MTH · Meritage Homes CORP
$71.58
-0.69 (-0.95%)
At close · Jul 23
Market Cap
$4.77B
Shares
66.70M
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
76/100
Short interest 5.5% of shares — P76
Days to cover 3.2 — P62
Price vs VWAP +0.7% — P64
Short-volume trend +12.9% — P88
Short interest change +2.9% — P55
Worst FTD 0.00% of shares — P24
Earnings soon +10
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 3,665,166 | 3,560,160 | +105,006 | 3.16 |
| 2026-06-15 | 3,560,160 | 3,207,525 | +352,635 | 3.48 |
| 2026-05-29 | 3,207,525 | 3,169,840 | +37,685 | 4.89 |
| 2026-05-15 | 3,169,840 | 3,636,011 | -466,171 | 3.74 |
| 2026-04-30 | 3,636,011 | 3,269,452 | +366,559 | 3.37 |
| 2026-04-15 | 3,269,452 | 3,215,748 | +53,704 | 4.01 |
| 2026-03-31 | 3,215,748 | 3,582,122 | -366,374 | 2.67 |
| 2026-03-13 | 3,582,122 | 3,345,864 | +236,258 | 3.92 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3,345,864 | 3,157,738 | +188,126 | 4.52 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3,157,738 | 2,943,091 | +214,647 | 2.73 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2,943,091 | 3,338,261 | -395,170 | 2.54 |
| 2026-01-15 | 3,338,261 | 4,186,239 | -847,978 | 3.26 |
| 2025-12-31 | 4,186,239 | 3,990,101 | +196,138 | 5.03 |
| 2025-12-15 | 3,990,101 | 3,925,510 | +64,591 | 6.37 |
| 2025-11-28 | 3,925,510 | 3,798,868 | +126,642 | 3.87 |
| 2025-11-14 | 3,798,868 | 3,863,828 | -64,960 | 4.80 |
| 2025-10-31 | 3,863,828 | 3,291,663 | +572,165 | 4.09 |
| 2025-10-15 | 3,291,663 | 3,251,837 | +39,826 | 4.04 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,251,837 | 3,427,977 | -176,140 | 3.68 |
| 2025-09-15 | 3,427,977 | 3,092,522 | +335,455 | 3.85 |
| 2025-08-29 | 3,092,522 | 3,149,591 | -57,069 | 3.19 |
| 2025-08-15 | 3,149,591 | 2,965,202 | +184,389 | 3.33 |
| 2025-07-31 | 2,965,202 | 2,923,098 | +42,104 | 2.07 |
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CIK
833079
CUSIP
59001A102
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