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Human Genome Sciences Inc. HGSI (NASDAQ) Quotes delayed 20 minutes

Last: 32.44 Chg: -0.20 %Chg: -0.62% Open: 32.50   Vol: 31,600
Bid: 32.43 Ask: 32.45 Size: 1 High: 32.56 Low: 32.30 Avg Vol: 3.7 M

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HGSI is currently trading at 32.44
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Sentiment: Bearish

Symbol Shares Price Total Cash Required* Target Gain ROI Loss at Stop Loss
Stock Trade HGSI 100     32.44 $1,622 32.44 200.0% -$3,244

*Assumes buying stock on margin at 50%; shorting stock on margin at 150%

HGSI: Chart

HGSI: Human Genome Sciences Inc.

Industry Small Cap Biotech/Pharmaceuticals
Shares Outstanding 185.6 M
52 Wk Performance Price 5000%
Dividend 0.00
Today's High 32.56 P/E 816
Today's Low 32.30 EPS 0.04
Open 32.50 Price to Book 4.0
Prev Close 32.64
52 Wk high 33.13 Moving Averages:
52 Wk Low 0.68 21 Day 30.14
Market Cap 6.1 B 50 Day 29.35
Yield 0 200 Day 20.02

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- Mar 10 [4 days to expiration]
14.85 15.10 -0.17 0 0 Mar 10 17.5 0.00 0.06 -0.01 0 239
12.35 12.60 -0.17 0 84 Mar 10 20.0 0.00 0.06 -0.01 0 237
9.35 9.60 -0.17 0 47 Mar 10 23.0 0.00 0.08 0.00 0 214
8.40 8.60 -0.15 0 98 Mar 10 24.0 0.00 0.07 -0.01 0 283
7.40 7.60 -0.18 0 637 Mar 10 25.0 0.01 0.08 -0.01 0 5641
6.40 6.60 -0.18 0 518 Mar 10 26.0 0.02 0.10 0.00 0 4201
5.40 5.55 -0.22 0 3970 Mar 10 27.0 0.02 0.09 -0.01 0 542
4.40 4.60 -0.20 0 1518 Mar 10 28.0 0.03 0.09 0.00 0 5326
3.45 3.60 -0.17 0 1888 Mar 10 29.0 0.05 0.10 0.00 0 854
2.50 2.61 -0.20 0 7119 Mar 10 30.0 0.09 0.14 0.00 50 1455
1.61 1.71 -0.19 0 7565 Mar 10 31.0 0.19 0.23 0.00 0 830
0.89 0.97 -0.15 0 2308 Mar 10 32.0 0.45 0.50 0.01 0 697
0.42 0.48 -0.12 12 9450 Mar 10 33.0 0.97 1.03 0.07 0 50
0.20 0.24 -0.06 0 970 Mar 10 34.0 1.71 1.80 0.11 0 495
0.09 0.13 -0.03 0 1118 Mar 10 35.0 2.60 2.70 0.14 0 50
0.04 0.09 -0.02 0 0 Mar 10 36.0 3.55 3.70 0.17 0 10
0.02 0.07 -0.02 0 12 Mar 10 37.0 4.50 4.70 0.20 0 10
0.01 0.07 -0.01 0 722 Mar 10 40.0 7.50 7.65 0.20 0 148
- Apr 10 [32 days to expiration]
29.65 30.20 -0.15 0 0 Apr 10 2.5 0.00 0.06 0.01 0 0
27.15 27.70 -0.15 0 6 Apr 10 5.0 0.00 0.05 0.00 0 207
24.75 25.15 -0.17 0 42 Apr 10 7.5 0.00 0.06 0.00 0 334
22.25 22.65 -0.20 0 107 Apr 10 10.0 0.00 0.06 -0.01 0 1001
19.25 19.65 -0.20 0 31 Apr 10 13.0 0.00 0.07 0.00 0 929
18.25 18.65 -0.20 0 29 Apr 10 14.0 0.00 0.08 0.00 0 284
17.30 17.65 -0.18 0 161 Apr 10 15.0 0.00 0.09 0.01 0 462
16.30 16.65 -0.18 0 71 Apr 10 16.0 0.01 0.06 -0.02 0 152
15.30 15.65 -0.17 0 109 Apr 10 17.0 0.02 0.07 -0.01 0 132
14.30 14.70 -0.18 0 208 Apr 10 18.0 0.03 0.13 0.00 0 525
13.35 13.70 -0.18 0 32 Apr 10 19.0 0.05 0.10 -0.01 0 291
12.35 12.70 -0.18 0 779 Apr 10 20.0 0.06 0.10 0.00 0 521
11.35 11.65 -0.23 0 198 Apr 10 21.0 0.03 0.11 0.00 0 130
10.40 10.65 -0.20 0 943 Apr 10 22.0 0.06 0.15 0.00 0 1957
9.45 9.75 -0.15 0 226 Apr 10 23.0 0.09 0.15 -0.01 0 1841
8.50 8.70 -0.17 0 549 Apr 10 24.0 0.11 0.17 -0.01 0 1354
7.55 7.70 -0.20 0 1479 Apr 10 25.0 0.14 0.20 -0.01 0 6540
6.60 6.80 -0.18 0 559 Apr 10 26.0 0.19 0.23 0.00 0 2548
5.65 5.85 -0.18 0 2844 Apr 10 27.0 0.27 0.32 0.01 0 7235
4.75 4.95 -0.18 0 4464 Apr 10 28.0 0.37 0.44 0.01 0 842
3.95 4.10 -0.17 0 505 Apr 10 29.0 0.54 0.59 0.01 0 1847
3.15 3.30 -0.18 0 6509 Apr 10 30.0 0.76 0.82 0.02 0 4445
2.52 2.63 -0.14 0 2704 Apr 10 31.0 1.07 1.14 0.02 0 6088
1.94 2.02 -0.14 0 3053 Apr 10 32.0 1.48 1.57 0.04 0 1367
1.48 1.55 -0.12 0 1491 Apr 10 33.0 2.02 2.11 0.07 0 739
1.12 1.18 -0.10 0 1503 Apr 10 34.0 2.64 2.74 0.09 0 214
0.83 0.89 -0.09 0 4286 Apr 10 35.0 3.30 3.45 0.08 0 305
0.62 0.67 -0.07 0 2273 Apr 10 36.0 4.10 4.25 0.10 0 11
0.47 0.52 -0.06 0 21 Apr 10 37.0 4.95 5.10 0.12 0 12
0.22 0.25 -0.04 0 2143 Apr 10 40.0 7.70 7.85 0.15 0 75
0.08 0.13 -0.01 0 659 Apr 10 45.0 12.55 12.75 0.20 0 136
- Jul 10 [123 days to expiration]
17.35 17.70 -0.20 0 10 Jul 10 15.0 0.04 0.16 -0.01 0 56
14.95 15.30 -0.25 0 6 Jul 10 17.5 0.17 0.28 0.00 0 106
12.65 13.00 -0.23 0 70 Jul 10 20.0 0.35 0.44 -0.03 0 879
10.10 10.40 -0.12 0 33 Jul 10 23.0 0.71 0.82 0.00 0 230
9.20 9.55 -0.20 0 54 Jul 10 24.0 0.88 1.00 0.01 0 254
8.45 8.75 -0.17 0 224 Jul 10 25.0 1.06 1.21 0.00 0 1093
7.65 8.00 -0.18 0 61 Jul 10 26.0 1.31 1.44 0.02 0 616
6.95 7.25 -0.18 0 1715 Jul 10 27.0 1.57 1.71 0.02 0 491
6.30 6.55 -0.15 0 2460 Jul 10 28.0 1.88 2.02 0.03 0 339
5.65 5.90 -0.12 0 1217 Jul 10 29.0 2.23 2.37 0.03 0 731
5.05 5.25 -0.15 0 5127 Jul 10 30.0 2.61 2.76 0.03 0 1314
4.50 4.70 -0.15 0 736 Jul 10 31.0 3.00 3.20 0.02 0 104
3.95 4.15 -0.15 0 371 Jul 10 32.0 3.50 3.70 0.07 0 136
3.50 3.70 -0.10 0 1475 Jul 10 33.0 4.00 4.25 0.07 0 44
3.05 3.25 -0.10 0 575 Jul 10 34.0 4.55 4.80 0.08 0 35
2.65 2.86 -0.11 0 8386 Jul 10 35.0 5.15 5.40 0.08 0 1060
2.26 2.47 -0.10 0 2487 Jul 10 36.0 5.80 6.05 0.10 0 20
1.93 2.09 -0.12 0 0 Jul 10 37.0 6.45 6.70 0.10 0 10
1.18 1.34 -0.03 0 4285 Jul 10 40.0 8.65 8.90 0.12 0 129
0.42 0.54 -0.03 0 645 Jul 10 45.0 12.80 13.15 0.12 0 80
- Oct 10 [214 days to expiration]
17.60 17.95 -0.20 0 0 Oct 10 15.0 0.28 0.44 0.01 0 0
15.35 15.70 -0.20 0 0 Oct 10 17.5 0.55 0.68 0.01 0 28
13.25 13.60 -0.18 0 0 Oct 10 20.0 0.91 1.09 0.04 0 21
11.30 11.65 -0.15 0 2 Oct 10 22.5 1.42 1.61 0.04 0 3
9.45 9.80 -0.15 0 0 Oct 10 25.0 2.07 2.28 0.03 0 105
8.75 9.10 -0.20 0 10 Oct 10 26.0 2.39 2.61 0.04 0 40
8.10 8.45 -0.20 0 0 Oct 10 27.0 2.73 2.96 0.04 0 0
7.50 7.85 -0.15 0 47 Oct 10 28.0 3.10 3.35 0.05 0 26
6.95 7.30 -0.12 0 0 Oct 10 29.0 3.50 3.75 0.03 0 20
6.40 6.70 -0.12 0 56 Oct 10 30.0 3.90 4.20 0.03 0 10
5.85 6.20 -0.13 0 12 Oct 10 31.0 4.45 4.70 0.07 0 0
5.35 5.65 -0.15 0 10 Oct 10 32.0 4.85 5.15 0.03 0 0
4.90 5.15 -0.17 0 37 Oct 10 33.0 5.40 5.70 0.05 0 20
4.45 4.70 -0.12 0 259 Oct 10 34.0 6.00 6.25 0.07 0 69
4.00 4.30 -0.15 0 200 Oct 10 35.0 6.50 6.85 0.08 0 24
3.65 3.95 -0.10 0 10 Oct 10 36.0 7.15 7.45 0.08 0 0
3.30 3.55 -0.08 0 0 Oct 10 37.0 7.80 8.10 0.10 0 20
2.36 2.62 -0.06 0 68 Oct 10 40.0 9.80 10.15 0.10 0 10
1.28 1.41 -0.06 0 0 Oct 10 45.0 13.65 13.95 0.07 0 10
- Jan 11 [312 days to expiration]
29.65 30.20 -0.20 0 7 Jan 11 2.5 0.00 0.12 0.00 0 454
27.15 27.70 -0.23 0 4 Jan 11 5.0 0.00 0.14 0.00 0 425
24.70 25.20 -0.22 0 0 Jan 11 7.5 0.00 0.18 0.00 0 269
22.35 22.80 -0.25 0 928 Jan 11 10.0 0.14 0.32 0.01 0 242
20.15 20.60 -0.20 0 82 Jan 11 12.5 0.39 0.56 -0.01 0 572
18.00 18.40 -0.25 0 611 Jan 11 15.0 0.76 0.90 0.01 0 8046
16.00 16.35 -0.23 0 279 Jan 11 17.5 1.25 1.39 0.03 0 1892
14.05 14.45 -0.23 0 2738 Jan 11 20.0 1.79 1.97 0.07 0 17707
12.30 12.70 -0.23 0 335 Jan 11 22.5 2.49 2.70 0.05 0 122
10.70 11.05 -0.20 0 1671 Jan 11 25.0 3.30 3.55 0.02 0 3656
7.85 8.20 -0.20 0 5581 Jan 11 30.0 5.45 5.75 0.05 0 4842
5.65 5.95 -0.12 0 15990 Jan 11 35.0 8.10 8.40 0.07 0 294
3.80 4.10 -0.08 0 4144 Jan 11 40.0 11.25 11.55 0.07 0 56
2.41 2.72 -0.07 0 4020 Jan 11 45.0 14.85 15.20 0.10 0 120
1.48 1.74 -0.05 0 1291 Jan 11 50.0 18.80 19.20 0.10 0 186
- Jan 12 [676 days to expiration]
23.00 23.90 -0.10 0 83 Jan 12 10.0 0.87 1.14 0.00 0 412
19.45 19.90 -0.23 0 5661 Jan 12 15.0 2.03 2.25 0.10 0 443
17.65 18.35 -0.05 0 89 Jan 12 17.5 2.70 3.05 0.07 0 16
15.90 16.70 -0.15 0 85 Jan 12 20.0 3.55 3.90 0.02 0 70
14.40 15.20 -0.10 0 44 Jan 12 22.5 4.50 4.85 0.12 0 20
13.00 13.75 -0.12 0 243 Jan 12 25.0 5.55 5.90 0.08 0 139
10.45 11.20 -0.07 0 1123 Jan 12 30.0 7.90 8.30 0.08 0 215
8.55 9.10 -0.07 0 738 Jan 12 35.0 10.70 11.20 0.10 0 278
6.80 7.35 -0.05 0 753 Jan 12 40.0 13.85 14.40 0.07 0 236