Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (FMS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $25.16 +0.02 (+0.06%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.17 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA Short Interest DataFresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (FMS) has a short interest of 1.83 million shares. This marks a 25.34% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.6, indicating that it would take 4.6 days of the average trading volume of 309,555 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,830,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,460,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+25.34%Dollar Volume Sold Short$46.24 millionShort Interest Ratio4.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares585,830,000 sharesPercentage of Shares Shorted∞Today's Trading Volume131,782 sharesAverage Trading Volume309,555 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average43% Short Selling Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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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 7/31/20251,830,000 shares $46.24 million +25.3%N/A4.6 $25.27 7/15/20251,460,000 shares $39.25 million +3.6%N/A3.4 $26.88 6/30/20251,410,000 shares $40.33 million -39.5%N/A3.1 $28.60 6/15/20252,330,000 shares $66.64 million +36.3%N/A5 $28.60 5/31/20251,710,000 shares $48.48 million -34.5%0.3%3.7 $28.35 5/15/20252,610,000 shares $74.18 million +274.6%0.4%5.9 $28.42 4/30/2025696,700 shares $17.68 million -3.5%N/A1.8 $25.37 4/15/2025721,700 shares $18.06 million -9.2%0.1%2.1 $25.02 3/31/2025794,400 shares $19.82 million +7.3%0.1%2.6 $24.94 3/15/2025740,400 shares $17.80 million +9.1%0.1%2.5 $24.04 Get the Latest News and Ratings for FMS and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/2025678,400 shares $16.42 million +11.6%0.1%2.5 $24.21 2/15/2025607,700 shares $14.25 million -24.5%0.1%2.4 $23.46 1/31/2025804,400 shares $20.02 million -0.1%N/A3.3 $24.89 1/15/2025805,400 shares $18.36 million 0.0%N/A3 $22.80 12/31/2024805,700 shares $18.24 million -0.4%N/A3.1 $22.64 12/15/2024808,800 shares $19.13 million -5.1%N/A3 $23.65 11/30/2024852,500 shares $18.77 million -6.4%N/A3.1 $22.02 11/15/2024910,900 shares $20.20 million -10.7%N/A3.2 $22.18 10/31/20241,020,000 shares $19.93 million +39.7%N/A3.6 $19.54 10/15/2024730,200 shares $14.60 million +6.9%N/A2.5 $20.00 9/30/2024683,300 shares $14.54 million -8.6%N/A2.2 $21.29 9/15/2024747,500 shares $15.76 million +1.5%N/A2.4 $21.09 8/31/2024736,200 shares $14.27 million +16.3%N/A2.3 $19.39 8/15/2024632,800 shares $11.82 million -26.0%N/A1.9 $18.68 7/31/2024855,500 shares $16.50 million -31.6%N/A2.3 $19.29 7/15/20241,250,000 shares $24.31 million +16.8%N/A3.4 $19.45 6/30/20241,070,000 shares $20.43 million -13.0%N/A2.8 $19.09 6/15/20241,230,000 shares $25.36 million -29.3%N/A3.1 $20.62 5/31/20241,740,000 shares $37.02 million +76.3%N/A4.3 $21.28 5/15/2024986,900 shares $22.12 million -29.5%N/A2.2 $22.41 4/30/20241,400,000 shares $29.46 million +28.4%N/A3 $21.04 4/15/20241,090,000 shares $20.43 million -0.9%N/A2.4 $18.75 3/31/20241,100,000 shares $21.21 million -17.3%N/A2.5 $19.28 3/15/20241,330,000 shares $25.28 million +63.6%N/A3 $19.01 2/29/2024813,000 shares $15.61 million -23.3%N/A1.9 $19.21 2/15/20241,060,000 shares $22.32 million -39.1%N/A2.7 $21.06 1/31/20241,740,000 shares $33.56 million +104.3%N/A4.1 $19.29 1/15/2024851,900 shares $17.11 million -49.6%N/A1.8 $20.09 12/31/20231,690,000 shares $35.20 million +262.8%N/A3 $20.83 12/15/2023465,800 shares $9.60 million -37.0%N/A0.8 $20.61Capital Gains Tax Strategies for Seniors (Ad)Capital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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SmartAsset outlines three capital gains tax strategies for seniors and offers a free tool to connect you with vetted fiduciary financial advisors who can help tailor these tactics to your situation.Click here to see the three strategies and get matched with a financial advisor today. 11/30/2023739,600 shares $15.17 million -40.8%N/A1.3 $20.51 11/15/20231,250,000 shares $24.11 million -41.6%N/A2.2 $19.29 10/31/20232,140,000 shares $35.60 million +19.6%N/A4 $16.64 10/15/20231,790,000 shares $30.66 million +6.6%N/A3.6 $17.13 9/30/20231,680,000 shares $36.19 million +55.6%N/A4.1 $21.54 9/15/20231,080,000 shares $24.21 million +24.6%N/A2.6 $22.42 8/31/2023867,000 shares $20.77 million -8.8%N/A1.9 $23.96 8/15/2023951,000 shares $23.56 million -9.4%N/A2 $24.78 7/31/20231,050,000 shares $27.42 million -62.5%N/A2.1 $26.11 7/15/20232,800,000 shares $73.39 million +104.4%N/A5.2 $26.21 6/30/20231,370,000 shares $32.77 million -49.6%N/A2.3 $23.92 6/15/20232,720,000 shares $64.15 million +5.8%N/A4.4 $23.59 5/31/20232,570,000 shares $55.05 million +70.2%N/A3.5 $21.42 5/15/20231,510,000 shares $35.98 million -7.9%N/A1.7 $23.83 4/30/20231,640,000 shares $39.72 million -24.1%N/A1.7 $24.22 4/15/20232,160,000 shares $50.24 million -28.5%N/A2.2 $23.26 3/31/20233,020,000 shares $64.21 million -10.4%N/A3.2 $21.26 3/15/20233,370,000 shares $65.98 million +74.6%N/A3.6 $19.58 2/28/20231,930,000 shares $37.94 million -1.5%N/A2.3 $19.66 2/15/20231,960,000 shares $38.89 million +83.2%N/A2.3 $19.84 1/31/20231,070,000 shares $20.04 million -27.7%N/A1.4 $18.73 1/15/20231,480,000 shares $26.39 million +15.6%N/A1.4 $17.83 12/30/20221,280,000 shares $20.92 million +14.3%N/A1.1 $16.34 12/15/20221,120,000 shares $17.70 million +5.7%N/A0.9 $15.80 11/30/20221,060,000 shares $16.56 million -23.7%N/A0.8 $15.62 11/15/20221,390,000 shares $21.46 million +103.9%N/A1.1 $15.44 10/31/2022681,600 shares $9.45 million +38.0%N/A0.5 $13.87 10/15/2022493,800 shares $6.58 million -49.8%N/A0.5 $13.33 9/30/2022983,300 shares $13.81 million +146.8%N/A1 $14.04 9/15/2022398,400 shares $6.69 million +52.1%N/A0.4 $16.79 8/31/2022262,000 shares $4.48 million -44.3%N/A0.3 $17.10 8/15/2022470,600 shares $8.78 million -53.4%N/A0.5 $18.65 7/31/20221,010,000 shares $18.71 million -9.0%N/A1.3 $18.52 7/15/20221,110,000 shares $26.04 million -21.3%N/A1.6 $23.46 6/30/20221,410,000 shares $35.17 million +56.3%N/A2.5 $24.94 6/15/2022902,000 shares $23.78 million -9.1%N/A1.5 $26.36 5/31/2022991,900 shares $30.26 million -9.0%N/A2 $30.51 5/15/20221,090,000 shares $31.84 million +50.6%N/A2 $29.21 4/30/2022723,800 shares $22.39 million -31.1%N/A1.4 $30.93 4/15/20221,050,000 shares $35.32 million -26.1%N/A2 $33.64 3/31/20221,420,000 shares $47.83 million +306.2%N/A2.6 $33.68 3/15/2022349,600 shares $11.31 million -49.0%N/A0.7 $32.35 2/28/2022685,800 shares $22.16 million +5.2%N/A1.5 $32.31 2/15/2022652,100 shares $21.56 million -8.1%N/A1.5 $33.07 1/31/2022709,300 shares $24.00 million -0.6%N/A1.8 $33.83 1/15/2022713,300 shares $24.11 million +30.0%N/A1.8 $33.80 12/31/2021548,900 shares $17.82 million -36.3%N/A1.4 $32.46 12/15/2021861,300 shares $25.89 million -38.9%N/A2.3 $30.06 11/30/20211,410,000 shares $42.05 million +42.7%N/A4 $29.82 11/15/2021988,200 shares $32.57 million -26.8%N/A2.8 $32.96Capital Gains Tax Strategies for Seniors (Ad)Capital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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SmartAsset outlines three capital gains tax strategies for seniors and offers a free tool to connect you with vetted fiduciary financial advisors who can help tailor these tactics to your situation.Click here to see the three strategies and get matched with a financial advisor today. 10/29/20211,350,000 shares $44.86 million +59.8%N/A3.5 $33.23 10/15/2021844,600 shares $29.95 million +5.8%N/A2.3 $35.46 9/30/2021798,700 shares $27.93 million -10.3%N/A2.2 $34.97 9/15/2021890,700 shares $31.79 million -39.0%N/A2.8 $35.69 8/31/20211,460,000 shares $56.33 million +83.9%N/A4.4 $38.58 8/13/2021794,000 shares $32.24 million +61.7%N/A2.6 $40.60 7/30/2021491,000 shares $19.31 million -0.9%N/A1.8 $39.32 7/15/2021495,500 shares $20.32 million +5.9%N/A2.1 $41.01 6/30/2021468,100 shares $19.46 million -10.1%N/A2.1 $41.57 6/15/2021520,400 shares $21.92 million +17.6%N/A2 $42.13 5/28/2021442,600 shares $17.74 million +27.7%N/A1.8 $40.08 5/14/2021346,700 shares $13.99 million +26.3%N/A1.2 $40.36 4/30/2021274,500 shares $10.88 million -71.3%N/A0.7 $39.65 4/15/2021957,700 shares $36.09 million -1.1%N/A2.2 $37.68 3/31/2021968,000 shares $35.75 million +12.7%N/A2 $36.93 3/15/2021859,300 shares $31.38 million -13.7%N/A1.9 $36.52 2/26/2021995,900 shares $34.89 million +72.0%0.3%2.4 $35.03 2/12/2021579,100 shares $21.26 million +60.5%0.1%1.5 $36.72 1/29/2021360,800 shares $15.02 million -37.8%0.1%1.2 $41.64 1/15/2021579,700 shares $24.20 million +62.4%N/A2.3 $41.75 12/31/2020356,900 shares $14.82 million -6.1%N/A1.6 $41.52 12/15/2020379,900 shares $15.53 million -20.3%N/A2 $40.89 11/30/2020476,600 shares $20.25 million -22.0%N/A2.6 $42.48 11/15/2020611,200 shares $26.22 million -25.6%N/A3.3 $42.90 10/30/2020821,200 shares $32.08 million +106.6%N/A4.4 $39.06 10/15/2020397,500 shares $17.01 million -15.0%N/A2.7 $42.79 9/30/2020467,800 shares $19.87 million +28.8%N/A3.3 $42.48 9/15/2020363,200 shares $15.59 million +13.9%N/A2.5 $42.92 8/31/2020319,000 shares $13.52 million +3.9%N/A2.1 $42.38 FMS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 1,830,000 shares of FMS short. Learn More on Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. 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. FMS shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's short interest ratio. Is Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's short interest increasing or decreasing? Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA saw a increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,830,000 shares, an increase of 25.3% from the previous total of 1,460,000 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 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA's short interest compare to its competitors? Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "healthcare" compare to Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA: Natera, Inc. (3.07%), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (33.44%), Guardant Health, Inc. (8.03%), RadNet, Inc. (8.98%), Option Care Health, Inc. (3.09%), Sotera Health Company (9.65%), BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (16.45%), GeneDx Holdings Corp. (14.53%), Surgery Partners, Inc. (16.91%), Privia Health Group, Inc. (3.16%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA stock? Short selling FMS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA as its price is falling. FMS shares are trading up $0.02 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 Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA? A short squeeze for Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA 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 FMS, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. 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 FMS, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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