Friday, April 15, 2011

Top 10 Home Building/Services Stocks with Highest Short Interest: HOV, KBH, BZH, LEN, ETH, ZZ, RYL, DEER, SPF, LZB (Apr 15, 2011)

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Below are the top 10 Home Building/Services stocks with the highest short interest as a percentage of total shares outstanding, UPDATED TODAY before 4:30 AM ET. Short Squeeze and Short Covering can cause these stocks to rise sharply. One Chinese company (DEER) is on the list.
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE:HOV) has the 1st highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 23.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 9.1, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. KB Home (NYSE:KBH) has the 2nd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 20.8% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 5.24, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (NYSE:BZH) has the 3rd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 20.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 8.54, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Lennar Corporation (NYSE:LEN) has the 4th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 17.3% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 5.41, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETH) has the 5th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 17.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 16.84, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.
Sealy Corporation (NYSE:ZZ) has the 6th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 12.8% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 21.01, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. The Ryland Group, Inc. (NYSE:RYL) has the 7th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 11.3% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 4.85, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Deer Consumer Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEER) has the 8th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 11.0% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 3.44, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Standard Pacific Corp. (NYSE:SPF) has the 9th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 11.0% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 10.39, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. La-Z-Boy Incorporated (NYSE:LZB) has the 10th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 9.3% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 9.06, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

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