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STX has dropped 1.3% over the past week, a softer decline than most but still trailing WDC, which gained 3.5% over the same period, and underperforming DELL, which added 1.0%. Among the closest correlated names, only…
SMMT heads into its October 27 earnings release carrying a short score near 74, a contested drug pipeline, and an FDA decision deadline just weeks away. Options traders are leaning bullish into the print, not…
RCBC heads into its October 26 debut earnings print as a newly public regional bank with an unusual combination of loose borrow conditions, rising short interest and a credible index-inclusion story pulling in the…
PJT Partners reports Q3 results on October 27 with a notable cooling in analyst conviction since the last print, even as the stock edges higher on the week. The clearest pre-earnings signal is the recent analyst tone…
PayPal reports Q3 earnings on October 27 with the stock up just 0.6% over the past week, a soft showing against a median gain of 3.0% across its closest payments peers, as the company faces an ongoing debate about…
InvenTrust Properties Corp. heads into its October 27 earnings release as a notable laggard in a retail REIT sector that has rallied sharply around it. The peer divergence is the clearest signal heading into the print.…
Element Solutions Inc, the specialty chemicals company supplying electronics and industrial markets, reports fourth-quarter results on October 27 with shares down 5.2% on the week to $33.21, even as analysts moved to…
SK hynix gained 4.4% on Friday to close at KRW 1,277,000, its best single-day move in weeks. That recovery matters because the stock had shed 30.6% over the prior month, a slide driven by the Samsung-TSMC-Nvidia supply…
Pharming Group heads into its October 27 Q3 results on the back of a sharp, unusual rally that has put the stock in a very different position from its peers. The price action stands out above everything else in the…
Truist Securities analyst Tobey Sommer lifted his price target on HURN to $220 from $175 yesterday, keeping his Buy rating intact, and the timing is striking: Huron Consulting Group reports Q3 results on Monday,…
ACGL reports third-quarter results on October 27, trading at $101.69 after a 7% gain over the past month that has brought the stock within striking distance of analyst targets now being pulled lower across the…
JetBlue heads into its Tuesday earnings report as one of the most heavily shorted airlines in the US market, with sentiment deteriorating sharply across multiple dimensions in the weeks before the print. Short sellers…
LCI Industries reports Q3 results on October 27 against a backdrop of rapid analyst capitulation and a pending acquisition that has already reframed what this print is actually testing. The analyst picture has…
Among CTAS's closest peers, short sellers are more committed elsewhere. WCN and WM both gained more than 6% on the week, while Cintas rose 4.9%, modestly behind the peer median of 5.7%. Cintas's short interest of 3.1%…
CAKE carries the heaviest short burden in casual dining, with 20.4% of its free float sold short. Closest peer EAT fell 7.2% on the week, PLAY dropped 6.3%, and LOCO shed 7.8%, yet none are carrying anything close to…
SAM has been the standout in its peer group over the past week, gaining 11.9% against a median of around 4.9% for its closest beverage names. TAP added 6.8% and STZ 7.3% over the same period, while BF.B rose 5.6%.…
Agree Realty closed Friday at $66.70, down half a percent on the week, while its closest net lease peers gained a median 1.0%. NNN added 0.4%, O rose 1.4%, and KIM was up 3.1% over the same stretch. Short interest has…
VIV enters its October 27 results with options traders tilting decisively toward calls, borrow conditions loose, and short sellers incrementally building positions after months of relative quiet. Options positioning is…
AMCOR heads into its October 27 earnings release with options traders unusually bullish and the stock riding a strong month, a setup that sits at odds with a quiet but rising short position. The clearest positioning…
Johnson Controls International reports fiscal fourth-quarter results on October 27, arriving at the print with the stock at $143.96, down 1% over the past week, while the mean analyst price target has settled at…
