Meritage Hospitality Group (MHGU) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Meritage Hospitality Group shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of July 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of MHGU short. Learn More on Meritage Hospitality Group's current short interest.

Meritage Hospitality Group saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, 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 "restaurants, hotels, motels" compare to Meritage Hospitality Group: El Pollo Loco Holdings, Inc. (6.84%), Civeo Corporation (3.35%), GreenTree Hospitality Group Ltd. Sponsored ADR (0.01%), Full House Resorts, Inc. (2.27%), GEN Restaurant Group, Inc. (12.74%), The ONE Group Hospitality, Inc. (5.43%), TH International Limited (0.14%), LiveOne, Inc. (1.46%), Century Casinos, Inc. (0.43%), Flanigan's Enterprises, Inc. (0.62%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Coinbase Global, Inc. ($5.11 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.76 billion), Reddit Inc. ($2.84 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.79 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.79 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($2.67 billion), Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.49 billion), AST SpaceMobile, Inc. ($2.12 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.09 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($2.04 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling MHGU is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Meritage Hospitality Group as its price is falling. 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 Meritage Hospitality Group 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 MHGU, 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 MHGU, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 15 2025.