LXRXLexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$1.67+40% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and heavily shorted.

2 neutral, 1 without data
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Oversold (RSI 28). Price is −7% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest7.2% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 78% of the market
vs 200-day avgmiddle of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How LXRX is trading

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is +40% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 22 points ahead of the market.

+40%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
−6.6%

vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far

RSI (14)
28

RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought

Below its 52-week high
33%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$0.29 – $2.50 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$1.67
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
−17%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+40%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−63%
vs 50-day average$2.14
−22%
52-week high
$2.50
52-week low
$1.14
Annualised volatility
110%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+45%
2025+55%
2024−52%
2023−20%
2022−52%
2021+15%
2020−18%
2019−37%
2018−33%
2017−29%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan107 of 10+12%
Feb105 of 10+0.16%
Mar104 of 10−7.8%
Apr104 of 10+0.02%
May105 of 10+8.1%
Jun108 of 10+7.8%
Jul115 of 11−2.5%
Aug113 of 11−2.4%
Sep114 of 11+5.7%
Oct115 of 11−2.9%
Nov105 of 10−4.4%
Dec103 of 10+10%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.