Some sectors showed mixed results in the short selling, but the Big Pharma and medical instruments and related companies saw an increased activity in short selling in May versus April. Below is the actual posting from April to May:
STOCK (Ticker) MAY07 APR07 Change
Pfizer (PFE) 52.12M 50.28M 3.6%
Merck (MRK) 22.55M 18.68M 20.6%
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) 16.16M 14.47M 11.7%
Abbott Labs (ABT) 16.39M 14.90M 10%
Wyeth (WYE) 10.37M 9.61M 7.9%
Eli Lilly (LLY) 14.07M 10.95M 28.5%
Bristol-Myers (BMY) 23.85M 18.75M 27.2%
Schering-Plough (SGP) 15.27M 14.09M 8.3%
Medtronic (MDT) 15.19M 13.81M 9.9%
Boston Scientific (BSX) 24.06M 21.65M 11.1%
St. Jude MEdical (STJ) 7.13M 5.85M 21.8%
Quest Diagnost. (DGX) 17.54M 16.57M 11.1%
lower short interest…..
GlaxoSmithkline (GSK) 5.15M 4.66M -11%
Genentech (DNA) 8.16M 8.76M -6.8%
Zimmer Holdings (ZMH) 4.13M 5.00M -17%
Labcorp (LH) 3.21M 3.34M -3.9%
Jon C. Ogg
May 22, 2007
Jon Ogg can be reached at [email protected]; he does not own securities in the companies he covers.
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