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Short Interest in Adaptive Biotechnologies Co. (NASDAQ:ADPT) Expands By 16.8%

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Adaptive Biotechnologies Co. (NASDAQ:ADPT - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 9,580,000 shares, a growth of 16.8% from the November 15th total of 8,200,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,190,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 8.1 days.

Adaptive Biotechnologies Price Performance

ADPT stock traded up $0.14 during trading on Friday, hitting $6.30. 1,183,285 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,411,340. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $5.37 and its 200 day simple moving average is $4.57. Adaptive Biotechnologies has a 1 year low of $2.28 and a 1 year high of $7.07. The company has a market cap of $929.75 million, a PE ratio of -4.70 and a beta of 1.49.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Adaptive Biotechnologies

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. JTC Employer Solutions Trustee Ltd purchased a new position in Adaptive Biotechnologies during the third quarter worth approximately $26,000. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Adaptive Biotechnologies during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Rothschild Investment LLC acquired a new stake in Adaptive Biotechnologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. MQS Management LLC purchased a new stake in Adaptive Biotechnologies in the 2nd quarter worth $36,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Adaptive Biotechnologies by 769.6% during the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 13,392 shares of the company's stock worth $48,000 after acquiring an additional 11,852 shares during the period. 99.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ADPT has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Adaptive Biotechnologies from $6.00 to $7.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. BTIG Research raised their price objective on Adaptive Biotechnologies from $7.00 to $8.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd.

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About Adaptive Biotechnologies

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Adaptive Biotechnologies Corporation, a commercial-stage company, develops an immune medicine platform for the diagnosis and treatment of various diseases. The company offers immunosequencing platform which combines a suite of proprietary chemistry, computational biology, and machine learning to generate clinical immunomics data to decode the adaptive immune system.

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