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Investors Flock to RNA Stock – What's Behind the Surge?

Avidity Biosciences stock is trading -23.24% below its average target price of $67.91 after marking a 11.6% during today's afternoon session. Analysts are giving the Mid-Cap Pharmaceutical company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $51.0 to $96.0 per share.

Avidity Biosciences has an elevated short interest of 15.2%. The stock's short ratio, or the number of days needed for all shorts to cover their positions, is 17.7. Only 4.83% of the company's shares are owned by insiders, indicating that management does not have a deep alignment of interest with its shareholders. 96.9% of Avidity Biosciences shares are held by institutional investors, which indicates a high level of confidence in the stock.

Institutions Invested in Avidity Biosciences

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2024-06-30 FMR, LLC 14% 16,159,047 $842,330,700
2024-06-30 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 9% 10,916,626 $569,056,406
2024-06-30 RTW Investments LP 7% 8,806,838 $459,078,435
2024-06-30 Blackrock Inc. 7% 8,622,513 $449,470,034
2024-06-30 Avoro Capital Advisors LLC 5% 6,505,000 $339,089,378
2024-06-30 Vanguard Group Inc 5% 5,943,682 $309,829,275
2024-06-30 RA Capital Management, L.P. 5% 5,400,408 $281,509,760
2024-06-30 Wellington Management Group, LLP 3% 3,802,026 $198,190,105
2024-06-30 Janus Henderson Group PLC 3% 3,656,843 $190,622,078
2024-06-30 Adage Capital Partners GP L.L.C. 3% 3,396,982 $177,076,174

For these reasons, we consider that the Avidity Biosciences is the subject of mixed market sentiment.

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