Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHPH) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:SHPHGet Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 137,273 shares, an increase of 310.9% from the June 15th total of 33,404 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,260,794 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days. Currently, 24.6% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Stock Up 1.4%

SHPH traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $2.96. The company had a trading volume of 12,456,514 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,341,409. The business has a 50-day moving average of $4.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.96. Shuttle Pharmaceuticals has a 1 year low of $2.71 and a 1 year high of $55.90. The company has a market cap of $1.89 million, a P/E ratio of -0.06 and a beta of 0.29.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder Financial Lp Hrt bought 25,836 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 29th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $3.44 per share, with a total value of $88,875.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 71,842 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $247,136.48. This trade represents a 56.16% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Over the last 90 days, insiders bought 53,398 shares of company stock valued at $181,764 and sold 38,133 shares valued at $132,128. Corporate insiders own 12.60% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shuttle Pharmaceuticals

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Connective Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Shuttle Pharmaceuticals during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $357,000. Ikarian Capital LLC purchased a new position in Shuttle Pharmaceuticals during the fourth quarter valued at $124,000. Boothbay Fund Management LLC bought a new stake in Shuttle Pharmaceuticals in the 4th quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Shuttle Pharmaceuticals in the 4th quarter valued at $26,000. 4.58% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on SHPH. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Shuttle Pharmaceuticals from a “sell (e)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Shuttle Pharmaceuticals to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, July 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

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Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Company Profile

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Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc, a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, develops novel therapies to cure cancers. It develops Ropidoxuridine, an oral halogenated pyrimidine to treat patients with brain tumors and sarcomas SP-1-161, an HDAC inhibitor that initiates the mutated in ataxia-telangiectasia response pathway for radiation sensitizing cancer cells and protecting normal cells; SP-2-225, a pre-clinical class IIb that effects on the regulation of the immune system; and SP-1-303, a pre-clinical selective Class I HDAC for the treatment of ER positive cancers .

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