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Investors' Interest in Cytokinetics (CYTK) on the Rise

Cytokinetics stock is trading -39.43% below its average target price of $80.69 after marking a 4.6% during today's afternoon session. Analysts are giving the Mid-Cap Pharmaceutical company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $60.0 to $120.0 per share.

Cytokinetics has an elevated short interest of 18.1%. The stock's short ratio, or the number of days needed for all shorts to cover their positions, is 10.52. Only 0.54% of the company's shares are owned by insiders, indicating that management does not have a deep alignment of interest with its shareholders. 118.2% of Cytokinetics shares are held by institutional investors, which indicates a high level of confidence in the stock.

Institutions Invested in Cytokinetics

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2024-09-30 Blackrock Inc. 13% 15,252,839 $745,406,225
2024-09-30 FMR, LLC 10% 12,094,254 $591,046,180
2024-09-30 Vanguard Group Inc 10% 11,761,605 $574,789,623
2024-09-30 T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 8% 9,689,987 $473,549,654
2024-09-30 Wellington Management Group, LLP 7% 7,774,970 $379,962,775
2024-09-30 State Street Corporation 5% 6,458,324 $315,618,286
2024-09-30 Bank of America Corporation 4% 4,829,423 $236,013,896
2024-09-30 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 3% 3,164,945 $154,670,858
2024-09-30 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 2,848,584 $139,210,297
2024-09-30 RTW Investments LP 2% 2,721,158 $132,982,988

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

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