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Merck KGaA (MKKGY) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$29.31 -0.41 (-1.38%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

Merck KGaA Short Interest Data

Merck KGaA (MKKGY) has a short interest of 12,900 shares. This marks a 1,742.86% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 0.1, indicating that it would take 0.1 days of the average trading volume of 68,162 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
12,900 shares
Previous Short Interest
700 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+1,742.86%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$426,216.00
Short Interest Ratio
0.1 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 31, 2024
Outstanding Shares
646,210,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.00%
Today's Trading Volume
72,626 shares
Average Trading Volume
68,162 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
107%
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MKKGY Short Interest Over Time

MKKGY Days to Cover Over Time

MKKGY Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Merck KGaA Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/31/202412,900 shares $426,216.00 +1,742.9%N/A0.1 $33.04
10/15/2024700 shares $23,793.00 -95.3%N/A0 $33.99
9/30/202415,000 shares $530,700.00 -33.9%N/A0.3 $35.38
9/15/202422,700 shares $843,986.00 +48.4%N/A0.5 $37.18
8/31/202415,300 shares $597,312.00 -43.8%N/A0.3 $39.04
8/15/202427,200 shares $1.01 million +655.6%N/A0.4 $37.29
7/31/20243,600 shares $128,916.00 -82.3%N/A0 $35.81
7/15/202420,300 shares $670,306.00 +52.6%N/A0.3 $33.02
6/30/202413,300 shares $441,028.00 -27.3%N/A0.1 $33.16
6/15/202418,300 shares $672,159.00 -28.8%N/A0.2 $36.73
5/31/202425,700 shares $933,167.00 +542.5%N/A0.4 $36.31
5/15/20244,000 shares $144,400.00 +263.6%N/A0.1 $36.10
4/30/20241,100 shares $34,958.00 -35.3%N/A0 $31.78
4/15/20241,700 shares $54,434.00 -85.8%N/A0 $32.02
3/31/202412,000 shares $422,760.00 +215.8%N/A0.2 $35.23
3/15/20243,800 shares $129,694.00 -83.5%N/A0 $34.13
2/29/202423,000 shares $787,060.00 +29.2%N/A0.3 $34.22
2/15/202417,800 shares $597,546.00 +31.9%N/A0.1 $33.57
1/15/20243,600 shares $114,948.00 +620.0%N/A0 $31.93
12/31/2023500 shares $15,965.00 -93.0%N/A0 $31.93
12/15/20237,100 shares $216,124.00 -89.1%N/A0 $30.44
11/30/202365,300 shares $2.28 million +188.9%N/A0.3 $34.93
11/15/202322,600 shares $758,908.00 +7,433.3%N/A0.1 $33.58
10/31/2023300 shares $9,027.00 -50.0%N/A0 $30.09
10/15/2023600 shares $18,918.00 -64.7%N/A0 $31.53
9/30/20231,700 shares $56,695.00 -91.2%N/A0 $33.35
9/15/202319,300 shares $681,483.00 -40.6%N/A0.2 $35.31
8/31/202332,500 shares $1.17 million +51.9%N/A0.3 $36.05
8/15/202321,400 shares $753,066.00 +122.9%N/A0.1 $35.19
7/31/20239,600 shares $338,880.00 +2,300.0%N/A0.1 $35.30
7/15/2023400 shares $13,484.00 -75.0%N/A0 $33.71
6/30/20231,600 shares $53,040.00 -95.3%N/A0 $33.15
6/15/202334,300 shares $1.24 million +357.3%N/A0.5 $36.04
5/31/20237,500 shares $262,350.00 +78.6%N/A0.1 $34.98
5/15/20234,200 shares $150,822.00 +50.0%N/A0.1 $35.91
4/30/20232,800 shares $100,716.00 +86.7%N/A0 $35.97
4/15/20231,500 shares $54,180.00 +114.3%N/A0 $36.12
3/31/2023700 shares $26,040.00 -36.4%N/A0 $37.20
3/15/20231,100 shares $38,783.25 -92.6%N/A0 $35.26
2/28/202314,800 shares $560,624.00 -7.5%N/A0.3 $37.88
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2/15/202316,000 shares $640,400.00 +1,500.0%N/A0.2 $40.03
1/31/20231,000 shares $41,640.00 -94.1%N/A0 $41.64
1/15/202316,900 shares $725,348.00 +14.2%N/A0.2 $42.92
12/30/202214,800 shares $570,984.00 +228.9%N/A0.2 $38.58
12/15/20224,500 shares $173,880.00 -75.9%N/A0 $38.64
11/30/202218,700 shares $681,241.00 +83.3%N/A0.2 $36.43
11/15/202210,200 shares $382,908.00 +148.8%N/A0.1 $37.54
10/31/20224,100 shares $133,414.00 +95.2%N/A0 $32.54
10/15/20222,100 shares $68,607.00 +200.0%N/A0 $32.67
9/30/2022700 shares $22,645.00 -89.2%N/A0 $32.35
9/15/20226,500 shares $224,380.00 -80.2%N/A0 $34.52
8/31/202232,800 shares $1.13 million +150.4%N/A0.3 $34.41
8/15/202213,100 shares $496,031.50 +35.1%N/A0.1 $37.87
7/31/20229,700 shares $368,503.00 +98.0%N/A0.1 $37.99
7/15/20224,900 shares $171,451.00 -60.8%N/A0 $34.99
6/30/202212,500 shares $421,000.00 -45.9%N/A0.1 $33.68
6/15/202223,100 shares $793,254.00 +7,600.0%N/A0.1 $34.34
5/31/2022300 shares $11,316.00 +200.0%N/A0 $37.72
5/15/2022100 shares $3,320.00 -94.1%N/A0 $33.20
4/30/20221,700 shares $63,002.00 -61.4%N/A0 $37.06
4/15/20224,400 shares $177,771.00 -66.2%N/A0 $40.40
3/31/202213,000 shares $543,530.00 -31.6%N/A0.1 $41.81
3/15/202219,000 shares $749,170.00 +265.4%N/A0.1 $39.43
2/28/20225,200 shares $205,452.00 -27.8%N/A0 $39.51
2/15/20227,200 shares $299,160.00 +111.8%N/A0.1 $41.55
1/31/20223,400 shares $148,818.00 +9.7%N/A0 $43.77
1/15/20223,100 shares $135,625.00 -80.4%N/A0 $43.75
12/31/202115,800 shares $823,180.00 -10.7%N/A0.2 $52.10
12/15/202117,700 shares $902,346.00 +22.9%N/A0.3 $50.98
11/30/202114,400 shares $715,680.00 +5.1%N/A0.2 $49.70
11/15/202113,700 shares $672,533.00 -32.8%N/A0.2 $49.09
10/29/202120,400 shares $966,756.00 +45.7%N/A0.4 $47.39
10/15/202114,000 shares $625,240.00 -42.9%N/A0.2 $44.66
9/30/202124,500 shares $1.07 million +665.6%N/A0.3 $43.47
9/15/20213,200 shares $149,856.00 -68.0%N/A0 $46.83
8/31/202110,000 shares $476,000.00 +163.2%N/A0.2 $47.60
8/13/20213,800 shares $174,306.00 -53.1%N/A0.1 $45.87
7/30/20218,100 shares $332,262.00 +58.8%N/A0.2 $41.02
7/15/20215,100 shares $206,652.00 +218.8%N/A0.1 $40.52
6/30/20211,600 shares $61,424.00 -74.2%N/A0 $38.39
6/15/20216,200 shares $231,880.00 +342.9%N/A0.1 $37.40
5/28/20211,400 shares $50,302.00 -12.5%N/A0 $35.93
5/14/20211,600 shares $53,584.00 -78.4%N/A0 $33.49
4/30/20217,400 shares $261,368.00 +289.5%N/A0.2 $35.32
4/15/20211,900 shares $67,127.00 -81.6%N/A0 $35.33
3/31/202110,300 shares $351,796.50 +56.1%N/A0.2 $34.16
3/15/20216,600 shares $209,550.00 -83.0%N/A0 $31.75
2/26/202138,800 shares $1.29 million +19.8%N/A0.6 $33.32
2/12/202132,400 shares $1.11 million +12.9%N/A0.3 $34.21
1/29/202128,700 shares $972,356.00 +18.6%N/A0.6 $33.88
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1/15/202129,600 shares $1.07 million -43.7%N/A0.7 $36.29
12/31/202033,000 shares $1.13 million +11.5%N/A0.8 $34.37
12/15/202029,600 shares $977,392.00 -43.7%N/A0.7 $33.02
11/30/202052,600 shares $1.68 million +1,778.6%N/A0.1 $31.94
11/15/20202,800 shares $87,472.00 -71.4%N/A0 $31.24
10/30/20209,800 shares $305,172.00 +188.2%N/A0 $31.14
10/15/20203,400 shares $102,136.00 -69.4%N/A0.1 $30.04
9/30/202011,100 shares $325,452.00 -49.8%N/A0.1 $29.32
9/15/202022,100 shares $639,795.00 +1,600.0%N/A0.1 $28.95
8/31/20201,300 shares $35,334.00 +30.0%N/A0 $27.18
8/14/20201,000 shares $26,870.10 +233.3%N/A0 $26.87
7/31/2020300 shares $7,584.03 -88.0%N/A0 $25.28
7/15/20202,500 shares $64,735.00 +47.1%N/A0.1 $25.89
6/30/20201,700 shares $39,644.00 -70.2%N/A0 $23.32
6/15/20205,700 shares $129,960.00 +16.3%N/A0.1 $22.80
5/29/20204,900 shares $115,591.00 +600.0%N/A0.1 $23.59
5/15/2020700 shares $15,638.00 -85.1%N/A0 $22.34
4/30/20204,700 shares $108,664.00 +135.0%N/A0 $23.12
4/15/20202,000 shares $41,980.00 -80.2%N/A0 $20.99
3/31/202010,100 shares $206,040.00 -74.4%N/A0 $20.40
3/13/202039,500 shares $825,155.00 +3.7%N/A0.1 $20.89
2/28/202038,100 shares $683,514.00 -82.7%N/A0.1 $17.94
2/14/2020220,800 shares $5.16 million +4,146.2%N/A0.8 $23.37
1/31/20205,200 shares $133,692.00 +85.7%N/A0.2 $25.71
1/15/20202,800 shares $71,918.00 -80.7%N/A0.1 $25.69
12/31/201914,500 shares $384,105.00 +417.9%N/A0.5 $26.49

MKKGY 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 October 31st, traders have sold 12,900 shares of MKKGY short. Learn More on Merck KGaA's current short interest.

Is Merck KGaA's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Merck KGaA saw a increase in short interest during the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totaling 12,900 shares, an increase of 1,742.9% from the previous total of 700 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?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Merck KGaA: GSK plc (0.80%), Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (0.19%), UCB SA (0.21%), Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (2.87%), Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (1.60%), BeiGene, Ltd. (1.12%), Merck KGaA (0.22%), Astellas Pharma Inc. (0.00%), United Therapeutics Co. (5.24%), Viatris Inc. (2.09%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.08 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.18 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.64 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.54 billion), International Paper ($2.46 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.87 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.81 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Onsemi ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Merck KGaA stock?

Short selling MKKGY is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Merck KGaA as its price is falling. MKKGY shares are trading down $0.41 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 MKKGY, 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 MKKGY, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 31 2024.




This page (OTCMKTS:MKKGY) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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