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Biotech / Medical : Biotech Short Candidates -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Icebrg who wrote (593)10/29/2003 2:01:48 PM
From: Icebrg  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 897
 
Short interest October 03

A summary from one of the investment banks showing the October short interest for some biotechs and pharmas came my way. I thought it might be of interest to post some information from this summary here. First the total picture. And don't ask me why they have included some issues but not others.


Legend

Ticker: Ticker
Price: Share price as of yesterday.
Oct: Short interest in October.
Sep: Short interest in September.
Change: Change month over month.
Days: Total days to cover.
In %: Short interest as percentage of total outstanding number of shares.
Float: Total number of shares outstanding.
Avg. vol: 10 days average trading volume.

Ticker Price Oct Sept Change Days in % Float Avg. vol
ABC $57,48 6,26 5,98 4,63% 4,97 5,59% 111,90 1,26
ABI $23,22 7,94 5,45 45,68% 5,77 3,82% 207,97 1,38
ABT $42,45 6,45 9,09 -29,09% 1,82 0,41% 1562,56 3,54
ACDO $31,20 2,23 2,50 -10,89% 3,82 4,66% 47,86 0,58
ACL $55,24 0,70 0,58 20,81% 1,08 0,23% 309,03 0,65
ADLR $18,94 1,58 1,91 -17,15% 7,48 4,99% 31,64 0,21
ADVP $50,30 4,70 3,57 31,80% 3,08 5,94% 79,12 1,52
AET $60,30 3,28 2,83 15,85% 2,79 2,13% 153,88 1,18
AFFX $24,44 8,54 7,48 14,11% 5,84 14,49% 58,94 1,46
AGIX $16,44 3,09 2,97 3,98% 3,59 8,46% 36,53 0,86
AMGN $60,85 25,69 28,00 -8,25% 1,86 1,99% 1290,78 13,79
AMLN $26,58 9,86 9,03 9,17% 12,49 10,58% 93,20 0,79
ANPI $42,62 0,45 0,82 -44,51% 1,69 1,11% 41,05 0,27
AOT $21,98 1,93 2,28 -15,58% 10,04 2,10% 91,96 0,19
ATH $69,05 1,35 1,81 -25,40% 0,42 0,98% 138,62 3,25
BAX $28,90 8,37 9,48 -11,67% 3,01 1,37% 608,90 2,78
BGEN $39,30 5,60 5,66 -1,08% 2,75 3,75% 149,47 2,04
BMET $35,19 6,26 7,17 -12,59% 4,09 2,45% 255,67 1,53
BMY $25,42 13,16 14,92 -11,79% 1,91 0,68% 1938,60 6,89
BOL $48,64 2,04 2,12 -3,82% 6,64 3,87% 52,73 0,31
BRKR $ 4,99 0,57 0,71 -18,99% 15,83 0,66% 86,00 0,04
BRL $75,79 2,77 2,35 17,87% 5,24 4,14% 66,99 0,53
BSX $65,55 13,41 12,27 9,33% 6,04 3,26% 411,63 2,22
BVF $27,45 6,05 4,73 27,75% 2,34 4,10% 147,49 2,59
CAH $58,83 10,28 8,82 16,52% 4,24 2,38% 432,53 2,43
CEPH $48,00 9,20 9,15 0,59% 6,19 16,57% 55,54 1,49
CHIR $56,80 9,78 11,27 -13,25% 4,46 5,24% 186,53 2,19
CI $48,59 1,24 2,50 -50,14% 1,24 0,89% 140,23 1,00
CLSR $30,56 0,22 0,16 38,90% 1,29 1,60% 13,77 0,17
CMX $24,62 30,64 18,85 62,51% 6,89 11,80% 259,62 4,45
CTIC $10,18 8,17 8,24 -0,87% 9,15 24,52% 33,33 0,89
CTMI $15,85 6,76 6,46 4,69% 11,86 15,01% 45,03 0,57
CVD $26,60 3,38 2,48 36,32% 4,45 5,49% 61,56 0,76
CVH $58,00 0,66 0,77 -14,29% 1,02 1,10% 59,88 0,64
CVTX $23,15 4,39 4,11 6,85% 1,87 15,46% 28,43 2,35
CYH $24,25 2,43 2,74 -11,28% 4,44 2,47% 98,51 0,55
DKHR $12,82 0,47 0,63 -24,40% 3,29 3,39% 13,97 0,14
DNA $81,80 8,82 10,43 -15,45% 3,74 1,70% 517,85 2,36
ELN $ 5,41 6,73 5,80 16,03% 3,46 1,92% 350,76 1,94
ESPR $23,06 2,36 2,46 -3,87% 2,64 7,04% 33,58 0,90
ESRX $58,23 7,68 6,83 12,45% 5,67 9,77% 78,59 1,36
FHCC $24,66 3,81 4,53 -15,86% 4,54 4,02% 94,87 0,84
FRX $50,07 7,51 7,22 4,05% 1,70 2,06% 364,97 4,41
FSH $41,80 2,92 3,00 -2,73% 7,38 4,67% 62,54 0,40
GB $37,35 1,20 1,49 -19,54% 10,23 5,65% 21,17 0,12
GDT $50,56 3,76 3,57 5,26% 1,59 1,21% 311,12 2,36
GENZ $48,58 7,42 7,09 4,78% 2,24 3,34% 222,06 3,31
GILD $59,46 7,82 8,55 -8,52% 2,63 3,89% 201,36 2,98
GTIV $12,15 0,42 0,30 38,85% 6,38 1,63% 25,94 0,07
HCA $37,44 37,35 35,68 4,68% 11,58 7,80% 478,52 3,23
HGR $15,95 0,77 0,67 15,49% 7,23 3,72% 20,72 0,11
HGSI $13,90 7,20 7,73 -6,89% 4,42 5,57% 129,16 1,63
HMA $22,12 12,53 11,72 6,87% 5,84 5,22% 239,82 2,15
HNT $32,57 4,25 4,05 5,00% 10,43 3,66% 116,20 0,41
HSIC $60,28 1,10 1,02 7,82% 3,66 2,53% 43,47 0,30
HUM $19,47 3,59 3,36 6,97% 3,78 2,22% 161,66 0,95
ICOS $47,05 7,31 7,63 -4,16% 4,95 11,69% 62,56 1,48
IDPH $34,27 23,24 22,67 2,52% 8,14 14,95% 155,45 2,86
ILXO $20,85 1,00 0,76 31,83% 2,85 2,61% 38,34 0,35
IVX $19,33 2,68 3,24 -17,19% 1,53 1,37% 195,66 1,75
JNJ $50,54 21,76 20,38 6,79% 2,72 0,73% 2968,02 7,99
KG $12,85 3,21 2,06 55,76% 2,80 1,33% 241,07 1,14
KIND $39,49 0,80 0,71 12,73% 5,71 4,46% 17,86 0,14
LLY $67,35 8,39 8,65 -3,07% 2,21 0,75% 1122,56 3,80
LMNX $ 9,61 1,50 1,39 8,17% 13,18 5,06% 29,68 0,11
LPNT $25,98 4,03 5,05 -20,13% 4,80 10,39% 38,80 0,84
MCK $30,85 5,19 6,91 -24,78% 2,19 1,79% 290,45 2,37
MDT $46,78 9,02 9,67 -6,74% 2,18 0,74% 1216,71 4,13
MEDI $26,86 8,07 8,17 -1,15% 0,88 3,23% 249,84 9,19
MHS $33,21 3,07 2,37 29,93% 1,29 1,14% 270,05 2,38
MIL $41,53 1,84 2,28 -19,36% 2,58 3,78% 48,66 0,71
MLNM $16,50 12,26 11,26 8,87% 2,13 4,10% 298,70 5,77
MRK $44,92 15,35 14,87 3,28% 1,53 0,69% 2238,83 10,02
MRN $ 7,83 1,28 1,01 26,37% 12,37 4,23% 30,19 0,10
MYL $25,74 9,30 4,78 94,46% 5,79 3,46% 268,35 1,60
NBIX $47,48 2,79 2,75 1,34% 6,60 8,08% 34,46 0,42
NKTR $13,43 5,32 5,25 1,20% 5,24 9,53% 55,80 1,01
NOVT $ 4,70 0,40 0,22 79,26% 9,70 2,43% 16,50 0,04
NPSP $27,35 6,45 7,14 -9,66% 12,21 17,53% 36,78 0,53
OCR $38,10 4,20 3,53 18,97% 7,55 4,14% 101,33 0,56
OHP $41,63 4,55 3,40 33,79% 5,09 5,62% 80,99 0,89
OMI $19,85 0,92 0,71 28,95% 2,49 2,72% 33,76 0,37
OSIP $26,67 4,40 4,26 3,40% 3,21 11,24% 39,19 1,37
PDCO $64,02 3,89 3,70 5,26% 7,35 5,70% 68,19 0,53
PFE $31,50 53,30 59,51 -10,44% 3,00 0,68% 7786,22 17,75
PHCC $21,20 2,84 3,63 -21,87% 4,44 7,73% 36,69 0,64
PHS $57,78 1,59 2,06 -22,45% 3,88 4,25% 37,56 0,41
PLL $23,72 2,74 2,89 -5,00% 6,96 2,20% 124,98 0,39
PPDI $29,94 0,91 1,12 -18,56% 1,07 1,63% 55,92 0,85
PRV $12,40 2,53 2,54 -0,55% 2,97 5,19% 48,73 0,85
PSSI $ 9,05 1,03 0,86 19,32% 3,45 1,54% 66,95 0,30
REGN $13,46 3,67 3,53 3,85% 6,72 7,38% 49,71 0,55
RX $23,05 3,75 3,37 11,36% 3,13 1,57% 239,50 1,20
SEPR $28,03 7,23 7,40 -2,41% 6,03 8,53% 84,71 1,20
SGP $15,12 16,62 16,65 -0,21% 2,72 1,13% 1469,20 6,10
STJ $58,72 3,38 5,21 -35,08% 1,36 1,87% 181,02 2,48
SYK $81,46 4,19 4,44 -5,57% 5,44 2,11% 199,15 0,77
TELK $22,00 2,14 2,22 -3,91% 5,40 5,95% 35,87 0,40
TEVA $59,04 7,13 10,74 -33,56% 3,52 2,58% 276,92 2,03
THC $12,85 18,53 19,26 -3,81% 3,50 3,99% 463,83 5,30
THOR $15,82 3,32 3,51 -5,44% 3,42 5,96% 55,64 0,97
TKTX $13,00 1,61 1,60 0,15% 6,73 4,58% 35,10 0,24
TMO $21,63 1,24 2,05 -39,64% 1,65 0,76% 162,28 0,75
TRI $29,85 3,46 3,49 -0,72% 2,17 4,60% 75,25 1,60
UHS $45,68 1,12 1,23 -8,27% 1,11 2,07% 54,23 1,01
UNH $52,35 10,34 11,19 -7,62% 2,94 1,73% 596,22 3,52
USPI $29,80 1,01 1,12 -10,01% 8,20 3,71% 27,27 0,12
VARI $36,00 0,39 0,33 19,35% 2,65 1,15% 34,02 0,15
WAT $30,57 3,61 3,30 9,31% 3,84 2,94% 122,89 0,94
WC $32,00 0,41 0,54 -24,30% 2,25 0,49% 83,49 0,18
WLP $89,95 2,67 3,70 -27,92% 1,03 1,82% 146,81 2,59
WMGI $27,80 0,47 0,40 16,57% 2,29 1,42% 32,92 0,20
WPI $39,68 4,75 5,69 -16,43% 7,04 4,41% 107,73 0,68
WST $32,02 0,04 0,03 24,59% 1,02 0,27% 14,50 0,04
VSTA $32,47 0,57 0,59 -2,78% 9,15 3,66% 15,66 0,06
WYE $44,97 11,04 9,88 11,78% 2,04 0,83% 1331,26 5,41
ZGEN $12,67 1,76 1,73 2,00% 3,67 3,38% 52,08 0,48
ZMH $62,81 7,72 13,56 -43,07% 4,17 3,92% 196,91 1,85