Short Sellers

FIS Astec Analytics has released its latest weekly list of the most popular stocks among short sellers. This week’s list contains some familiar names and a brand new top pick. Here’s a rundown of the hottest stocks among short sellers. Top Pick: Blue Apron With Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ...

Gentex Corporation (NASDAQ: GNTX) shares are sliding on Thursday after short seller Spruce Point Capital founded by Ben Axler released a new short report on the company, titled "A Dim and Grim Outlook." The hedge fund issued a Strong Sell recommendation on the stock, reasoning that there is scope...

In a note released Thursday, Citi raised its estimates and price target for the shares of FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FLT), giving 10 reasons to own the stock in the second half of 2017. Analyst Peter Christiansen thinks investors would be drawn back to the fundamental drivers for 2017, as...

FIS Astec Analytics has released its latest weekly list of the most popular stocks among short sellers. This week’s list contains some familiar names, including a top pick that has been in and out of the spot for months. Here’s a rundown of the hottest stocks among short sellers. Top...

NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is continuing to work to help drive the artificial intelligence industry and has a new partner. In a recent note, Citigroup analyst Atif Malik highlighted Nvidia’s and Baidu Inc (ADR) (NASDAQ: BIDU)'s recent partnership announcement. This partnership will...

There is much to love about Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) as a company, but fewer reasons to love the stock as it stands, according to Gadfly's Liam Denning. Tesla's stock is now worth $9 billion less than it was valued at to start the week and comes at a time when its Model S sedan failed to...

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares were trading lower by $13.00 (4 percent) at $314.09 in Thursday's session. The stock was more than $60, or 16 percent, lower from Monday's high ($371.35) when it reached $309.61 earlier in today's session. Andrew Left kept the bearish momentum in tact,...

Last week, NYSE president Tom Farley took a personal shot at short sellers when calling for new rules to require them to publicly reveal their positions. Short sellers profit when share prices fall, but they are not currently required to disclose their bearish bets, allowing them to operate mostly...

Short-seller Muddy Waters Research has a new target for its cynical trade strategy. The firm’s Carson Block announced a short position in Prothena Corporation PLC (NASDAQ: PRTA) Thursday on Bloomberg TV, prompting an immediate, 7-percent plunge. Prothena recovered nearly all of its losses but...

FIS Astec Analytics has released its latest weekly list of the most popular stocks among short sellers. This week’s list contains some familiar names and at least one new one. Here’s a rundown of the hottest stocks among short sellers. Top Pick: Applied Optoelectronics Applied...

In response to Mallinckrodt PLC (NYSE: MNK)’s Thursday report downplaying recent safety and cost concerns for its controversial HP Acthar Gel, Citron Research noted that the company is in “full damage control mode” and rejected its attempt to abate public fears. Considering...

BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) will report its first quarter fiscal 2018 earnings on Friday, and analysts have set a low bar for the company to clear. Credit Suisse analyst Kulbinder Garcha previewed the report, reiterated an Underperform rating and $8 price target. The analyst is looking to see...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s acquisition of Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) is a mere few days old and far away from receiving the necessary regulatory approval. But this hasn't stopped Wall Street analysts from guessing who Amazon will target next. Maxim Group's Tom Forte...

BlackBerry Ltd (NASDAQ: BBRY) is scheduled to report its fiscal first-quarter results on June 23, and investors are expecting further updates to its ongoing turnarounds initiatives. Heading into the earnings report, Imperial Capital's Michael Kim maintains an In-Line rating on BlackBerry's stock...

We’re entering a world of robots, a dizzying scene of autonomy with unfamiliar and yet unimagined implications — social, scientific and financial. As investors attempt to make sense of the tortuous path of driverless vehicles, who better to turn to than technology analyst Gene Munster?...