Meritage Homes (MTH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $154.61 +2.70 (+1.78%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Meritage Homes Short Interest DataMeritage Homes (MTH) has a short interest of 1.27 million shares, representing 3.60% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -3.05% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, indicating that it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 419,615 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,270,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,310,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-3.05%Dollar Volume Sold Short$242.66 millionShort Interest Ratio3.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateNovember 30, 2024Outstanding Shares36,180,000 sharesFloat Size35,300,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.60%Today's Trading Volume2,045,972 sharesAverage Trading Volume419,615 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average488% 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 Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. 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 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 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 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. 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 $146.49 7/31/2023772,500 shares $115.06 million -34.0%2.2%2.1 $148.95 7/15/20231,170,000 shares $170.64 million +27.7%3.3%3 $145.85 6/30/2023916,600 shares $130.41 million -27.8%2.6%2.3 $142.28 6/15/20231,270,000 shares $166.24 million +24.5%3.5%3 $130.90 5/31/20231,020,000 shares $117.64 million -20.9%2.9%2.3 $115.33 5/15/20231,290,000 shares $160.63 million +49.2%3.6%2.8 $124.52 4/30/2023864,400 shares $110.69 million -25.5%2.4%1.9 $128.05 4/15/20231,160,000 shares $139.26 million -4.1%3.3%2.6 $120.05URGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act Now (Ad)It’s here. 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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 November 30th, traders have sold 1,270,000 shares of MTH short. 3.60% 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 3.0. 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: Jane Street Group LLC, HBK Investments L P, Walleye Trading LLC, and Walleye Capital LLC. 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. 3.60% of Meritage Homes' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Meritage Homes' short interest increasing or decreasing? Meritage Homes saw a drop in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 1,270,000 shares, a drop of 3.1% from the previous total of 1,310,000 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. What is Meritage Homes' float size? Meritage Homes currently has issued a total of 36,180,000 shares. Some of Meritage Homes' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Meritage Homes currently has a public float of 35,300,000 shares. How does Meritage Homes' short interest compare to its competitors? 3.60% of Meritage Homes' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Meritage Homes: PulteGroup, Inc. (2.56%), Toll Brothers, Inc. (2.48%), KB Home (8.02%), M/I Homes, Inc. (4.04%), Cavco Industries, Inc. (2.36%), Tri Pointe Homes, Inc. (3.26%), Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (5.79%), Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (4.66%), D.R. Horton, Inc. (2.69%), Lennar Co. (2.50%), 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. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 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 $2.70 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 appreciates 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 November, 30 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies PHM Short Squeeze TOL Short Squeeze KBH Short Squeeze MHO Short Squeeze CVCO Short Squeeze TPH Short Squeeze BZH Short Squeeze HOV Short Squeeze DHI Short Squeeze LEN Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:MTH) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. And one team...True Market Insiders | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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