TARSTarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

$68.13-9.1% 1Y
Latest close: below its 200-day averageOct 23, 2026what changed →

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+14% of shares).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 23, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −0% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$5.2M (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 interest14% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 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 returnbehind 73% 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 TARS is trading

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is −9.1% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 25 points behind the market.

−9.1%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−0.14%

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

RSI (14)
36

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
25%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$30.55 – $90.81 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$68.13
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−10%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−9.1%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
+182%
vs 50-day average$74.98
−9.1%
52-week high
$90.81
52-week low
$56.13
Annualised volatility
48%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$877K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−17%
2025+48%
2024+173%
2023+38%
2022−35%
2021−46%
Average return by calendar month, 2020–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan62 of 6−0.27%
Feb62 of 6+3.7%
Mar61 of 6−5.2%
Apr63 of 6+0.18%
May63 of 6−3.9%
Jun63 of 6−2.7%
Jul62 of 6−3.1%
Aug65 of 6+15%
Sep65 of 6+3.8%
Oct64 of 6+9.0%
Nov64 of 6+9.3%
Dec64 of 6+12%

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.

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