Short Interest Sector Focus: Healthcare Sector

As of the close of business on Thursday, 7/28, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Healthcare Sector.

The average short interest for stocks within the Healthcare sector stands at 3.89%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

 

  • GEOVAX LABS INC        GOVX    66.98%
  • INTERCEPT PHARMACE    ICPT    34.92%
  • CUTERA INC        CUTR    31.53%
  • CASSAVA SCIENCES I    SAVA    29.44%
  • TILRAY BRANDS INC    TLRY    29.07%
  • SENSEONICS HOLDING    SENS    28.56%
  • OMEROS CORP        OMER    27.80%
  • AVADEL PHARMACEUTI    AVDL    27.32%
  • VERU INC        VERU    27.24%
  • BIONANO GENOMICS    BNGO    27.11%

Short Interest is the percentage of a stocks' outstanding shares being sold short, which is utilized as a gauge for stock price sentiment. When short interest increases, this is generally considered a negative "bear" market indicator, whereas when short interest decreases, this is generally considered a positive "bull" market indicator. 

Disclaimer: The Short Interest Indicator is produced by Tidal Markets, in partnership with Benzinga Insights. The data represented is exclusive to short interest data amalgamated daily by Tidal Markets LLC and its underlying proprietary sources. The information contained herein should not be compared to, contrasted, or evaluated against other short interest data providers. ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY INVESTMENT ADVICE  

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