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CYTK — structural market context

Cytokinetics, Incorporated

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 22. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $62.33 (Oct 22) vs $62.86 (Oct 21): −0.84%.

Volume

1.02× its 20-session average (2.0M) on Oct 22.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 19.3M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 17.5M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 2 days with fails, largest 95K shares on Sep 22.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 1 day with fails, largest 98K shares on Sep 14.

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Analyst rating actions

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Insider filings (Form 4)

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CYTK events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

Form 4 · other · filed 2026-10-20 · View on sec.gov ↗

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CYTK short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
19.3M
% OF FLOAT
14.4%
DAYS TO COVER
8.4
CHANGE VS PRIOR
+10.6%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (23d ago)

CYTK fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-30 · 23d3K$65.64
2026-09-22 · 31d95K$67.56
2026-09-14 · 39d98K$73.77

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

CYTK insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 14 sales

InsiderTypeSharesValueFiled
Malik Fady Ibraham · officer: EVP Research & DevelopmentSale (S)4K$224K2026-10-20
Blum Robert I · director, officer: President & CEOSale (S)8K$472K2026-10-13
Malik Fady Ibraham · officer: EVP Research & DevelopmentSale (S)4K$215K2026-10-06
Blum Robert I · director, officer: President & CEOSale (S)8K$491K2026-09-28
Malik Fady Ibraham · officer: EVP Research & DevelopmentSale (S)4K$239K2026-09-22

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

CYTK analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
William BlairinitialiseOutperform2026-10-16
UBSprice_target—2026-10-14
UBSholdBuy2026-10-14
RBC Capitalprice_target—2026-10-08
RBC CapitalholdOutperform2026-10-08

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is CYTK's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, CYTK had 19.3M shares sold short — 14.4% of its float, with 8.4 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying CYTK?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, CYTK recorded 0 insider purchases and 14 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
What do analysts say about CYTK?
The most recent action: William Blair initialise to Outperform on 2026-10-16. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell CYTK?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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