Opko Health Inc (OPK)

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Opko Health Short Interest

Opko Health Inc.’s (NASDAQ: OPK) short interest increased more than 13.7% from in the previous period to more than 65.40 million shares on the most recent settlement date. That was the first time since last November that it was more than 60 million, and it represented 20.1% of the total float. The daily average trading volume shrank for the second straight period, and the days to cover number ticked had risen to more than 14.

For well more than a year, the CEO frequently has bought batches of Opko shares. The stock closed most recently at $3.59 a share, in a 52-week trading range of $2.66 to $8.54. By the end of the two-week short-interest period, the share price was a little more than 12% lower. It has recovered somewhat since then. The stock currently is down more than 27% since the beginning of the year.