The following is a list of stocks that have lagged the rest of the market over recent weeks, reporting losses over the last quarter.Additionally, all of these stocks have seen a significant increase in shares shorted between 10/29/2010 - 1/31/2011. Is this excessive pessimism justified, or will the inevitable short-covering provide support to these stocks? Full details below. Short trends data sourced from AOL Money.
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1. Cninsure Inc. (CISG): Insurance Brokers Industry. Market cap of $897.51M. Shorted shares increased from 3.23M to 6.85M over the last three months (112% change). Short float at 15.06%, which implies a short ratio of 6.5 days. The stock has lost -16.95% over the last year.
2. Clearwire Corporation (CLWR): Wireless Communications Industry. Market cap of $1.31B. Shorted shares increased from 17.88M to 34.03M over the last three months (90% change). Short float at 19.91%, which implies a short ratio of 7.46 days. The stock has lost -22.03% over the last year.
3. SUPERVALU Inc. (SVU): Grocery Stores Industry. Market cap of $1.82B. Shorted shares increased from 29.67M to 43.78M over the last three months (48% change). Short float at 20.85%, which implies a short ratio of 4.93 days. The stock has lost -43.77% over the last year.
4. Yongye International, Inc. (YONG): Agricultural Chemicals Industry. Market cap of $339.17M. Shorted shares increased from 4.32M to 5.9M over the last three months (37% change). Short float at 15.36%, which implies a short ratio of 8.07 days. The stock has lost -12.71% over the last year.
5. MIPS Technologies Inc. (MIPS): Semiconductor- Memory Chips Industry. Market cap of $693.36M. Shorted shares increased from 8.42M to 10.99M over the last three months (31% change). Short float at 21.17%, which implies a short ratio of 3.63 days. The stock has gained 217.46% over the last year.
6. Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CADX): Biotechnology Industry. Market cap of $385.93M. Shorted shares increased from 10.31M to 13.31M over the last three months (29% change). Short float at 27.23%, which implies a short ratio of 33.26 days. The stock has lost -17.87% over the last year.
7. LAN Airlines S.A. (LFL): Regional Airlines Industry. Market cap of $9.91B. Shorted shares increased from 6.01M to 7.63M over the last three months (27% change). Short float at 39.39%, which implies a short ratio of 18.5 days. The stock has gained 71.55% over the last year.
8. Deer Consumer Products, Inc. (DEER): Home Furnishings & Fixtures Industry. Market cap of $369.83M. Shorted shares increased from 2.18M to 2.74M over the last three months (26% change). Short float at 15.22%, which implies a short ratio of 12.62 days. The stock has gained 21.93% over the last year.
9. MannKind Corp. (MNKD): Biotechnology Industry. Market cap of $477.87M. Shorted shares increased from 16.09M to 19.88M over the last three months (24% change). Short float at 25.13%, which implies a short ratio of 4.48 days. The stock has lost -62.08% over the last year.
10. Harbin Electric, Inc. (HRBN): Industrial Electrical Equipment Industry. Market cap of $598.44M. Shorted shares increased from 4.39M to 5.35M over the last three months (22% change). Short float at 26.04%, which implies a short ratio of 10.12 days. The stock has lost -2.2% over the last year.
11. Cephalon Inc. (CEPH): Biotechnology Industry. Market cap of $4.42B. Shorted shares increased from 11.15M to 13.48M over the last three months (21% change). Short float at 17.92%, which implies a short ratio of 10.2 days. The stock has lost -12.4% over the last year.
12. Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (SVNT): Biotechnology Industry. Market cap of $703.3M. Shorted shares increased from 12.94M to 15.51M over the last three months (20% change). Short float at 22.32%, which implies a short ratio of 6.03 days. The stock has lost -29.01% over the last year.
13. Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. (OSG): Shipping Industry. Market cap of $1.06B. Shorted shares increased from 4.81M to 5.62M over the last three months (17% change). Short float at 21.97%, which implies a short ratio of 10.22 days. The stock has lost -18.85% over the last year.
14. GameStop Corp. (GME): Electronics Stores Industry. Market cap of $3.07B. Shorted shares increased from 31.79M to 37.06M over the last three months (17% change). Short float at 25.45%, which implies a short ratio of 9.47 days. The stock has gained 4.38% over the last year.
15. Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM): Communication Equipment Industry. Market cap of $562.7M. Shorted shares increased from 7.58M to 8.64M over the last three months (14% change). Short float at 18.54%, which implies a short ratio of 22.77 days. The stock has gained 23.61% over the last year.
16. EnerNOC, Inc. (ENOC): Business Services Industry. Market cap of $481.15M. Shorted shares increased from 3.66M to 4.11M over the last three months (12% change). Short float at 18.26%, which implies a short ratio of 9.33 days. The stock has lost -33.56% over the last year.
17. STR Holdings, Inc. (STRI): Specialty Chemicals Industry. Market cap of $781.89M. Shorted shares increased from 7.91M to 8.83M over the last three months (12% change). Short float at 23.24%, which implies a short ratio of 14.64 days. The stock has gained 6.18% over the last year.
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