Gainers
AeroClean Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AERC) gained 60.1% to settle at $7.27 on Tuesday after the company was granted US patent for an air treatment system and method.
Gainers
Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ: VRNA) shares jumped 83.6% to $12.70 after the company announced ensifentrine met its primary endpoint and secondary endpoints in the Phase 3 ENHANCE-2 trial for COPD. The company also reported Q2 earnings results.
Freshpet (NASDAQ:FRPT) reported quarterly losses of $(0.45) per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $(0.14) by 221.43 percent. This is a 164.71 percent decrease over losses of $(0.17) per share from the
As of the close of business on Friday, 7/22, 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 2.51%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.
While there’s no shortage of Wall Street analysts who will argue the bull case for stocks, there are just a few who are willing to put their reputations on the line and call out companies that will likely to end up in bankruptcy.