Merus (MRUS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $39.45 -0.20 (-0.50%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Merus Short Interest DataMerus (MRUS) has a short interest of 8.26 million shares. This marks a -15.54% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 15.3, indicating that it would take 15.3 days of the average trading volume of 793,370 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest8,260,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest9,780,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-15.54%Dollar Volume Sold Short$347.33 millionShort Interest Ratio15.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 31, 2024Outstanding Shares68,460,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted12.07%Today's Trading Volume638,973 sharesAverage Trading Volume793,370 sharesToday's Volume Vs. 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Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMRUS Short Interest Over TimeMRUS Days to Cover Over TimeMRUS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Merus Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/31/20248,260,000 shares $347.33 million -15.5%N/A15.3 $42.05 12/15/20249,780,000 shares $418.88 million +12.2%N/A17.8 $42.83 11/30/20248,720,000 shares $391.00 million -0.5%N/A16.2 $44.84 11/15/20248,760,000 shares $408.04 million +1.2%N/A17.1 $46.58 10/31/20248,660,000 shares $432.39 million -2.2%N/A19.2 $49.93 10/15/20248,850,000 shares $454.45 million -0.5%N/A17.5 $51.35 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MRUS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Merus and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20248,890,000 shares $444.14 million +25.0%N/A15.7 $49.96 9/15/20247,110,000 shares $356.50 million +7.2%N/A11.3 $50.14 8/31/20246,630,000 shares $338.06 million -7.3%N/A10.2 $50.99 8/15/20247,150,000 shares $368.80 million +2.4%N/A7.4 $51.58 7/31/20246,980,000 shares $370.22 million -1.4%N/A6.7 $53.04 7/15/20247,080,000 shares $411.35 million -2.3%N/A6.7 $58.10 6/30/20247,250,000 shares $428.98 million +6.0%N/A7.1 $59.17 6/15/20246,840,000 shares $386.80 million +45.2%N/A7.2 $56.55 5/31/20244,710,000 shares $250.76 million +35.3%N/A5 $53.24 5/15/20243,480,000 shares $157.33 million +3.0%N/A4.6 $45.21 4/30/20243,380,000 shares $151.80 million +2.7%N/A5.3 $44.91 4/15/20243,290,000 shares $135.78 million -4.4%N/A5.7 $41.27 3/31/20243,440,000 shares $154.90 million -16.1%N/A5.8 $45.03 3/15/20244,100,000 shares $179.99 million -8.1%N/A7.1 $43.90 2/29/20244,460,000 shares $216.22 million -6.1%N/A8 $48.48 2/15/20244,750,000 shares $206.48 million +2.4%N/A8.9 $43.47 1/31/20244,640,000 shares $165.56 million -1.1%N/A10 $35.68 1/15/20244,690,000 shares $152.85 million -14.4%N/A10.3 $32.59 12/31/20235,480,000 shares $150.70 million -2.3%N/A12.7 $27.50 12/15/20235,610,000 shares $141.60 million -12.5%N/A13.1 $25.24 11/30/20236,410,000 shares $158.58 million -2.3%N/A15.9 $24.74 11/15/20236,560,000 shares $157.24 million +0.3%N/A19.1 $23.97 10/31/20236,540,000 shares $131.52 million +28.0%N/A17.8 $20.11 10/15/20235,110,000 shares $107.82 million +9.9%N/A15.3 $21.10 9/30/20234,650,000 shares $109.65 million +8.1%N/A16.7 $23.58 9/15/20234,300,000 shares $104.79 million +0.2%N/A17.2 $24.37 8/31/20234,290,000 shares $95.97 million +5.7%N/A16.8 $22.37 8/15/20234,060,000 shares $87.66 million -2.2%N/A16.4 $21.59 7/31/20234,150,000 shares $108.90 million -2.8%N/A14.9 $26.24 7/15/20234,270,000 shares $116.53 million -4.5%11.9%13.5 $27.29 6/30/20234,470,000 shares $117.70 million -8.2%12.4%10.2 $26.33 6/15/20234,870,000 shares $129.88 million -1.4%13.5%10.4 $26.67 5/31/20234,940,000 shares $107.30 million +1.4%13.7%11 $21.72 5/15/20234,870,000 shares $102.08 million +7.5%13.5%10.7 $20.96 4/30/20234,530,000 shares $86.89 million +42.9%12.5%10.6 $19.18 4/15/20233,170,000 shares $68.95 million +6.0%8.8%7.8 $21.75 3/31/20232,990,000 shares $55.02 million +4.9%8.3%10.5 $18.40 3/15/20232,850,000 shares $57.80 million +2.9%7.8%11.9 $20.28 2/28/20232,770,000 shares $52.82 million -1.1%7.6%11.9 $19.07 2/15/20232,800,000 shares $52.11 million -2.8%7.7%12.8 $18.61 1/31/20232,880,000 shares $44.93 million -3.4%7.8%12.7 $15.60 1/15/20232,980,000 shares $45.98 million -1.3%N/A10.2 $15.43 12/30/20223,020,000 shares $46.72 million +13.5%N/A9.9 $15.47 12/15/20222,660,000 shares $35.32 million -4.0%N/A8.3 $13.28 11/30/20222,770,000 shares $42.52 million -3.5%N/A8.3 $15.35 11/15/20222,870,000 shares $52.61 million -1.7%N/A8.7 $18.33 10/31/20222,920,000 shares $59.86 million -1.0%8.4%8.9 $20.50 10/15/20222,950,000 shares $64.90 million +7.3%8.6%11.9 $22.00 9/30/20222,750,000 shares $55.08 million +10.0%8.0%10.5 $20.03 9/15/20222,500,000 shares $59.15 million +2.5%7.3%8.4 $23.66 8/31/20222,440,000 shares $57.78 million +0.8%7.2%8.7 $23.68 8/15/20222,420,000 shares $62.24 million -21.7%7.2%6.8 $25.72 7/31/20223,090,000 shares $74.72 million -9.9%9.6%8.4 $24.18 7/15/20223,430,000 shares $93.91 million -11.4%10.7%9 $27.38 6/30/20223,870,000 shares $87.62 million -1.8%12.0%10.3 $22.64 6/15/20223,940,000 shares $77.70 million -5.1%12.2%11.4 $19.72 5/31/20224,150,000 shares $77.02 million +11.0%12.9%14.2 $18.56 5/15/20223,740,000 shares $59.73 million +20.3%11.6%17.5 $15.97 4/30/20223,110,000 shares $63.44 million +15.2%9.7%16.9 $20.40 4/15/20222,700,000 shares $70.63 million +0.4%8.4%17.1 $26.16 3/31/20222,690,000 shares $71.12 million -1.8%8.4%18.5 $26.44 3/15/20222,740,000 shares $71.79 million +10.9%8.6%17.6 $26.20 2/28/20222,470,000 shares $69.38 million +1.2%7.7%12.9 $28.09 2/15/20222,440,000 shares $65.49 million -1.6%7.8%12.4 $26.84 1/31/20222,480,000 shares $61.03 million +1.6%8.6%11.4 $24.61 1/15/20222,440,000 shares $69.44 million +2.5%7.2%9.8 $28.46 12/31/20212,380,000 shares $75.68 million +5.3%7.2%8.4 $31.80 12/15/20212,260,000 shares $68.91 million +2.3%6.9%4.1 $30.49 11/30/20212,210,000 shares $57.48 million -7.1%6.7%4.2 $26.01 11/15/20212,380,000 shares $70.59 million -7.8%7.3%4.7 $29.66 10/29/20212,580,000 shares $72.37 million -0.8%8.4%5.1 $28.05 10/15/20212,600,000 shares $80.31 million +23.8%8.5%5.2 $30.89 9/30/20212,100,000 shares $46.20 million -1.9%6.9%4.5 $22.00 9/15/20212,140,000 shares $54.70 million -5.3%7.0%9.1 $25.56 8/31/20212,260,000 shares $58.94 million -16.0%7.4%9.4 $26.08 8/13/20212,690,000 shares $52.72 million +26.3%8.8%9.7 $19.60 7/30/20212,130,000 shares $36.64 million +2.9%7.2%7.4 $17.20 7/15/20212,070,000 shares $35.42 million +24.7%7.1%8.1 $17.11 6/30/20211,660,000 shares $34.98 million +16.9%5.7%6.8 $21.07 6/15/20211,420,000 shares $30.39 million +7.6%4.8%7.3 $21.40 5/28/20211,320,000 shares $27.92 million +41.7%4.5%6.9 $21.15 5/14/2021931,400 shares $20.49 million +2.8%N/A6.1 $22.00 4/30/2021906,500 shares $19.66 million +6.2%N/A7.6 $21.69 4/15/2021853,600 shares $19.82 million +0.6%N/A5.7 $23.22 3/31/2021848,900 shares $17.17 million +15.7%N/A4.6 $20.23 3/15/2021733,800 shares $16.81 million +7.8%N/A4.3 $22.91 2/26/2021680,900 shares $13.96 million -1.0%N/A4.3 $20.50 2/12/2021687,400 shares $16.39 million -2.3%N/A3.7 $23.84 1/29/2021703,500 shares $18.73 million +67.8%N/A3.9 $26.62 1/15/2021419,300 shares $9.60 million +1.2%N/A2.6 $22.89 12/31/2020414,400 shares $7.30 million -6.2%2.2%3.4 $17.61 12/15/2020441,900 shares $7.45 million -1.3%2.3%4.1 $16.87 11/30/2020447,700 shares $7.39 million +53.0%2.3%3.9 $16.50 11/15/2020292,600 shares $3.84 million -5.1%1.5%3 $13.14 10/30/2020308,400 shares $3.98 million +40.5%1.6%4.3 $12.89 10/15/2020219,500 shares $2.95 million -7.9%1.2%3.2 $13.44 9/30/2020238,200 shares $2.86 million +13.9%1.2%3.9 $12.00 9/15/2020209,200 shares $2.56 million -16.4%1.1%3 $12.25 8/31/2020250,200 shares $3.02 million -9.1%1.3%3.5 $12.07 8/14/2020275,100 shares $3.54 million -1.6%1.4%2.5 $12.87 7/31/2020279,700 shares $3.83 million +8.4%1.5%2.4 $13.69 7/15/2020258,100 shares $3.65 million -0.1%1.4%2.1 $14.14 6/30/2020258,300 shares $3.82 million -10.4%1.4%1.6 $14.80 6/15/2020288,300 shares $4.37 million +14.1%1.5%1.8 $15.15 5/29/2020252,600 shares $3.57 million +11.7%1.3%1.6 $14.14 5/15/2020226,100 shares $3.30 million -0.7%1.2%2.1 $14.61 4/30/2020227,600 shares $3.38 million +6.1%1.2%2.3 $14.84 4/15/2020214,600 shares $2.53 million -32.8%1.0%2.2 $11.80 3/31/2020319,100 shares $5.19 million +6.3%1.6%4.7 $16.25 3/13/2020300,200 shares $3.63 million +0.3%1.5%7.7 $12.10 2/28/2020299,400 shares $3.62 million -3.7%1.5%4.2 $12.09 2/14/2020311,000 shares $4.92 million -15.6%1.5%3.8 $15.82 1/31/2020368,500 shares $6.25 million -15.6%2.0%4.8 $16.96 MRUS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Merus' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Merus shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 31st, traders have sold 8,260,000 shares of MRUS short. Learn More on Merus' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Merus? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. MRUS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 15.0. Learn More on Merus's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Merus? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Merus: JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, Barclays PLC, and Jane Street Group LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Merus' short interest increasing or decreasing? Merus saw a decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 8,260,000 shares, a decline of 15.5% from the previous total of 9,780,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Merus' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Merus: Qiagen (1.38%), Vaxcyte, Inc. (11.49%), Ascendis Pharma A/S (5.64%), Roivant Sciences Ltd. (11.54%), Revolution Medicines, Inc. (9.68%), Lantheus Holdings, Inc. (8.90%), Blueprint Medicines Co. (8.03%), BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (13.06%), Legend Biotech Co. (11.44%), Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (3.08%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.83 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.77 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.98 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.97 billion), International Paper ($2.64 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Onsemi ($1.81 billion), SoundHound AI, Inc. ($1.59 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.57 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Merus stock? Short selling MRUS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Merus as its price is falling. MRUS shares are trading down $0.20 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Merus? A short squeeze for Merus occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of MRUS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Merus' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including MRUS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Qiagen Short Interest Data Vaxcyte Short Interest Data Ascendis Pharma A/S Short Interest Data Roivant Sciences Short Interest Data Revolution Medicines Short Interest Data Lantheus Short Interest Data Blueprint Medicines Short Interest Data BridgeBio Pharma Short Interest Data Legend Biotech Short Interest Data Elanco Animal Health Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:MRUS) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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