Short Interest Sector Focus: Consumer Defensive Sector

As of the close of business on Wednesday, 3/1, 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 2.42%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Beyond Meat Inc    BYND   35.96%
• B & G Foods Inc   BGS   25.15%
• Big Lots Inc   BIG   14.47%
• Celsius Holdings I   CELH   13.94%
• Tattooed Chef Inc    TTCF   13.18%
• Freshpet Inc    FRPT   12.54%
• Helen Of Troy Corp   HELE   12.42%
• Sprouts Fmrs Mkt I   SFM   10.98%
• Herbalife Nutritio   HLF   9.72%
• The Beauty Health    SKIN   9.42%

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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