Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMCB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of January 31st, traders have sold 100 shares of FMCB short. Learn More on Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's current short interest.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totaling 100 shares, an increase of ∞ from the previous total of 0 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.

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Farmers & Merchants Bancorp: Lufax Holding Ltd (1.38%), Riot Platforms, Inc. (24.55%), Inter & Co, Inc. (4.38%), Core Scientific, Inc. (16.53%), FinVolution Group (1.84%), Enova International, Inc. (6.69%), Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (7.83%), CleanSpark, Inc. (29.15%), FB Financial Co. (1.36%), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (1.62%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.21 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.07 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($3.33 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.67 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.29 billion), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. ($2.17 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.99 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.87 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.76 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.60 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FMCB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Farmers & Merchants Bancorp as its price is falling. FMCB shares are trading down $6.00 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.

A short squeeze for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp 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 FMCB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FMCB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is January, 31 2025.