Friday, April 15, 2011

Top 10 Retail Stocks with Highest Short Interest: NILE, TLB, GME, PETS, LIZ, BKS, SAH, LL, CONN, SKS (Apr 15, 2011)

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Below are the top 10 Retail 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.

Blue Nile, Inc. (NASDAQ:NILE) has the 1st highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 35.4% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 16.9, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. The Talbots, Inc. (NYSE:TLB) has the 2nd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 28.7% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 3.09, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. GameStop Corp. (NYSE:GME) has the 3rd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 26.1% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 8.31, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. PetMed Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:PETS) has the 4th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 24.4% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 21.69, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Liz Claiborne, Inc. (NYSE:LIZ) has the 5th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 24.3% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 12.5, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE:BKS) has the 6th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 23.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 7.5, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Sonic Automotive, Inc. (NYSE:SAH) has the 7th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 19.9% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 8.01, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:LL) has the 8th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 19.8% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 12.34, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. CONN'S, Inc. (NASDAQ:CONN) has the 9th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 19.5% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 58.8, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Saks Incorporated (NYSE:SKS) has the 10th highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 19.3% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 8.01, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.

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