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Understanding the Sell-Off Trend of INCY Shares

This afternoon we watched Incyte drop -6.6% to a price of $69.27 per share. The Large-Cap Biotechnology company is now trading -13.33% below its average target price of $79.92. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $52.0 to $100.0 per share for Incyte, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.

Incyte's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 4.7%. The stock's short ratio is 2.85. The company's insiders own 2.03% 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 97.6%. In conclusion, we believe there is positive market sentiment regarding Incyte.

Institutions Invested in Incyte

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2024-09-30 Baker Bros. Advisors, LP 16% 30,739,020 $2,129,138,201
2024-09-30 Vanguard Group Inc 11% 20,382,756 $1,411,811,581
2024-12-31 Blackrock Inc. 9% 16,510,467 $1,143,597,486
2024-09-30 Dodge & Cox Inc 8% 15,276,093 $1,058,098,572
2024-09-30 State Street Corporation 5% 10,551,279 $730,834,333
2024-09-30 Renaissance Technologies, LLC 2% 4,499,540 $311,660,635
2024-09-30 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 3,936,176 $272,639,228
2024-09-30 Invesco Ltd. 2% 3,574,638 $247,597,298
2024-09-30 LSV Asset Management 2% 2,923,410 $202,489,991
2024-09-30 AQR Capital Management, LLC 1% 2,701,723 $187,134,841
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