Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMCB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 15th, traders have sold 100 shares of FMCB short. 0.02% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's current short interest.

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. 0.02% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's floating shares are currently sold short.

0.02% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "banking" compare to Farmers & Merchants Bancorp: Dave Inc. (8.93%), Park National Co. (2.80%), Cleanspark, Inc. (25.52%), Bread Financial Holdings, Inc. (8.71%), Enova International, Inc. (8.94%), Lufax Holding Ltd. Sponsored ADR (0.82%), Burford Capital Limited (2.48%), PPDAI Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (1.75%), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (The) (0.68%), Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc (1.79%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($21.71 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($9.48 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($8.92 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.86 billion), Apollo Global Management Inc. ($3.86 billion), Capital One Financial Corporation ($3.72 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($3.47 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($2.64 billion), VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($2.46 billion), and The Kroger Co. ($2.33 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling FMCB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Farmers & Merchants Bancorp as its price is falling. FMCB shares are trading down $0.84 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.

A short squeeze for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp 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 FMCB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including FMCB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 15 2025.