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Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Inc. short interest

214K shares of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (79K to 289K). Short sellers would need 5.7 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short214Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before-7.9%+128% over a year
Days to cover5.73at 37K shares a day
Of shares in issue1.56%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the middle of its range over the last year (79K to 289K), and the share price moved +52% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares, the way the price is.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026214K-7.9%37K5.73
    30 September 2026232K-17.3%56K4.16
    15 September 2026281K-2.7%38K7.38
    31 August 2026289K+10.3%51K5.67
    14 August 2026262K+17.7%100K2.63
    31 July 2026223K+8.9%77K2.88
    15 July 2026205K-0.4%79K2.58
    30 June 2026205K+49.3%154K1.34
    15 June 2026137K-2.2%78K1.77
    29 May 2026141K-6.7%74K1.91
    15 May 2026151K+6.4%124K1.22
    30 April 2026142K+19.3%59K2.39
    15 April 2026119K-13.1%38K3.10
    31 March 2026137K+19.7%51K2.67
    13 March 2026114K+43.4%38K3.00
    27 February 202680K-2.4%29K2.73
    13 February 202682K+0.1%36K2.24
    30 January 202681K-10.2%28K2.93
    15 January 202691K+14.8%24K3.72
    31 December 202579K-21.2%26K3.01
    15 December 2025100K+5.7%22K4.50
    28 November 202595K-0.6%17K5.44
    14 November 202595K+15.8%16K6.09
    31 October 202582K-12.1%22K3.80
    15 October 202594K-9.9%20K4.79
    30 September 2025104K+17.8%29K3.63
    15 September 202588K+7.7%15K5.94
    29 August 202582K-19.7%16K5.11
    15 August 2025102K+33.7%28K3.68
    31 July 202576K-7.6%20K3.81
    15 July 202583K-3.1%33K2.47
    30 June 202585K-2.9%20K4.30
    13 June 202588K+12.5%17K5.09
    30 May 202578K+5.7%11K6.89
    15 May 202574K+4.9%14K5.21
    30 April 202570K-4.6%23K3.05
    15 April 202574K-18.2%22K3.31
    31 March 202590K-12.7%17K5.29
    14 March 2025103K+10.4%13K8.08
    28 February 202594K-2.7%15K6.32
    14 February 202596K-0.2%15K6.26
    31 January 202597K-6.8%25K3.91
    15 January 2025104K-8.1%20K5.06
    31 December 2024113K-0.9%25K4.57
    13 December 2024114K-2.2%18K6.21
    29 November 2024116K-3.1%22K5.35
    15 November 2024120K-9.7%35K3.42
    31 October 2024133K-30.3%20K6.64
    15 October 2024191K-5.9%16K12.27
    30 September 2024203K-8.8%31K6.56
    13 September 2024222K-7.8%19K11.61
    30 August 2024241K+14.8%29K8.42
    15 August 2024210K-18.9%33K6.36
    31 July 2024259K+1.5%57K4.56
    15 July 2024255K-4.1%43K5.91
    28 June 2024266K+4.7%42K6.36
    14 June 2024254K+78.3%57K4.46
    31 May 2024142K-4.9%13K11.39
    15 May 2024150K-8.6%12K12.93
    30 April 2024164K+3.7%17K9.87
    15 April 2024158K-9.2%18K8.93
    28 March 2024174K-5.8%27K6.41
    15 March 2024185K+2.5%16K11.40
    29 February 2024180K+1.6%16K11.26
    15 February 2024177K-14.9%22K7.88
    31 January 2024208K-7.9%14K14.37
    12 January 2024226K-5.3%23K9.82
    29 December 2023239K+3.3%24K10.14
    15 December 2023231K-9.5%28K8.23
    30 November 2023255K+1.3%14K18.83
    15 November 2023252K+4.2%17K15.14
    31 October 2023242K+0.8%18K13.79
    13 October 2023240K-8.8%13K18.48
    29 September 2023263K-2.5%16K16.78
    15 September 2023270K-1.1%25K10.95
    31 August 2023273K-4.7%18K14.79
    15 August 2023286K-4.7%15K19.49
    31 July 2023300K-0.8%18K16.44
    14 July 2023303K-3.7%16K18.61
    30 June 2023314K+6.0%46K6.81
    15 June 2023296K-6.6%20K14.69
    31 May 2023318K+7.6%18K17.79
    15 May 2023295K+1.7%18K16.33
    28 April 2023290K+4.8%12K24.47
    14 April 2023277K-5.6%14K19.27
    31 March 2023293K+13.8%25K11.79
    15 March 2023258K-2.3%19K13.68
    28 February 2023264K-9.5%23K11.55
    15 February 2023291K-4.1%26K11.08
    31 January 2023304K-3.4%13K22.82
    13 January 2023314K-3.8%11K29.08
    30 December 2022327K+8.9%25K13.21
    15 December 2022300K-5.3%24K12.50
    30 November 2022317K-3.8%17K18.47
    15 November 2022329K-12.3%19K17.02
    31 October 2022375K-4.8%29K12.96
    14 October 2022394K-18.4%22K17.98
    30 September 2022483K+1.3%34K14.23
    15 September 2022477K+5.9%23K20.66
    31 August 2022450K-6.7%28K16.34
    15 August 2022483K+1.3%31K15.57
    29 July 2022476K+3.3%48K9.96
    15 July 2022461K-0.0%50K9.25
    30 June 2022461K+121.8%228K2.03
    15 June 2022208K+29.7%78K2.66
    31 May 2022160K+22.3%40K3.97
    13 May 2022131K+117.1%59K2.20
    29 April 202260K+28.0%53K1.13
    14 April 202247K+50.7%26K1.85
    31 March 202231K+34.7%22K1.43
    15 March 202223K+1.5%17K1.39
    28 February 202223K-13.4%11K2.08
    15 February 202226K+3.3%7K3.91
    31 January 202226K-43.4%18K1.45
    14 January 202245K-0.2%18K2.48
    31 December 202145K-6.6%34K1.34
    15 December 202148K+29.2%15K3.21
    30 November 202138K+5.4%13K2.83
    15 November 202136K-7.9%8K4.66
    29 October 202139K+2.0%7K5.41
    15 October 202138K+2.9%5K8.12
    30 September 202137K-8.9%6K6.35
    15 September 202140K+21.4%8K5.32
    31 August 202133K-50.6%9K3.87
    13 August 202167K-35.1%13K5.27
    30 July 2021104K-14.7%19K5.41
    15 July 2021122K-7.2%25K4.85
    30 June 2021131K-62.3%180K1.00
    15 June 2021348K+32.5%36K9.75
    28 May 2021263K+26.9%21K12.43
    14 May 2021207K+22.8%36K5.68
    30 April 2021169K+2.3%7K23.48
    15 April 2021165K-0.9%5K34.18
    31 March 2021166K-6.6%13K12.97
    15 March 2021178K+8.7%12K14.53
    26 February 2021164K+5.5%8K21.15
    12 February 2021155K-10.7%9K18.20
    29 January 2021174K-11.7%11K16.08
    15 January 2021197K-8.2%9K21.96
    31 December 2020214K-3.0%11K19.11
    15 December 2020221K-4.3%10K23.07
    30 November 2020231K+4.3%8K28.45
    13 November 2020222K-0.7%9K23.88
    30 October 2020223K-2.0%9K25.72
    15 October 2020228K-1.2%8K27.46
    30 September 2020231K-9.6%12K18.50
    15 September 2020255K-3.8%6K45.54
    31 August 2020265K-2.4%6K46.28
    14 August 2020271K-6.4%7K41.52
    31 July 2020290K-2.8%7K43.55
    15 July 2020298K-3.7%10K28.97
    30 June 2020310K+3.0%15K21.15
    15 June 2020301K-3.8%17K17.99
    29 May 2020312K+2.7%11K28.55
    15 May 2020304K+1.2%13K23.09
    30 April 2020301K-4.2%15K19.80
    15 April 2020314K-0.1%13K24.89
    31 March 2020314K-4.2%22K14.31
    13 March 2020328K+1.6%11K29.04
    28 February 2020323K-5.6%10K32.67
    14 February 2020342K-2.0%5K63.22
    31 January 2020349K-0.8%9K39.60
    15 January 2020352K-2.0%7K51.64
    31 December 2019359K+17.5%19K18.76
    13 December 2019306K+3.2%7K41.85
    29 November 2019296K+5.5%9K32.84
    15 November 2019281K-0.8%7K38.45
    31 October 2019283K-1.6%8K34.67
    15 October 2019288K-5.4%7K39.10
    30 September 2019304K-6.5%19K15.66
    13 September 2019325K+5.4%9K35.30
    30 August 2019308K-1.5%7K47.35
    15 August 2019313K+0.6%9K33.64
    31 July 2019311K+4.1%9K36.18
    15 July 2019299K+13.2%6K46.95
    28 June 2019264K+10.2%54K4.91
    14 June 2019239K+7.4%12K20.46
    31 May 2019223K+1.7%7K31.94
    15 May 2019219K-5.4%7K30.59
    30 April 2019232K-9.1%12K19.46
    15 April 2019255K-6.0%12K20.77
    29 March 2019271K+14.6%26K10.24
    15 March 2019237K-5.7%19K12.39
    28 February 2019251K-4.8%9K27.55
    15 February 2019264K+5.1%14K18.74
    31 January 2019251K-4.7%11K22.25
    15 January 2019263K-0.1%11K24.74
    31 December 2018264K+2.2%12K21.52
    14 December 2018258K-0.8%6K44.37
    30 November 2018260K+1.2%7K39.67
    15 November 2018257K-2.0%4K59.61
    31 October 2018262K-6.3%9K29.05
    15 October 2018280K-1.1%10K29.11
    28 September 2018283K+1.7%12K23.71
    14 September 2018278K-0.6%6K43.20
    31 August 2018280K-2.2%7K39.76
    15 August 2018286K-0.8%8K37.40
    31 July 2018289K-0.9%10K29.82
    13 July 2018291K-0.7%4K72.12
    29 June 2018293K+3.7%263K1.12
    15 June 2018283K+1.2%9K31.19
    31 May 2018279K+0.5%6K46.50
    15 May 2018278K-2.3%5K52.11
    30 April 2018285K-2.6%9K32.91
    13 April 2018292K-2.0%5K63.42
    29 March 2018298K+1.2%15K19.39
    15 March 2018295K-1.0%7K41.31
    28 February 2018298K-2.9%5K55.31
    15 February 2018306K-6.5%12K26.20
    31 January 2018328K-9.8%14K23.04
    12 January 2018363K-8.9%13K28.56
    29 December 2017399K15K26.85
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. Counts before a split are restated to today's shares. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.