Short Interest Sector Focus: Real Estate Sector

As of the close of business on Monday, 8/1, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Real Estate Sector.

The average short interest for stocks within the Real Estate sector stands at 2.88%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

 

  • ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL    ARR    19.46%
  • ORCHID ISLAND CAPI    ORC    18.68%
  • INVESCO MORTGAGE C    IVR    18.34%
  • PENNS REAL EST INV    PEI    17.46%
  • AGREE REALTY CORP    ADC    15.23%
  • GEO GROUP INC        GEO    12.92%
  • HANNON ARMSTRONG S    HASI    12.15%
  • REDFIN CORPORATION    RDFN    11.92%
  • CTO RTLY GROWTH IN    CTO    11.37%
  • PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL    PEB    11.35%

Short Interest is the percentage of a stocks' outstanding shares being sold short, which is utilized as a gauge for stock price sentiment. When short interest increases, this is generally considered a negative "bear" market indicator, whereas when short interest decreases, this is generally considered a positive "bull" market indicator. 

Disclaimer: The Short Interest Indicator is produced by Tidal Markets, in partnership with Benzinga Insights. The data represented is exclusive to short interest data amalgamated daily by Tidal Markets LLC and its underlying proprietary sources. The information contained herein should not be compared to, contrasted, or evaluated against other short interest data providers. ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY INVESTMENT ADVICE  

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