Shares of Exact Sciences Are Skyrocketing - Can This Trend Continue?

Exact Sciences stock is trading -25.2% below its average target price of $92.82 after marking a 7.5% during today's evening session. Analysts are giving the mid-cap Medical Specialities company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $66.0 to $120.0 per share.

Exact Sciences's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 4.1%. The stock's short ratio is 4.68. The company's insiders own 0.94% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 90.7%. In conclusion, we believe there is mixed market sentiment regarding Exact Sciences.

Institutions Invested in Exact Sciences

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2023-09-30 JP Morgan Chase & Company 10% 18,292,619 $1,270,056,542
2023-09-30 Vanguard Group Inc 10% 17,444,693 $1,211,185,040
2023-09-30 Blackrock Inc. 6% 11,575,558 $803,690,995
2023-09-30 Wellington Management Group, LLP 6% 10,820,873 $751,293,215
2023-09-30 Capital World Investors 4% 6,928,647 $481,055,963
2023-09-30 ARK Investment Management, LLC 3% 6,280,931 $436,085,041
2023-09-30 State Street Corporation 2% 4,510,603 $313,171,167
2023-09-30 Baillie Gifford and Company 2% 4,066,330 $282,325,293
2023-09-30 Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 2% 3,961,514 $275,047,918
2023-09-30 Ameriprise Financial, Inc. 2% 3,239,648 $224,928,761
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