Short Interest Sector Focus: Consumer Defensive Sector

As of the close of business on Friday, 3/17, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Consumer Defensive sector.

The average short interest for stocks within the Consumer Defensive sector stands at 2.33%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Beyond Meat Inc   BYND   30.56%
• Big Lots Inc   BIG   29.79%
• B & G Foods Inc   BGS   16.87%
• Tattooed Chef Inc    TTCF   16.58%
• Freshpet Inc    FRPT   15.37%
• Celsius Holdings I   CELH   14.14%
• The Beauty Health   SKIN   12.49%
• Sprouts Fmrs Mkt I    SFM   11.18%
• Grocery Outlet Hld   GO   8.59%
• Chefs Warehouse In   CHEF   8.13%

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.

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