Abbott Laboratories' (NYSE:ABT) short percent of float has risen 11.76% since its last report, with 13.22 million shares sold short, which is 0.76% of all regular shares available for trading. It would take traders 2.41 days to cover their short positions on average. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, Abbott Laboratories' peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 3.28%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.