Based on the comprehensive data for GLW, here's what stands out:

Based on the comprehensive data for GLW, here's what stands out:

Key Metrics Summary

Price & Performance

• Current: $165.45 (as of April 21, 2026)
• Week change: -4.26%
• Month change: +32.81%
• YTD: +88.96%
• Market cap: $142.1B

Short Interest

• SI % of FF: 2.05%
• Short shares: 16.18M (up from 15.58M on April 20)
• Days to cover: 0.35 (extremely low - less than half a trading day)
• Cost to borrow: 0.38% (declining from 0.49% in late March)

Options Activity

• Put/Call Ratio: 0.73 (April 21)
• PCR 20-day mean: 0.70
• PCR Z-score: 1.29 (elevated put activity vs recent baseline)
• 52-week PCR range: 0.13 to 0.77

Utilization & Availability

• Utilization: 0.46% (very low - plenty of shares available to short)
• 52-week high utilization: 3.73%
• Availability % of SI: 9,814% (massive availability)

Quality & Ratings

• ORTEX Stock Score: 79.02/100 (strong)
• Short Score: 29.44/100 (low squeeze risk)
• RSI (14-day): 61.63 (neutral to slightly overbought)
• Analyst return potential: -13.96% (suggesting stock may be overvalued vs targets)

Upcoming Events

• Q1 2026 Earnings Call: April 28, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC

Analysis

Corning shows strong price momentum (+33% this month) but faces analyst skepticism with a -14% return potential to price targets. The short interest picture is benign: minimal SI at 2.05% of float, ultra-low days to cover (0.35), and massive availability (98x short interest). The declining cost to borrow (0.49% → 0.38%) and low utilization (0.46%) indicate zero borrowing stress.

The elevated put/call ratio (1.29 standard deviations above the 20-day mean) suggests options traders are positioning defensively ahead of the April 28 earnings call. Combined with the negative analyst return potential, this hints at profit-taking risk after the strong rally.

The strong ORTEX Stock Score of 79 reflects solid fundamentals, but the stock's 89% YTD gain may have outpaced near-term catalysts. With earnings in 6 days, volatility could spike.

Dividend yield: 0.72%

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This is not financial advice. ORTEX data may contain errors. Always do your own research.