Merus (MRUS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume → Will this AI Micro-Cap be Bigger than NVIDIA? (From Behind the Markets) (Ad) Free MRUS Stock Alerts $55.77 -0.78 (-1.38%) (As of 06/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Short InterestStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsStock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends Merus Short Interest DataCurrent Short Interest4,710,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,480,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+35.34%Dollar Volume Sold Short$250.76 millionShort Interest Ratio5.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateMay 31, 2024Outstanding Shares58,690,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted8.03%Today's Trading Volume709,408 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,641,912 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average43% Short Selling Merus ? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Merus and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMRUS Short Interest Over TimeMRUS Days to Cover Over TimeMRUS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Ad Behind the MarketsBigger Than NVIDIA?With NVIDIA flying high, everyone is looking for the next breakout stock. But right now... There's only ONE stock you should be watching.Get the full story here >>> Merus Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 5/31/20244,710,000 shares $250.76 million +35.3%N/A5 $53.24 5/15/20243,480,000 shares $157.33 million +3.0%N/A4.6 $45.21 4/30/20243,380,000 shares $151.80 million +2.7%N/A5.3 $44.91 4/15/20243,290,000 shares $135.78 million -4.4%N/A5.7 $41.27 3/31/20243,440,000 shares $154.90 million -16.1%N/A5.8 $45.03 3/15/20244,100,000 shares $179.99 million -8.1%N/A7.1 $43.90 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MRUS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Merus and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/29/20244,460,000 shares $216.22 million -6.1%N/A8 $48.48 2/15/20244,750,000 shares $206.48 million +2.4%N/A8.9 $43.47 1/31/20244,640,000 shares $165.56 million -1.1%N/A10 $35.68 1/15/20244,690,000 shares $152.85 million -14.4%N/A10.3 $32.59 12/31/20235,480,000 shares $150.70 million -2.3%N/A12.7 $27.50 12/15/20235,610,000 shares $141.60 million -12.5%N/A13.1 $25.24 11/30/20236,410,000 shares $158.58 million -2.3%N/A15.9 $24.74 11/15/20236,560,000 shares $157.24 million +0.3%N/A19.1 $23.97 10/31/20236,540,000 shares $131.52 million +28.0%N/A17.8 $20.11 10/15/20235,110,000 shares $107.82 million +9.9%N/A15.3 $21.10 9/30/20234,650,000 shares $109.65 million +8.1%N/A16.7 $23.58 9/15/20234,300,000 shares $104.79 million +0.2%N/A17.2 $24.37 8/31/20234,290,000 shares $95.97 million +5.7%N/A16.8 $22.37 8/15/20234,060,000 shares $87.66 million -2.2%N/A16.4 $21.59 7/31/20234,150,000 shares $108.90 million -2.8%N/A14.9 $26.24 7/15/20234,270,000 shares $116.53 million -4.5%11.9%13.5 $27.29 6/30/20234,470,000 shares $117.70 million -8.2%12.4%10.2 $26.33 6/15/20234,870,000 shares $129.88 million -1.4%13.5%10.4 $26.67 5/31/20234,940,000 shares $107.30 million +1.4%13.7%11 $21.72 5/15/20234,870,000 shares $102.08 million +7.5%13.5%10.7 $20.96 4/30/20234,530,000 shares $86.89 million +42.9%12.5%10.6 $19.18 4/15/20233,170,000 shares $68.95 million +6.0%8.8%7.8 $21.75 3/31/20232,990,000 shares $55.02 million +4.9%8.3%10.5 $18.40 3/15/20232,850,000 shares $57.80 million +2.9%7.8%11.9 $20.28 2/28/20232,770,000 shares $52.82 million -1.1%7.6%11.9 $19.07 2/15/20232,800,000 shares $52.11 million -2.8%7.7%12.8 $18.61 1/31/20232,880,000 shares $44.93 million -3.4%7.8%12.7 $15.60 1/15/20232,980,000 shares $45.98 million -1.3%N/A10.2 $15.43 12/30/20223,020,000 shares $46.72 million +13.5%N/A9.9 $15.47 12/15/20222,660,000 shares $35.32 million -4.0%N/A8.3 $13.28 11/30/20222,770,000 shares $42.52 million -3.5%N/A8.3 $15.35 11/15/20222,870,000 shares $52.61 million -1.7%N/A8.7 $18.33 10/31/20222,920,000 shares $59.86 million -1.0%8.4%8.9 $20.50 10/15/20222,950,000 shares $64.90 million +7.3%8.6%11.9 $22.00Will this AI Micro-Cap be Bigger than NVIDIA? 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There's only ONE AI stock you should be watching.Get the full story here >>> 9/30/20222,750,000 shares $55.08 million +10.0%8.0%10.5 $20.03 9/15/20222,500,000 shares $59.15 million +2.5%7.3%8.4 $23.66 8/31/20222,440,000 shares $57.78 million +0.8%7.2%8.7 $23.68 8/15/20222,420,000 shares $62.24 million -21.7%7.2%6.8 $25.72 7/31/20223,090,000 shares $74.72 million -9.9%9.6%8.4 $24.18 7/15/20223,430,000 shares $93.91 million -11.4%10.7%9 $27.38 6/30/20223,870,000 shares $87.62 million -1.8%12.0%10.3 $22.64 6/15/20223,940,000 shares $77.70 million -5.1%12.2%11.4 $19.72 5/31/20224,150,000 shares $77.02 million +11.0%12.9%14.2 $18.56 5/15/20223,740,000 shares $59.73 million +20.3%11.6%17.5 $15.97 4/30/20223,110,000 shares $63.44 million +15.2%9.7%16.9 $20.40 4/15/20222,700,000 shares $70.63 million +0.4%8.4%17.1 $26.16 3/31/20222,690,000 shares $71.12 million -1.8%8.4%18.5 $26.44 3/15/20222,740,000 shares $71.79 million +10.9%8.6%17.6 $26.20 2/28/20222,470,000 shares $69.38 million +1.2%7.7%12.9 $28.09 2/15/20222,440,000 shares $65.49 million -1.6%7.8%12.4 $26.84 1/31/20222,480,000 shares $61.03 million +1.6%8.6%11.4 $24.61 1/15/20222,440,000 shares $69.44 million +2.5%7.2%9.8 $28.46 12/31/20212,380,000 shares $75.68 million +5.3%7.2%8.4 $31.80 12/15/20212,260,000 shares $68.91 million +2.3%6.9%4.1 $30.49 11/30/20212,210,000 shares $57.48 million -7.1%6.7%4.2 $26.01 11/15/20212,380,000 shares $70.59 million -7.8%7.3%4.7 $29.66 10/29/20212,580,000 shares $72.37 million -0.8%8.4%5.1 $28.05 10/15/20212,600,000 shares $80.31 million +23.8%8.5%5.2 $30.89 9/30/20212,100,000 shares $46.20 million -1.9%6.9%4.5 $22.00 9/15/20212,140,000 shares $54.70 million -5.3%7.0%9.1 $25.56 8/31/20212,260,000 shares $58.94 million -16.0%7.4%9.4 $26.08 8/13/20212,690,000 shares $52.72 million +26.3%8.8%9.7 $19.60 7/30/20212,130,000 shares $36.64 million +2.9%7.2%7.4 $17.20 7/15/20212,070,000 shares $35.42 million +24.7%7.1%8.1 $17.11 6/30/20211,660,000 shares $34.98 million +16.9%5.7%6.8 $21.07 6/15/20211,420,000 shares $30.39 million +7.6%4.8%7.3 $21.40 5/28/20211,320,000 shares $27.92 million +41.7%4.5%6.9 $21.15 5/14/2021931,400 shares $20.49 million +2.8%N/A6.1 $22.00 4/30/2021906,500 shares $19.66 million +6.2%N/A7.6 $21.69 4/15/2021853,600 shares $19.82 million +0.6%N/A5.7 $23.22 3/31/2021848,900 shares $17.17 million +15.7%N/A4.6 $20.23 3/15/2021733,800 shares $16.81 million +7.8%N/A4.3 $22.91 2/26/2021680,900 shares $13.96 million -1.0%N/A4.3 $20.50 2/12/2021687,400 shares $16.39 million -2.3%N/A3.7 $23.84 1/29/2021703,500 shares $18.73 million +67.8%N/A3.9 $26.62 1/15/2021419,300 shares $9.60 million +1.2%N/A2.6 $22.89 12/31/2020414,400 shares $7.30 million -6.2%2.2%3.4 $17.61 12/15/2020441,900 shares $7.45 million -1.3%2.3%4.1 $16.87 11/30/2020447,700 shares $7.39 million +53.0%2.3%3.9 $16.50 11/15/2020292,600 shares $3.84 million -5.1%1.5%3 $13.14 10/30/2020308,400 shares $3.98 million +40.5%1.6%4.3 $12.89 10/15/2020219,500 shares $2.95 million -7.9%1.2%3.2 $13.44 9/30/2020238,200 shares $2.86 million +13.9%1.2%3.9 $12.00 9/15/2020209,200 shares $2.56 million -16.4%1.1%3 $12.25Will this AI Micro-Cap be Bigger than NVIDIA? 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There's only ONE AI stock you should be watching.Get the full story here >>> 8/31/2020250,200 shares $3.02 million -9.1%1.3%3.5 $12.07 8/14/2020275,100 shares $3.54 million -1.6%1.4%2.5 $12.87 7/31/2020279,700 shares $3.83 million +8.4%1.5%2.4 $13.69 7/15/2020258,100 shares $3.65 million -0.1%1.4%2.1 $14.14 6/30/2020258,300 shares $3.82 million -10.4%1.4%1.6 $14.80 6/15/2020288,300 shares $4.37 million +14.1%1.5%1.8 $15.15 5/29/2020252,600 shares $3.57 million +11.7%1.3%1.6 $14.14 5/15/2020226,100 shares $3.30 million -0.7%1.2%2.1 $14.61 4/30/2020227,600 shares $3.38 million +6.1%1.2%2.3 $14.84 4/15/2020214,600 shares $2.53 million -32.8%1.0%2.2 $11.80 3/31/2020319,100 shares $5.19 million +6.3%1.6%4.7 $16.25 3/13/2020300,200 shares $3.63 million +0.3%1.5%7.7 $12.10 2/28/2020299,400 shares $3.62 million -3.7%1.5%4.2 $12.09 2/14/2020311,000 shares $4.92 million -15.6%1.5%3.8 $15.82 1/31/2020368,500 shares $6.25 million -15.6%2.0%4.8 $16.96 1/15/2020436,600 shares $7.81 million +21.1%2.4%3.7 $17.89 12/31/2019360,500 shares $6.14 million +4.3%2.0%3.2 $17.02 8/15/2019303,100 shares $4.64 million -0.6%3.0%10.4 $15.30 MRUS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Merus' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Merus shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of May 31st, traders have sold 4,710,000 shares of MRUS short. Learn More on Merus' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Merus? 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. MRUS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Merus's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Merus? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Merus: StemPoint Capital LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Is Merus' short interest increasing or decreasing? Merus saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totaling 4,710,000 shares, an increase of 35.3% from the previous total of 3,480,000 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. How does Merus' short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical preparations" compare to Merus: Viatris Inc. (3.30%), United Therapeutics Co. (9.43%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited (0.70%), Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (6.87%), Catalent, Inc. (3.80%), Insmed Incorporated (7.31%), Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (3.34%), Legend Biotech Co. (7.27%), Roivant Sciences Ltd. (7.28%), Ascendis Pharma A/S (5.87%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.43 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.54 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($3.11 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($2.88 billion), General Motors ($2.62 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($2.34 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.25 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.12 billion), Dell Technologies Inc. ($1.89 billion), and Enphase Energy, Inc. ($1.72 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Merus stock? Short selling MRUS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Merus as its price is falling. MRUS shares are trading down $0.78 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 Merus? A short squeeze for Merus 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 MRUS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Merus' 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 MRUS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is May, 31 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies: Viatris Short Interest Data United Therapeutics Short Interest Data Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Short Interest Data Sarepta Therapeutics Short Interest Data Catalent Short Interest Data Insmed Short Interest Data Elanco Animal Health Short Interest Data Legend Biotech Short Interest Data Roivant Sciences Short Interest Data Ascendis Pharma A/S Short Interest Data Short Interest Tools: Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:MRUS) was last updated on 6/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI's Next Magnificent SevenThe Original Magnificent Seven Produced 16,894% Average Returns Over 20 Years.The Oxford Club | SponsoredHow Biden has already won 2024Obama’s Forever Term [Exposed] or Obama Biden has already won 2024 Exposed: the shocking election plot that...Porter & Company | SponsoredBiden to Launch “FedNOW” [Move Your Money Now]Earlier this year President Biden signed the death warrant for America… Executive Order 14067 will essentia...Priority Gold | SponsoredBigger Than NVIDIA?With NVIDIA flying high, everyone is looking for the next breakout stock. 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