Amsurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG) stated gains of 95,280 shares or 3.3% in the short interest. The short interest registered from 2,898,016 on November 30,2015 to 2,993,296 on December 15,2015. In terms of floated shares, the shorted positions stood at 6.3%. The stock has been averaging 1,470,240 shares daily in trading and would need 2 days to cover the shorts. The information was released by Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc (FINRA) on December 24th.
Amsurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG) witnessed a decline in the market cap on Thursday as its shares dropped 0.95% or 0.73 points. After the session commenced at $76.89, the stock reached the higher end at $77.65 while it hit a low of $75.6. With the volume soaring to 215,206 shares, the last trade was called at $76.13. The company has a 52-week high of $87.4199. The company has a market cap of $3,689 million and there are 48,455,300 shares in outstanding. The 52-week low of the share price is $52.42.
Amsurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG) has lost 0.38% during the past week and dropped 10.54% in the last 4 weeks. The shares are however, negative as compared to the S&P 500 for the past week with a loss of 3.06%. Amsurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG) has underperformed the index by 9.28% in the last 4 weeks. Investors should watch out for further signals and trade with caution. 
The company shares have rallied 37.89% from its 1 Year high price. On Sep 25, 2015, the shares registered one year high at $87.42 and the one year low was seen on Jan 12, 2015. The 50-Day Moving Average price is $81.61 and the 200 Day Moving Average price is recorded at $77.26.