Meritage Homes (MTH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $64.38 -0.16 (-0.25%) As of 12:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Meritage Homes Short Interest DataMeritage Homes (MTH) has a short interest of 2.18 million shares, representing 3.07% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -17.42% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.2, indicating that it would take 2.2 days of the average trading volume of 875,557 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,180,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,640,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-17.42%Dollar Volume Sold Short$154.49 millionShort Interest Ratio2.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 31, 2025Outstanding Shares71,830,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.07%Today's Trading Volume216,397 sharesAverage Trading Volume875,557 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average25% Short Selling Meritage Homes? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Meritage Homes and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMTH Short Interest Over TimeMTH Days to Cover Over TimeMTH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Meritage Homes Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/31/20252,180,000 shares $154.49 million -17.4%3.1%2.2 $70.87 3/15/20252,640,000 shares $186.08 million -12.0%3.7%2.6 $70.48 2/28/20253,000,000 shares $217.10 million -2.6%4.2%3 $72.37 2/15/20253,080,000 shares $227.13 million -1.0%4.3%3.3 $73.75 1/31/20253,110,000 shares $242.18 million +14.3%N/A3.3 $77.87 1/15/20252,720,000 shares $218.72 million +15.3%N/A2.9 $80.41 12/31/20242,360,000 shares $181.51 million +108.9%N/A2.7 $76.91 12/15/20241,130,000 shares $190.33 million -11.0%3.2%2.8 $168.43 11/30/20241,270,000 shares $242.66 million -3.1%3.6%3.3 $191.07 11/15/20241,310,000 shares $235.03 million -0.8%3.7%3.5 $179.41 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MTH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Meritage Homes and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/31/20241,320,000 shares $239.18 million +10.0%3.7%3.5 $181.20 10/15/20241,200,000 shares $237 million -0.8%3.4%3.3 $197.50 9/30/20241,210,000 shares $248.13 million +25.4%3.4%3 $205.07 9/15/2024964,600 shares $196.35 million -3.3%2.7%2.3 $203.56 8/31/2024997,000 shares $197.48 million +7.2%2.8%2.3 $198.07 8/15/2024930,000 shares $168.00 million -18.4%2.6%2.1 $180.64 7/31/20241,140,000 shares $231.51 million +0.9%3.2%2.6 $203.08 7/15/20241,130,000 shares $201.86 million -5.0%3.2%2.5 $178.64 6/30/20241,190,000 shares $192.60 million +3.5%3.4%2.8 $161.85 6/15/20241,150,000 shares $187.15 million +36.2%3.3%2.8 $162.74 5/31/2024844,500 shares $148.84 million -9.7%2.4%1.9 $176.25 5/15/2024935,500 shares $176.15 million +54.9%2.6%2.2 $188.30 4/30/2024603,800 shares $100.07 million -7.5%1.7%1.4 $165.74 4/15/2024652,900 shares $101.30 million -21.1%1.9%1.5 $155.16 3/31/2024827,900 shares $145.26 million -24.7%2.4%2 $175.46 3/15/20241,100,000 shares $173.04 million +3.8%3.1%2.7 $157.31 2/29/20241,060,000 shares $167.11 million +19.9%3.0%2.7 $157.65 2/15/2024883,800 shares $138.39 million +17.1%2.5%2.4 $156.58 1/31/2024754,800 shares $124.91 million +5.8%2.1%2 $165.49 1/15/2024713,200 shares $122.62 million +10.4%2.0%2 $171.93 12/31/2023646,200 shares $112.57 million -37.9%1.8%1.8 $174.20 12/15/20231,040,000 shares $179.71 million +21.1%2.9%2.8 $172.80 11/30/2023858,600 shares $121.26 million -0.3%2.4%2.5 $141.23 11/15/2023860,800 shares $121.98 million +1.7%2.4%2.6 $141.71 10/31/2023846,400 shares $96.59 million +4.9%2.4%2.6 $114.12 10/15/2023806,700 shares $91.20 million -4.5%2.3%2.6 $113.05 9/30/2023845,100 shares $103.43 million +1.9%2.4%2.7 $122.39 9/15/2023829,300 shares $106.90 million +4.3%2.3%2.6 $128.90 8/31/2023794,800 shares $110.51 million +2.9%2.2%2.4 $139.04 8/15/2023772,200 shares $113.12 million 0.0%2.2%2.2 $146.49New “Trump” currency proposed in DC (Ad)According to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Washington. 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When you see what could happen – I think you’ll be excited. 6/30/20211,990,000 shares $187.22 million -0.5%5.4%5.2 $94.08 6/15/20212,000,000 shares $192.34 million +11.7%5.4%5.1 $96.17 5/28/20211,790,000 shares $192.73 million -7.3%4.9%4.5 $107.67 5/14/20211,930,000 shares $214.75 million +22.9%5.2%4.5 $111.27 4/30/20211,570,000 shares $167.99 million +2.0%4.3%3.4 $107.00 4/15/20211,540,000 shares $146.01 million +6.9%4.2%3.2 $94.81 3/31/20211,440,000 shares $132.60 million -6.5%3.9%2.8 $92.08 3/15/20211,540,000 shares $137.46 million -2.5%4.2%2.9 $89.26 2/26/20211,580,000 shares $129.80 million +42.3%4.3%2.9 $82.15 2/12/20211,110,000 shares $98.20 million -41.9%3.0%2.1 $88.47 1/29/20211,910,000 shares $164.30 million -7.3%5.2%3.8 $86.02 1/15/20212,060,000 shares $168.94 million +17.7%5.6%4.2 $82.01 12/31/20201,750,000 shares $149.78 million +23.2%4.8%3.8 $85.59 12/15/20201,420,000 shares $120.70 million +11.8%3.9%3.2 $85.00 11/30/20201,270,000 shares $117.22 million -0.8%3.5%3 $92.30 11/15/20201,280,000 shares $115.15 million +0.8%3.5%3.1 $89.96 10/30/20201,270,000 shares $113.03 million +8.6%3.5%3.1 $89.00 10/15/20201,170,000 shares $132.25 million +2.6%3.2%2.9 $113.03 9/30/20201,140,000 shares $125.84 million -16.8%3.1%2.7 $110.39 9/15/20201,370,000 shares $138.15 million +2.2%3.7%3.2 $100.84 8/31/20201,340,000 shares $128.68 million +16.5%3.6%3.1 $96.03 8/14/20201,150,000 shares $113.65 million -14.2%3.1%2.6 $98.83 7/31/20201,340,000 shares $132.90 million +4.7%3.6%2.9 $99.18 7/15/20201,280,000 shares $101.82 million +1.6%3.5%2.7 $79.55 6/30/20201,260,000 shares $92.74 million -11.3%3.4%2.6 $73.60 6/15/20201,420,000 shares $99.70 million +8.4%3.9%2.7 $70.21 5/29/20201,310,000 shares $93.36 million -17.6%3.6%2.1 $71.27 5/15/20201,590,000 shares $86.83 million -15.4%4.3%2.5 $54.61 4/30/20201,880,000 shares $98.81 million +42.4%5.1%3 $52.56 4/15/20201,320,000 shares $51.64 million -4.4%3.6%2 $39.12 MTH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Meritage Homes' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Meritage Homes shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of March 31st, investors have sold 2,180,000 shares of MTH short. 3.07% of Meritage Homes' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Meritage Homes' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Meritage Homes? 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. MTH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Meritage Homes's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Meritage Homes? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Meritage Homes: Group One Trading LLC, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Tudor Investment Corp ET AL, HBK Investments L P, Susquehanna International Group LLP, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Twin Tree Management LP, and Fulcrum Asset Management LLP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Meritage Homes? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.07% of Meritage Homes' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Meritage Homes' short interest increasing or decreasing? Meritage Homes saw a decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,180,000 shares, a decline of 17.4% from the previous total of 2,640,000 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 Meritage Homes' short interest compare to its competitors? 3.07% of Meritage Homes' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Meritage Homes: Toll Brothers, Inc. (3.37%), Cavco Industries, Inc. (2.11%), KB Home (5.65%), M/I Homes, Inc. (2.47%), Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (3.55%), Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (6.93%), Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (4.53%), D.R. Horton, Inc. (2.18%), Lennar Co. (3.37%), NVR, Inc. (2.98%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.93 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.31 billion), Strategy Incorporated ($8.42 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.52 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.26 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.98 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($3.79 billion), TC Energy Co. ($3.43 billion), AppLovin Co. ($2.91 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.89 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Meritage Homes stock? Short selling MTH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Meritage Homes as its price is falling. MTH shares are trading up $0.56 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 Meritage Homes? A short squeeze for Meritage Homes 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 MTH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Meritage Homes' 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 MTH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 31 2025. 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