PCRXPacira BioSciences, Inc.

$36.42+69% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: in an uptrend, but a crowded short (+20% of shares).

1 good, 1 to watch, 1 neutral
TrendUptrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In an uptrend, above its rising 50- and 200-day averages. Overbought (RSI 95). Price is +49% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$218K (90 days to Oct 22, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 22, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 22, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest20% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

A crowded short, 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 PCRX is trading

Pacira BioSciences, Inc. is +69% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 53 points ahead of the market.

+69%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
+49%

vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend

RSI (14)
95

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

Below its 52-week high
0.10%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$16.37 – $36.46 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
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Last close2026-10-23
$36.42
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
+42%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+69%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−32%
vs 50-day average$27.80
+31%
52-week high
$36.45
52-week low
$19.16
Annualised volatility
51%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+41%
2025+37%
2024−44%
2023−13%
2022−36%
2021+0.55%
2020+32%
2019+5.3%
2018−5.8%
2017+41%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10+2.1%
Feb107 of 10+1.6%
Mar104 of 10−1.6%
Apr107 of 10+5.0%
May104 of 10−2.2%
Jun105 of 10+1.4%
Jul115 of 11−3.1%
Aug115 of 11+1.5%
Sep113 of 11−3.6%
Oct113 of 11−0.67%
Nov107 of 10+7.6%
Dec105 of 10+2.5%

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.