Short Interest Sector Focus: Real Estate Sector

As of the close of business on Friday, 6/9, 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 3.55%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Sl Green Rlty Corp   SLG   31%
• Medical Prop Tst   MPW   30.56%
• Pebblebrook Hotel    PEB   21.49%
• Arbor Realty Trust   ABR   19.18%
• Armour Residential   ARR   16.55%
• Geo Group Inc   GEO   15.15%
• Orchid Island Capi   ORC   15.06%
• Blackstone Mortgag    BXMT   15.03%
• Starwood Property   STWD   14.27%
• Redfin Corporation   RDFN   11.91%

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.

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