.50% | 1.15% | +0.65 |
| ARKEMA | 0.56% | 1.17% | +0.61 |
| ABIVAX | 2.94% | 3.53% | +0.59 |
| MEDINCELL | 2.05% | 2.55% | +0.50 |
| EXAIL TECHNOLOGIES | 6.26% | 6.61% | +0.35 |
| MEDIAN TECHNOLOGIES | 0.60% | 0.87% | +0.27 |
| VALNEVA SE | 1.86% | 2.07% | +0.21 |
Biggest falls
| Company | Start | End | Change (pp) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALSTOM | 3.75% | 2.25% | −1.50 |
| SOITEC | 3.27% | 1.93% | −1.34 |
| VALEO | 14.45% | 13.62% | −0.83 |
| AIR FRANCE-KLM | 2.96% | 2.15% | −0.81 |
| EDENRED | 9.22% | 8.53% | −0.69 |
| KLEPIERRE | 1.21% | 0.54% | −0.67 |
| TELEVISION FRANCAISE 1 | 2.70% | 2.19% | −0.51 |
| WORLDLINE | 3.55% | 3.11% | −0.44 |
| X-FAB SILICON FOUNDRIES SE | 0.99% | 0.69% | −0.30 |
| METROPOLE TELEVISION | 0.80% | 0.50% | −0.30 |
New disclosures
- HAFFNER ENERGY , first disclosed figure 0.54%
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.
- QUADIENT S.A. , last figure 1.15% on 28 May 2026
- SCOR SE , last figure 0.59% on 29 May 2026
Most shorted at week end
- UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT , 14.34%
- VALEO , 13.62%
- TELEPERFORMANCE , 10.99%
- VALLOUREC , 8.76%
- EDENRED , 8.53%
Full table: most shorted French stocks.