Short interest in Leggett & Platt Inc (NYSE:LEG) increased during the last reporting period, rising from 14.22M to 17.96M. This put 18.64% of the company's publicly available shares short.

Based on the recent average volume of 3.13M shares traded per day, it would take 5.73 day(s) for holders of this short interest to close out their positions without sending the stock sharply higher.