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PPG Reports Tuesday With Bears Circling

Specialty chemicals giant faces earnings test after wave of analyst downgrades. Short interest has climbed 12% in a month while four firms slashed targets in April alone. Short interest stands at 7.48 million shares as…

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ONEOK Short Interest Falls 6% Into Earnings Print

Short sellers have trimmed positions ahead of ONEOK's April 28 report. Analyst upgrades accelerated through April while options sentiment turned mildly defensive. Short interest stands at 27.0 million shares as of…

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Healthcare REIT Faces Bearish Options Shift Ahead of Print

Omega Healthcare Investors reports Tuesday with short interest minimal but options traders turning increasingly bullish. Put/call ratio has fallen sharply below its 20-day average, signalling reduced hedging…

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Omnicom Short Interest Plunges 23.5% Ahead of Tuesday Print

Short sellers have pulled back aggressively. SI fell to 17.4% of float as of April 23, down 23.5% over the past month and 2.0% over the past week. OMC short interest stands at 33.6 million shares, or 17.4% of free…

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S&P Global Faces Muted Short Interest Into Tuesday Earnings

Short sellers have largely stepped back from SPGI ahead of Tuesday's print. The stock trades at $436.79, up 6.2% over the past month despite recent analyst downgrades and lingering AI disruption concerns. Short…

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Franklin Resources: Muted Short Interest Ahead of Monday Print

Analyst skepticism persists into BEN's April 28 earnings call. Short positioning has eased modestly over the past week while options sentiment tilts bullish. Short interest stands at 24.27 million shares as of April…

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FLS Short Interest Surges 41% Ahead of Tuesday's Print

Flowserve reports earnings April 28 with short interest up sharply and options traders showing unusual bullishness. The industrial machinery maker faces the market with mixed technical signals and a narrowing analyst…

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FirstEnergy Short Interest Falls 6.5% Ahead of Earnings

Short sellers have reduced FirstEnergy positions by 6.5% over the past month to 4.4% of float as the utility prepares to report Q1 results on April 28. Cost to borrow remains minimal at 0.46%, down from 0.49% a week…

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Essex Short Interest Dips Ahead of Q1 Print

Short sellers pulled back heading into Essex Property Trust's Q1 earnings. The multi-family REIT reports Monday evening with a modest short position and analyst price targets below current levels. Short interest stood…

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REIT Faces Mounting Short Pressure Into Earnings

Short sellers added positions in EQR ahead of Tuesday's print, pushing SI to 2.61% of float. Analysts show wide divergence — Morgan Stanley upgraded in March while BMO downgraded in January — with a mean target of…

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EPD Bears Retreat Ahead of Tuesday Print

Short interest drops 11.5% over 30 days as cost to borrow climbs. Options skew turns defensive — PCR hits 52-week high. Short interest stands at 18.8M shares as of April 23, just 0.87% of free float. Shares shorted…

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Short Interest Retreats Ahead of EIX Print

Short sellers trimmed positions by 26% over the month heading into Edison's April 28 earnings. Analyst opinion split sharply in recent weeks. Short interest stood at 2.52% of free float as of April 23. That marks a 26%…

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Short Sellers Exit Ahead of Ecolab Print

Bearish bets on ECL have fallen 10% over the past month. Cost to borrow climbed 20% in the past week while options put demand spiked to a 52-week relative high. Short interest stands at 2.84 million shares as of April…

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Corning Surges Into Earnings With Muted Short Pressure

GLW reports Tuesday amid a 24% monthly rally and light short interest at just 1.86% of float. Analyst targets remain mixed after recent downgrades. Short interest stands at 16.0 million shares as of April 23,…

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SABESP Short Interest Jumps 17% Into Earnings

Short sellers ramp up bets on Brazilian water utility. The stock climbed 19% over the past month even as borrowing costs rose. Short interest in SBS hit 3.96 million shares as of April 23, up 17.4% over the past week.…

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Modest Short Build Ahead of CMS Earnings

CMS Energy reports April 28 with short interest up 10% in a month to 5.4% of float. Recent analyst upgrades point to $82 target, 7% above the $76 close. Short interest reached 16.6 million shares as of April 23,…

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Barclays Short Interest Craters Ahead of Earnings

Short sellers have slashed positions by 69% over the past month. Options traders lean bullish while analysts hold neutral. Short interest in BCS stood at 2.65 million shares as of April 23. The figure reflects a…

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Santander Chile Faces Rising Short Pressure Into Earnings

Short sellers have ramped up positions in BSAC ahead of Monday's report. Borrowing costs have eased but options sentiment has spiked to a 52-week extreme. Short interest hit 713,101 shares as of April 23, up 3.2% over…

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