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FSDK: A Quiet Ohio Bank Worth a Closer Look

FSDK — The First Citizens National Bank of Upper Sandusky — is one of the most thinly covered names in US regional banking. It trades on the OTC Pink market, carries a market cap of roughly $21.5 million, and has just…

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CIVB: Piper Sandler lifts target after a strong earnings week

Civista Bancshares heads into the end of April with analysts turning more constructive, the stock up 11% on the month, and options markets at their most call-heavy in nearly a year. The clearest signal this week came…

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KBW Bumps Target as Shorts Quietly Build

FBNC closed Tuesday at $57.48, down 3.7% on the day. That single-session drop largely erases a month of steady gains and pulls the stock back toward levels it traded in late January. The most timely signal this week…

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FBSI Quietly Posts a Solid Quarter

FBSI — First Bancshares, Inc. — enters May on the back of its strongest quarterly result in recent memory, yet the stock dipped 2.2% on the week to close at $31.00. The earnings story is the most interesting angle…

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F5 Earnings Beat Triggers Target Hikes Across the Street

F5, Inc. lit up the options screen this week with a sharp shift in sentiment — the put/call ratio dropped to 0.81, well below its 20-day average of 1.06, as the company delivered a fiscal Q2 beat that pushed the stock…

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Veru eyes $200M shelf ahead of May earnings

Veru Inc. heads into its May 12 quarterly report carrying two distinct stories: a quiet but tightening short position and a freshly filed shelf offering that puts dilution risk squarely on the table. The most…

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FHI Reports Today With Shorts Rebuilding Fast

Federated Hermes heads into its Q1 2026 earnings release today carrying the sharpest weekly build in short interest it has seen in months — a notable shift in positioning just as the market wants clarity on money…

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FSS Rockets After Earnings Blowout

Federal Signal Corporation just delivered its most emphatic earnings surprise in recent memory, and the market responded in kind — the stock surged 8.7% on Tuesday to close at $121.48, capping a week-to-date gain of…

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Freddie Mac Shorts Retreat as Q1 Print Looms

FMCC.G heads into its April 30 earnings release with short sellers having largely abandoned their positions — and a month of strong price action raising the stakes for the print. The most striking development over the…

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AGM Shorts Retreat as Earnings Approach

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, the government-sponsored lender known as Farmer Mac, heads into its May 5 Q1 earnings release with a notable short covering wave underway — even as options traders swing to…

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Farmers Bancorp Rallies as Merger Scrutiny Grows

FABP heads into its May 6 earnings date carrying a 7.3% weekly gain and a legal cloud — a law firm publicly questioning whether shareholders are getting a fair deal in the bank's proposed sale. The clearest story this…

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FNC Quietly Grinds Higher as Short Sellers Add Risk

Fancamp Exploration Ltd. enters the final session of April with a week-to-forget for bears — the stock has climbed 8.7% over the past five days to CAD 0.125, extending a 13.6% gain over the past month. For a micro-cap…

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FALC borrow cost doubles as short interest spikes

FalconStor Software heads into the final day of April with a quiet price chart masking a sharp shift in its short-selling activity. Short interest has climbed aggressively this week, but the absolute level remains…

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Falcon Oil & Gas Heads Into Results With Stock Off Its Highs

FO enters its next earnings event on May 4 with the stock nearly 17% below the 52-week high it touched in late March — a reversal that frames the upcoming result as a test of whether the Beetaloo exploration story can…

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FactSet Shorts Surge as Score Climbs

FDS enters its final weeks before the June 18 earnings print with a positioning story that has shifted sharply in a single week — short interest has jumped nearly 35% in seven days, even as the stock recovered modestly…

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FBF Founder Sells Into Weakness as Earnings Slide Deepens

Fab-Form Industries heads into its next results date with a founder who has been trimming, a CEO who has been buying, and a stock that has quietly slipped to levels not seen since late 2025. The most interesting…

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