As of the close of business on Monday, 11/28, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Consumer Defensive sector.

The average short interest for stocks within the Consumer Defensive sector stands at 2.41%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Beyond Meat Inc   BYND   40.21%
• B & G Foods Inc   BGS   26.53%
• Appharvest Inc    APPH   21.02%
• Big Lots Inc    BIG   18.04%
• Tattooed Chef Inc    TTCF   16.5%
• Celsius Holdings I   CELH   14.07%
• The Beauty Health   SKIN   11.78%
• Ollies Bargain Out   OLLI   11.72%
• Stride Inc   LRN   10.46%
• Sprouts Fmrs Mkt I    SFM   10.23%

Short Interest is the percentage of a stocks' outstanding shares being sold short, which is utilized as a gauge for stock price sentiment. When short interest increases, this is generally considered a negative "bear" market indicator, whereas when short interest decreases, this is generally considered a positive "bull" market indicator.

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