July month-end short interest figures were released earlier this week, and below we highlight stocks in the Russell 1,000 with the highest short interest as a percentage of float.As shown, more than 50% of both Big Lots' (BIG) and Sears Holdings' (SHLD) equity float is sold short. While SHLD is down 10% year to date, BIG is up significantly at 110%.
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Russell 1,000 Stocks with the Highest Short Interest as a Percentage of Float
Thu, Aug 14, 2:36 PM ET
Oil is down a couple of bucks and retailers are on fire. Sears Holdings (SHLD) jumped $9 per share yesterday? Remember everyone, rising gas prices did not result in plummeting retail sales and this subsequent drop does not mean Sears is all of the sudden going to see an influx of shoppers or its average ticket rise meaningfully.These small incremental changes in the price per gallon does not ma...
Federal Reserve Interest Rates Prior to the release of the decision from the FOMC, trading activity was quiet although the major indices surged higher, tacking on triple-digit gains for the DOW and the NYSE, by the closing bell. Gains for the DOW and the S&P 500 haven't been this large, in months. Crude oil took a hit today and closed at $119.17 per barrel, adding fuel to the already climbi...
View SEC Filings View Insider Trading View Annual Reports Retailers may not get the boost they are looking for after reports surfaced that consumer spending increases were offset by higher prices. Inflation-adjusted consumer spending declined 0.2% in June, according to the Commerce Department. This means that companies like Wal-Mart Stores (NYSE: WMT) and Target Corporation (NYSE: TGT) may not...
Filed under: Earnings reports, Sears Holdings (SHLD), Technical Analysis, Stocks to BuyA. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS) manufactures water heating equipment and electric motors. The Water Products segment makes a line of gas and electric water heaters, commercial water heating equipment, copper-tube boilers, and water systems tanks. The Electrical Products segment produces hermetic and fract...
From today's WSJ:Banks also are pulling back on the amount of rainy-day money they have been giving out to corporate clients in the form of loans called revolving-credit facilities. Retailers such as Sears Holdings Corp. and Talbots Inc. have struggled to renew revolving-credit facilities with their bankers in recent months. Other companies, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc., AT&T Inc. and Ame...