Meritage Homes (MTH) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $80.64 +5.75 (+7.68%) As of 11:23 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Meritage Homes Short Interest DataMeritage Homes (MTH) has a short interest of 2.97 million shares, representing 4.27% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 1.71% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.0, indicating that it would take 3.0 days of the average trading volume of 984,450 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,970,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,920,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+1.71%Dollar Volume Sold Short$199.28 millionShort Interest Ratio3.0 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares71,156,000 sharesShort Percent of Float4.27%Today's Trading Volume434,371 sharesAverage Trading Volume984,450 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average44% Short Selling Meritage Homes? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Meritage Homes and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartMTH Short Interest Over TimeMTH Days to Cover Over TimeMTH Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Meritage Homes Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/20252,970,000 shares $199.28 million +1.7%4.3%3 $67.10 7/15/20252,920,000 shares $202.76 million -1.4%N/A3 $69.44 6/30/20252,960,000 shares $198.38 million -6.0%4.2%3.2 $67.02 6/15/20253,150,000 shares $202.57 million +12.9%4.5%3.6 $64.31 5/31/20252,790,000 shares $177.53 million +11.2%3.9%3 $63.63 5/15/20252,510,000 shares $169.90 million -2.7%3.5%2.7 $67.69 4/30/20252,580,000 shares $175.83 million +10.7%N/A2.7 $68.15 4/15/20252,330,000 shares $149.29 million +6.9%3.3%2.3 $64.07 3/31/20252,180,000 shares $154.49 million -17.4%3.1%2.2 $70.87 3/15/20252,640,000 shares $186.08 million -12.0%3.7%2.6 $70.48 Get the Latest News and Ratings for MTH and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Meritage Homes and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/20253,000,000 shares $217.10 million -2.6%4.2%3 $72.37 2/15/20253,080,000 shares $227.13 million -1.0%4.3%3.3 $73.75 1/31/20253,110,000 shares $242.18 million +14.3%N/A3.3 $77.87 1/15/20252,720,000 shares $218.72 million +15.3%N/A2.9 $80.41 12/31/20242,360,000 shares $181.51 million +108.9%N/A2.7 $76.91 12/15/20241,130,000 shares $190.33 million -11.0%3.2%2.8 $168.43 11/30/20241,270,000 shares $242.66 million -3.1%3.6%3.3 $191.07 11/15/20241,310,000 shares $235.03 million -0.8%3.7%3.5 $179.41 10/31/20241,320,000 shares $239.18 million +10.0%3.7%3.5 $181.20 10/15/20241,200,000 shares $237 million -0.8%3.4%3.3 $197.50 9/30/20241,210,000 shares $248.13 million +25.4%3.4%3 $205.07 9/15/2024964,600 shares $196.35 million -3.3%2.7%2.3 $203.56 8/31/2024997,000 shares $197.48 million +7.2%2.8%2.3 $198.07 8/15/2024930,000 shares $168.00 million -18.4%2.6%2.1 $180.64 7/31/20241,140,000 shares $231.51 million +0.9%3.2%2.6 $203.08 7/15/20241,130,000 shares $201.86 million -5.0%3.2%2.5 $178.64 6/30/20241,190,000 shares $192.60 million +3.5%3.4%2.8 $161.85 6/15/20241,150,000 shares $187.15 million +36.2%3.3%2.8 $162.74 5/31/2024844,500 shares $148.84 million -9.7%2.4%1.9 $176.25 5/15/2024935,500 shares $176.15 million +54.9%2.6%2.2 $188.30 4/30/2024603,800 shares $100.07 million -7.5%1.7%1.4 $165.74 4/15/2024652,900 shares $101.30 million -21.1%1.9%1.5 $155.16 3/31/2024827,900 shares $145.26 million -24.7%2.4%2 $175.46 3/15/20241,100,000 shares $173.04 million +3.8%3.1%2.7 $157.31 2/29/20241,060,000 shares $167.11 million +19.9%3.0%2.7 $157.65 2/15/2024883,800 shares $138.39 million +17.1%2.5%2.4 $156.58 1/31/2024754,800 shares $124.91 million +5.8%2.1%2 $165.49 1/15/2024713,200 shares $122.62 million +10.4%2.0%2 $171.93 12/31/2023646,200 shares $112.57 million -37.9%1.8%1.8 $174.20 12/15/20231,040,000 shares $179.71 million +21.1%2.9%2.8 $172.80New law could create $3.7 trillion tsunami. 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The President himself calls the plan “incredible.” Already, it’s helping small plays jump as high as 300%, 318%, 520%, and even 600%.You can watch it right here. 11/30/2023858,600 shares $121.26 million -0.3%2.4%2.5 $141.23 11/15/2023860,800 shares $121.98 million +1.7%2.4%2.6 $141.71 10/31/2023846,400 shares $96.59 million +4.9%2.4%2.6 $114.12 10/15/2023806,700 shares $91.20 million -4.5%2.3%2.6 $113.05 9/30/2023845,100 shares $103.43 million +1.9%2.4%2.7 $122.39 9/15/2023829,300 shares $106.90 million +4.3%2.3%2.6 $128.90 8/31/2023794,800 shares $110.51 million +2.9%2.2%2.4 $139.04 8/15/2023772,200 shares $113.12 million 0.0%2.2%2.2 $146.49 7/31/2023772,500 shares $115.06 million -34.0%2.2%2.1 $148.95 7/15/20231,170,000 shares $170.64 million +27.7%3.3%3 $145.85 6/30/2023916,600 shares $130.41 million -27.8%2.6%2.3 $142.28 6/15/20231,270,000 shares $166.24 million +24.5%3.5%3 $130.90 5/31/20231,020,000 shares $117.64 million -20.9%2.9%2.3 $115.33 5/15/20231,290,000 shares $160.63 million +49.2%3.6%2.8 $124.52 4/30/2023864,400 shares $110.69 million -25.5%2.4%1.9 $128.05 4/15/20231,160,000 shares $139.26 million -4.1%3.3%2.6 $120.05 3/31/20231,210,000 shares $141.28 million +19.8%3.4%2.7 $116.76 3/15/20231,010,000 shares $107.57 million +10.8%2.8%2.4 $106.50 2/28/2023911,900 shares $99.61 million -14.8%2.6%2.3 $109.23 2/15/20231,070,000 shares $121.08 million +3.9%3.0%2.9 $113.16 1/31/20231,030,000 shares $110.92 million +9.1%2.9%3 $107.69 1/15/2023944,200 shares $95.39 million -14.2%2.7%2.9 $101.03 12/30/20221,100,000 shares $101.42 million +2.8%3.1%3.2 $92.20 12/15/20221,070,000 shares $100.93 million +1.9%3.0%3 $94.33 11/30/20221,050,000 shares $90.73 million -11.0%2.9%3 $86.41 11/15/20221,180,000 shares $98.35 million -7.1%3.3%3.4 $83.35 10/31/20221,270,000 shares $96.72 million -2.3%3.6%3.7 $76.16 10/15/20221,300,000 shares $86.66 million -7.8%3.6%3.8 $66.66 9/30/20221,410,000 shares $99.08 million +20.5%4.0%4.3 $70.27 9/15/20221,170,000 shares $84.73 million +0.9%3.3%3.6 $72.42 8/31/20221,160,000 shares $90.89 million -20.6%3.3%3.3 $78.35 8/15/20221,460,000 shares $128.73 million -9.9%4.1%4 $88.17 7/31/20221,620,000 shares $143.05 million +29.6%4.5%4.2 $88.30 7/15/20221,250,000 shares $103.69 million +10.6%3.5%3.2 $82.95 6/30/20221,130,000 shares $81.93 million -0.9%3.2%2.8 $72.50 6/15/20221,140,000 shares $84.47 million +8.6%3.2%2.7 $74.10 5/31/20221,050,000 shares $89.58 million No Change2.9%2.8 $85.31 5/15/20221,050,000 shares $87.00 million +19.7%2.9%2.6 $82.86 4/30/2022877,400 shares $72.43 million +7.5%2.5%2 $82.55 4/15/2022816,100 shares $66.40 million +6.0%2.3%1.8 $81.36 3/31/2022769,600 shares $60.98 million -14.3%2.2%1.6 $79.23 3/15/2022897,700 shares $83.23 million -34.0%2.5%2 $92.72 2/28/20221,360,000 shares $134.07 million -4.2%3.8%3.1 $98.58 2/15/20221,420,000 shares $133.14 million +10.1%3.9%3.3 $93.76 1/31/20221,290,000 shares $131.62 million +24.0%3.5%3.3 $102.03 1/15/20221,040,000 shares $119.90 million +5.2%2.9%3 $115.29 12/31/2021988,400 shares $120.64 million -5.9%2.7%3.1 $122.06 12/15/20211,050,000 shares $125.16 million +9.0%2.9%3.4 $119.20 11/30/2021963,400 shares $108.73 million -5.6%2.6%3.3 $112.86 11/15/20211,020,000 shares $116.64 million -12.8%2.8%3.5 $114.35New law could create $3.7 trillion tsunami. 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The President himself calls the plan “incredible.” Already, it’s helping small plays jump as high as 300%, 318%, 520%, and even 600%.You can watch it right here. 10/29/20211,170,000 shares $127.19 million -4.9%3.2%4.1 $108.71 10/15/20211,230,000 shares $124.88 million -12.8%3.4%4.1 $101.53 9/30/20211,410,000 shares $136.77 million -2.8%3.8%4.6 $97.00 9/15/20211,450,000 shares $150.02 million -5.2%4.0%4.6 $103.46 8/31/20211,530,000 shares $170.66 million +3.4%4.2%4.7 $111.54 8/13/20211,480,000 shares $168.14 million -17.8%4.0%4.5 $113.61 7/30/20211,800,000 shares $195.44 million +2.3%4.9%4.9 $108.58 7/15/20211,760,000 shares $157.78 million -11.6%4.8%4.6 $89.65 6/30/20211,990,000 shares $187.22 million -0.5%5.4%5.2 $94.08 6/15/20212,000,000 shares $192.34 million +11.7%5.4%5.1 $96.17 5/28/20211,790,000 shares $192.73 million -7.3%4.9%4.5 $107.67 5/14/20211,930,000 shares $214.75 million +22.9%5.2%4.5 $111.27 4/30/20211,570,000 shares $167.99 million +2.0%4.3%3.4 $107.00 4/15/20211,540,000 shares $146.01 million +6.9%4.2%3.2 $94.81 3/31/20211,440,000 shares $132.60 million -6.5%3.9%2.8 $92.08 3/15/20211,540,000 shares $137.46 million -2.5%4.2%2.9 $89.26 2/26/20211,580,000 shares $129.80 million +42.3%4.3%2.9 $82.15 2/12/20211,110,000 shares $98.20 million -41.9%3.0%2.1 $88.47 1/29/20211,910,000 shares $164.30 million -7.3%5.2%3.8 $86.02 1/15/20212,060,000 shares $168.94 million +17.7%5.6%4.2 $82.01 12/31/20201,750,000 shares $149.78 million +23.2%4.8%3.8 $85.59 12/15/20201,420,000 shares $120.70 million +11.8%3.9%3.2 $85.00 11/30/20201,270,000 shares $117.22 million -0.8%3.5%3 $92.30 11/15/20201,280,000 shares $115.15 million +0.8%3.5%3.1 $89.96 10/30/20201,270,000 shares $113.03 million +8.6%3.5%3.1 $89.00 10/15/20201,170,000 shares $132.25 million +2.6%3.2%2.9 $113.03 9/30/20201,140,000 shares $125.84 million -16.8%3.1%2.7 $110.39 9/15/20201,370,000 shares $138.15 million +2.2%3.7%3.2 $100.84 8/31/20201,340,000 shares $128.68 million +16.5%3.6%3.1 $96.03 MTH Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Meritage Homes' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Meritage Homes shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, traders have sold 2,970,000 shares of MTH short. 4.27% of Meritage Homes' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Meritage Homes' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Meritage Homes? 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. MTH shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Meritage Homes's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Meritage Homes? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Meritage Homes: Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Hudson Bay Capital Management LP, Group One Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, HBK Investments L P, and Mizuho Markets Americas LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Meritage Homes? 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. 4.27% of Meritage Homes' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Meritage Homes' short interest increasing or decreasing? Meritage Homes saw a increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,970,000 shares, an increase of 1.7% from the previous total of 2,920,000 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 Meritage Homes' short interest compare to its competitors? 4.27% of Meritage Homes' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "construction" compare to Meritage Homes: Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (6.69%), KB Home (8.41%), Lennar Corporation (5.12%), M/I Homes, Inc. (4.27%), NVR, Inc. (2.70%), PulteGroup, Inc. (2.98%), Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (3.57%), Toll Brothers Inc. (2.84%), Tri Pointe Homes Inc. (3.62%), Cavco Industries, Inc. (2.98%), 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 Meritage Homes stock? Short selling MTH is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Meritage Homes as its price is falling. MTH shares are trading down $0.22 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 Meritage Homes? A short squeeze for Meritage Homes 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 MTH, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Meritage Homes' 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 MTH, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies BZH Short Squeeze KBH Short Squeeze LEN Short Squeeze MHO Short Squeeze NVR Short Squeeze PHM Short Squeeze TMHC Short Squeeze TOL Short Squeeze TPH Short Squeeze CVCO Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NYSE:MTH) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? For months, sharp-eyed analysts have watched the...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredI trusted Trump and got screwedPorter Stansberry says he got one thing wrong—and now millions of Americans could pay the price. 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