Merck KGaA (MKGAF) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $138.05 +0.05 (+0.04%) As of 03/28/2025 02:57 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartEarningsHeadlinesShort InterestBuy This Stock Merck KGaA Short Interest DataMerck KGaA (MKGAF) has a short interest of 519,700 shares, representing 0.40% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -6.39% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 207.9, indicating that it would take 207.9 days of the average trading volume of 937 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest519,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest555,200 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-6.39%Dollar Volume Sold Short$77.51 millionShort Interest Ratio207.9 Days to CoverLast Record DateMarch 15, 2025Outstanding Shares129,240,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.40%Today's Trading Volume533 sharesAverage Trading Volume937 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average57% Short Selling Merck KGaA? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Merck KGaA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMKGAF Short Interest Over TimeMKGAF Days to Cover Over TimeMKGAF Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Merck KGaA Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 3/15/2025519,700 shares $77.51 million -6.4%0.4%207.9 $149.15 2/28/2025555,200 shares $80.64 million +27.9%0.4%925.3 $145.25 2/15/2025434,000 shares $63.56 million +63.0%0.3%1446.7 $146.45 1/31/2025266,200 shares $40.80 million -10.3%N/A332.8 $153.25 1/15/2025296,600 shares $42.81 million +6.7%N/A78.1 $144.35 12/31/2024278,100 shares $42.15 million -2.3%N/A111.2 $151.56 12/15/2024284,700 shares $42.81 million -0.2%N/A284.7 $150.38 11/30/2024285,200 shares $41.28 million +7.9%N/A158.4 $144.75 11/15/2024264,300 shares $39.65 million -7.1%N/A881 $150.00 10/31/2024284,600 shares $45.98 million +19.7%N/A948.7 $161.57 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MKGAF and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Merck KGaA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 10/15/2024237,800 shares $41.99 million +22.8%N/A475.6 $176.59 9/30/2024193,700 shares $34.09 million -23.5%N/A968.5 $175.97 9/15/2024253,200 shares $48.87 million +26.9%N/A844 $193.00 8/31/2024199,600 shares $40.03 million -8.4%N/A998 $200.56 8/15/2024217,900 shares $41.36 million -10.8%N/A544.8 $189.80 7/31/2024244,200 shares $45.44 million -43.5%N/A407 $186.08 7/15/2024432,200 shares $69.50 million -16.2%N/A1080.5 $160.80 6/30/2024515,600 shares $86.39 million +8.4%N/A1289 $167.55 6/15/2024475,600 shares $88.66 million +1.0%N/A951.2 $186.41 5/31/2024471,000 shares $86.73 million -1.7%N/A1570 $184.13 5/15/2024479,100 shares $84.13 million -29.8%N/A684.4 $175.59 4/30/2024682,700 shares $109.91 million +23.8%N/A1706.8 $161.00 4/15/2024551,400 shares $89.33 million +4.2%N/A229.8 $162.00 3/31/2024529,000 shares $93.53 million +20.6%N/A881.7 $176.81 3/15/2024438,600 shares $76.69 million +13.4%N/A337.4 $174.86 2/29/2024386,800 shares $65.76 million -3.4%N/A184.2 $170.00 2/15/2024400,300 shares $67.65 million +10.2%N/A444.8 $169.00 1/15/2024344,000 shares $53.91 million -5.8%N/A688 $156.73 12/31/2023365,300 shares $58.81 million -18.1%N/A444.9 $161.00 12/15/2023445,800 shares $67.76 million -16.3%N/A40.5 $152.00 11/30/2023532,600 shares $92.14 million +6.6%N/A665.8 $173.00 11/15/2023499,700 shares $84.45 million +25.6%N/A108.6 $169.00 10/31/2023397,900 shares $60.64 million +4.7%N/A137.2 $152.39 10/15/2023379,900 shares $60.31 million +1.1%N/A759.8 $158.75 9/30/2023375,800 shares $62.38 million -6.5%N/A536.9 $166.00 9/15/2023401,800 shares $69.50 million +5.6%N/A669.7 $172.97 8/31/2023380,400 shares $68.66 million +13.7%N/A514.1 $180.50 8/15/2023334,700 shares $59.28 million +2.0%N/A3347 $177.12 7/31/2023328,100 shares $58.07 million -13.0%N/A252.4 $177.00 7/15/2023377,200 shares $63.86 million +20.3%N/A55.5 $169.30Trump to unlock 15-figure fortune for America (May 3rd) ? 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And those who know what to expect could make 6/30/2023313,600 shares $52.06 million +3.6%N/A627.2 $166.00 6/15/2023302,700 shares $53.58 million +12.2%N/A1513.5 $177.00 5/31/2023269,700 shares $46.93 million +39.2%N/A299.7 $174.00 5/15/2023193,700 shares $34.50 million -29.7%N/A645.7 $178.10 4/30/2023275,700 shares $50.04 million +11.2%N/A919 $181.50 4/15/2023248,000 shares $46.00 million -32.6%N/A496 $185.50 3/31/2023367,900 shares $70.47 million +55.8%N/A1226.3 $191.55 3/15/2023236,200 shares $41.24 million +13.1%N/A787.3 $174.61 2/28/2023208,900 shares $40.00 million -27.5%N/A696.3 $191.50 2/15/2023288,200 shares $57.84 million +27.5%N/A480.3 $200.71 1/31/2023226,000 shares $47.46 million +14.3%N/A205.5 $210.00 1/15/2023197,800 shares $41.90 million +7.6%N/A82.4 $211.85 12/30/2022183,800 shares $35.84 million -0.9%N/A20.2 $195.00 12/15/2022185,400 shares $35.63 million +3.9%N/A206 $192.20 11/30/2022178,500 shares $33.01 million +0.8%N/A595 $184.95 11/15/2022177,100 shares $33.60 million -28.2%N/A126.5 $189.70 10/31/2022246,500 shares $41.73 million +65.6%N/A352.1 $169.30 10/15/2022148,900 shares $24.31 million -12.3%N/A87.6 $163.27 9/30/2022169,700 shares $27.96 million +6.3%N/A565.7 $164.75 9/15/2022159,600 shares $27.04 million -1.2%N/A319.2 $169.45 8/31/2022161,600 shares $28.28 million +63.2%N/A146.9 $175.00 8/15/202299,000 shares $18.85 million -42.9%N/A76.2 $190.43 7/31/2022173,400 shares $33.23 million -63.9%N/A289 $191.64 7/15/2022480,600 shares $84.71 million -4.8%N/A2403 $176.25 6/30/2022504,700 shares $85.54 million +48.5%N/A721 $169.49 6/15/2022339,800 shares $57.35 million +10.2%N/A1699 $168.77 5/31/2022308,300 shares $57.83 million +23.0%N/A1541.5 $187.58 5/15/2022250,700 shares $41.62 million -39.5%N/A626.8 $166.00 4/30/2022414,600 shares $78.57 million +26.3%N/A1036.5 $189.50 4/15/2022328,200 shares $65.84 million +15.8%N/A410.3 $200.60 3/31/2022283,400 shares $60.78 million -2.9%N/A472.3 $214.46 3/15/2022291,700 shares $58.12 million +21.0%N/A2917 $199.24 2/28/2022241,100 shares $48.22 million +16.6%N/A602.8 $200.00 2/15/2022206,800 shares $41.93 million -28.2%N/A689.3 $202.75 1/31/2022288,200 shares $64.14 million +407.4%N/A720.5 $222.55 1/15/202256,800 shares $12.36 million -2.7%N/A81.1 $217.66 12/31/202158,400 shares $15.27 million +28.1%N/A116.8 $261.50 12/15/202145,600 shares $11.44 million -7.1%N/A152 $250.94 11/30/202149,100 shares $12.32 million -24.2%N/A122.8 $250.90 11/15/202164,800 shares $15.93 million +21.8%N/A216 $245.85 10/29/202153,200 shares $12.64 million -76.8%N/A266 $237.61 10/15/2021229,500 shares $51.40 million -16.3%N/A573.8 $223.95 9/30/2021274,300 shares $60.86 million +28.0%N/A1371.5 $221.86 9/15/2021214,300 shares $50.47 million -1.7%N/A1071.5 $235.50 8/31/2021218,000 shares $52.63 million -1.8%N/A2180 $241.41 8/13/2021221,900 shares $51.60 million +3.3%N/A2219 $232.54 7/30/2021214,800 shares $45.31 million +5.0%N/A2148 $210.95 7/15/2021204,600 shares $40.68 million -21.9%N/A682 $198.84 6/30/2021262,100 shares $49.27 million -3.5%N/A374.4 $187.98 6/15/2021271,600 shares $49.77 million +6.2%N/A905.3 $183.26Trump to unlock 15-figure fortune for America (May 3rd) ? 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And those who know what to expect could make 5/28/2021255,700 shares $46.03 million +72.7%N/A2557 $180.00 5/14/2021148,100 shares $25.16 million +10.0%N/A740.5 $169.87 4/30/2021134,700 shares $23.91 million -10.5%N/A1347 $177.50 4/15/2021150,500 shares $26.41 million -31.6%N/A1505 $175.51 3/31/2021219,900 shares $37.17 million +27.8%N/A274.9 $169.03 3/15/2021172,100 shares $27.71 million -42.3%N/A78.2 $161.00 2/26/2021298,300 shares $49.22 million +48.4%N/A745.8 $165.00 2/12/2021201,000 shares $34.75 million +1.3%N/A670 $172.88 1/29/2021198,500 shares $33.55 million +35.5%N/A661.7 $169.00 1/15/2021619,200 shares $113.22 million +9.5%N/A1238.4 $182.85 12/31/2020335,400 shares $57.24 million -45.8%N/A838.5 $170.65 12/15/2020619,200 shares $102.14 million +9.5%N/A1238.4 $164.95 11/30/2020565,300 shares $90.08 million -4.9%N/A2826.5 $159.35 11/15/2020594,300 shares $92.41 million +11.4%N/A1981 $155.50 10/30/2020533,700 shares $82.16 million -0.7%N/A280.9 $153.95 10/15/2020537,500 shares $82.80 million -3.3%N/A2687.5 $154.05 9/30/2020555,900 shares $81.61 million -15.6%N/A5559 $146.80 9/15/2020658,900 shares $94.68 million -3.3%N/A313.8 $143.70 8/31/2020681,700 shares $92.54 million +7.6%N/A1136.2 $135.75 8/14/2020633,300 shares $85.27 million +8.8%N/A2111 $134.65 7/31/2020582,000 shares $73.19 million -16.4%N/A646.7 $125.75 7/15/2020695,900 shares $89.81 million +23.6%N/A1391.8 $129.06 6/30/2020562,900 shares $65.52 million +2.9%N/A2814.5 $116.40 6/15/2020547,300 shares $61.27 million +23.2%N/A248.8 $111.95 5/29/2020444,200 shares $48.06 million -5.3%N/A1480.7 $108.20 5/15/2020468,800 shares $52.62 million +92.3%N/A1172 $112.25 4/30/2020243,800 shares $27.46 million +22.4%N/A304.8 $112.65 4/15/2020199,200 shares $20.36 million -22.9%N/A11.6 $102.20 3/31/2020258,300 shares $26.94 million -17.9%N/A143.5 $104.29 MKGAF Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Merck KGaA's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Merck KGaA shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of March 15th, investors have sold 519,700 shares of MKGAF short. 0.40% of Merck KGaA's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Merck KGaA's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Merck KGaA? 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. MKGAF shares currently have a short interest ratio of 208.0. Learn More on Merck KGaA's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Merck KGaA? 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. 0.40% of Merck KGaA's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Merck KGaA's short interest increasing or decreasing? Merck KGaA saw a drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 519,700 shares, a drop of 6.4% from the previous total of 555,200 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 Merck KGaA's short interest compare to its competitors? 0.40% of Merck KGaA's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Merck KGaA: Zoetis Inc. (1.59%), Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (3.21%), Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (0.14%), Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited (0.00%), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (1.99%), UCB SA (0.00%), UCB SA (0.25%), Bayer Aktiengesellschaft (0.01%), Royalty Pharma plc (4.66%), Merck KGaA (0.00%), 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 ($26.28 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.53 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.50 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($4.86 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.85 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.28 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.82 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.78 billion), and Schlumberger Limited ($2.87 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Merck KGaA stock? Short selling MKGAF is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Merck KGaA as its price is falling. MKGAF shares are trading up $0.05 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 Merck KGaA? A short squeeze for Merck KGaA 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 MKGAF, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Merck KGaA's 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 MKGAF, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is March, 15 2025. 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