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Short Interest Sector Focus: Healthcare Sector

Benzinga Real-time News ·  Sep 26, 2022 10:28

As of the close of business on Friday, 9/23, 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 3.54%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

  • COHBAR INC (NASDAQ:CWBR) 48.30%
  • CUTERA INC (NASDAQ:CUTR) 33.94%
  • CASSAVA SCIENCES I (NASDAQ:SAVA) 31.61%
  • AVIDITY BIOSCIENCE (NASDAQ:RNA) 27.06%
  • SENSEONICS HOLDING (NYSE:SENS) 24.60%
  • CLOVIS ONCOLOGY IN (NASDAQ:CLVS) 22.64%
  • EXAGEN INC (NASDAQ:XGN) 22.46%
  • AVADEL PHARMACEUTI (NASDAQ:AVDL) 22.37%
  • APYX MEDICAL CORPO (NASDAQ:APYX) 22.03%
  • DYNAVAX TECHNOLOGI (NASDAQ:DVAX) 21.97%

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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