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Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$28.97 -0.35 (-1.20%)
Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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Fresenius Medical Care Short Interest Data

Fresenius Medical Care (FMS) has a short interest of 696,700 shares. This marks a -3.46% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 1.8, indicating that it would take 1.8 days of the average trading volume of 327,295 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
696,700 shares
Previous Short Interest
721,700 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-3.46%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$17.68 million
Short Interest Ratio
1.8 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
586,830,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
0.12%
Today's Trading Volume
500,718 shares
Average Trading Volume
327,295 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
153%
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FMS Short Interest Over Time

FMS Days to Cover Over Time

FMS Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Fresenius Medical Care Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
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
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 $20.61
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
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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 $32.96
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
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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
8/14/2020306,900 shares $13.17 million -4.2%N/A1.9 $42.92
7/31/2020320,200 shares $14.04 million +5.6%N/A1.8 $43.85
7/15/2020303,200 shares $12.91 million -31.2%N/A1.6 $42.59
6/30/2020440,500 shares $19.06 million +3.3%N/A2.1 $43.28
6/15/2020426,500 shares $17.89 million +24.9%N/A1.4 $41.94
5/29/2020341,500 shares $14.41 million +24.9%N/A1 $42.20

FMS Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Fresenius Medical Care's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Fresenius Medical Care shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of April 30th, traders have sold 696,700 shares of FMS short. Learn More on Fresenius Medical Care's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Fresenius Medical Care?

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 2.0. Learn More on Fresenius Medical Care's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Fresenius Medical Care?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Fresenius Medical Care: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Fresenius Medical Care's short interest increasing or decreasing?

Fresenius Medical Care saw a decrease in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 696,700 shares, a decrease of 3.5% from the previous total of 721,700 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 Fresenius Medical Care'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: Natera, Inc. (4.31%), Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (27.84%), Option Care Health, Inc. (2.99%), Guardant Health, Inc. (6.22%), RadNet, Inc. (9.77%), BrightSpring Health Services, Inc. (12.80%), Sotera Health (8.26%), Privia Health Group, Inc. (3.10%), Surgery Partners, Inc. (12.56%), Veracyte, Inc. (7.11%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Fresenius Medical Care stock?

Short selling FMS is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Fresenius Medical Care as its price is falling. FMS shares are trading down $0.35 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?

A short squeeze for Fresenius Medical Care 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'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 April, 30 2025.




This page (NYSE:FMS) was last updated on 5/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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