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 |
| METROPOLE TELEVISION | 0.80% | 0.50% | −0.30 |
| X-FAB SILICON FOUNDRIES SE | 0.99% | 0.69% | −0.30 |
New disclosures
- HAFFNER ENERGY, first disclosed figure 0.54%
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.
- QUADIENT S.A., last figure 1.15% on 28 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.