Sarah Toy
Shares of generic-drug manufacturer Lannett Company Inc.
LCI, +41.97%
shot up 40% in Monday afternoon
trade. The company has not released any news that would account for the
stock move, a spokesman for the company said. However, Lannet stock's
short interest stood at at 20.66 million shares at the end of June,
equal to 74.3% of the company's public float of 27.8 million shares.
Ihor Dusaniwsky,managing director for predictive analytics at S3
Partners, a company that tracks short interest, said the move was not
caused by a short squeeze, although it could trigger one if the stock
keeps rallying. Short positions were down about $128,000 year-to-date,
through Friday. "Shorts have taken a good stomach punch today, they're
down $46.2 million," he said. "They are definitely a candidate for a
short squeeze after today." Shares of Lannett have gained 67.9% in the
year to date, while the S&P 500
SPX, +0.29%
has gained 19.2%.
Source: MarketWatch
Source: MarketWatch
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