BNTCBenitec Biopharma Inc.

$8.62-46% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−26% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −26% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest5.8% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

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

How BNTC is trading

Benitec Biopharma Inc. is −46% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 62 points behind the market.

−46%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−26%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
43

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
48%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$7.06 – $16.79 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$8.62
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−11%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−46%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−86%
vs 50-day average$10.82
−20%
52-week high
$16.52
52-week low
$8.09
Annualised volatility
63%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−36%
2025+6.7%
2024+291%
2023+12%
2022−94%
2021−13%
2020−61%
2019−66%
2018−49%
2017+93%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan104 of 10+4.8%
Feb106 of 10+16%
Mar107 of 10+3.8%
Apr105 of 10+5.3%
May104 of 10−5.2%
Jun103 of 10−10%
Jul115 of 11+4.5%
Aug115 of 11−0.07%
Sep113 of 11−10%
Oct117 of 11−3.7%
Nov103 of 10−5.7%
Dec106 of 10−2.6%

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.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.