Short Interest Sector Focus: Consumer Defensive Sector

As of the close of business on Friday, 6/2, 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 2.53%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Big Lots Inc   BIG   50.4%
• Beyond Meat Inc    BYND   43.09%
• Freshpet Inc   FRPT   21.4%
• Appharvest Inc    APPH   13.66%
• B & G Foods Inc   BGS   12.83%
• Sprouts Fmrs Mkt I   SFM   12.39%
• Tattooed Chef Inc    TTCF   11.13%
• Celsius Holdings I   CELH   10.85%
• The Beauty Health   SKIN   10.53%
• Ollies Bargain Out   OLLI   9.3%

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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