Applied Digital Co. (NASDAQ:APLD – Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 42,820,000 shares, an increase of 9.0% from the November 15th total of 39,290,000 shares. Approximately 26.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 15,190,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.8 days.

MongoDB, Inc. (NASDAQ:MDB – Get Free Report)’s stock price was down 5.6% during mid-day trading on Friday . The stock traded as low as $271.50 and last traded at $272.35. Approximately 2,358,962 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 55% from the average daily volume of 1,522,469 shares. The stock had previously closed at $288.61.

Hamilton Lane Incorporated (NASDAQ:HLNE – Get Free Report) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,010,000 shares, a drop of 12.2% from the November 15th total of 1,150,000 shares. Approximately 2.7% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 439,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.3 days.

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD – Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 23,410,000 shares, a growth of 29.6% from the November 15th total of 18,060,000 shares. Currently, 1.9% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,840,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.4 days.

Bruker Co. (NASDAQ:BRKR – Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,300,000 shares, an increase of 9.6% from the November 15th total of 3,010,000 shares. Currently, 3.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,370,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.4 days.

Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE:BEN – Get Free Report) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 26,170,000 shares, a decline of 9.2% from the November 15th total of 28,820,000 shares. Currently, 9.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 4,150,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.3 days.

Walmart Inc. (NYSE:WMT – Get Free Report) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Thursday. Stock investors acquired 245,424 call options on the stock. This is an increase of 82% compared to the typical volume of 134,801 call options.

Shares of Roku, Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU – Get Free Report) shot up 1.4% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $84.26 and last traded at $83.57. 428,970 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 90% from the average session volume of 4,408,219 shares. The stock had previously closed at $82.42.

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ – Get Free Report) Director Mark A. Weinberger purchased 1,000 shares of Johnson & Johnson stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 12th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $147.22 per share, for a total transaction of $147,220.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 1,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $147,220. The trade was a ∞ increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link.

Shares of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE:KO – Get Free Report) traded up 1.7% on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $63.74 and last traded at $63.72. 4,000,427 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 71% from the average session volume of 13,791,956 shares. The stock had previously closed at $62.64.