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Earnings PreviewVNO

VNO Bears Build Ahead of Q3 Print

Vornado Realty Trust heads into its November 3 earnings release with short sellers adding conviction even as the stock quietly grinds higher. Short interest is the standout story in the setup. Bears have added…

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Earnings PreviewUTL

UTL Heads Into Q3 Print on a 10% Monthly Rally

Unitil Corporation reports Q3 2026 results today against an unusually strong price backdrop for a small regulated utility. The stock has climbed 10.2% over the past month to $56.44, outpacing most of its correlated…

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Earnings PreviewTRI

Thomson Reuters Prints Today With Woodbridge Still Watching

Thomson Reuters reports third-quarter results on November 3, having recovered sharply from a bruising October to arrive at the print up 22% for the month, with the controlling Thomson family still sitting on a…

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Earnings PreviewTTI

TTI Shorts Ease but Peers Bleed Into the Print

TETRA Technologies heads into its Q3 print today with a sector under notable pressure and short sellers caught mid-retreat. The most striking feature of the setup is how aggressively short interest has unwound. Bears…

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Earnings PreviewSWKS

Skyworks Shorts Ease as Analysts Race to Raise Targets

Skyworks Solutions reports Q4 results on November 3 with short sellers actively retreating, even as the stock closed Monday down 2.8% to $85.17. Short interest has fallen sharply over the past month. At 15.7% of the…

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Earnings PreviewDHC

DHC Reports Today With an Activist on the Register

Diversified Healthcare Trust releases third-quarter results today, November 3, trading at $7.74 after slipping roughly half a percent on Monday. The stock is down 0.6% on the week, underperforming a median gain of 0.2%…

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Earnings PreviewREI.UN

RioCan Heads Into Q3 Print With Borrowing Costs Tripling

RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust reports its Q3 2026 results on November 3 against a backdrop of sharply rising borrowing costs in the lending market, even as overall short positioning remains modest. The most…

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Earnings PreviewPZZA

Papa John's Heads Into Q3 Print Under Heavy Short Pressure

PZZA arrives at its November 5 earnings report as one of the more heavily shorted names in the restaurant sector, with nearly 20% of its free float sold short and the street firmly on the defensive. Short interest is…

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Earnings PreviewOTTR

OTTR Bears Hold Firm Into Q3 Print

Otter Tail Corporation heads into its November 3 earnings release with short sellers maintaining a notably large position even as the stock quietly grinds higher. Short interest is the clearest tension in the setup. At…

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Earnings PreviewMSA

MSA Safety Heads Into Q3 With Options Turning Defensive

MSA Safety reports Q3 results today with options positioning notably more cautious than it has been for most of the past year. The clearest pre-print signal is in the options market. The put/call ratio climbed to 0.92,…

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Earnings PreviewMAR

Marriott Gains 16% in a Month, Then Beats the Print

Marriott International shares have already done a lot of work before Thursday's Q3 results, rising 16% over the past month to $416.30, up another 5.5% on the week and outpacing the median gain of 3.1% among its closest…

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Earnings PreviewMKSI

MKS Options Traders Turn Defensive Before Q3 Print

MKS Inc. reports Q3 results on November 4 with options positioning flashing the most pronounced defensive tilt seen in months, even as the lending market shows no sign of structural short pressure. The clearest signal…

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Earnings PreviewCSR

Centerspace Shorts Pile In as Takeover Clock Ticks

CSR heads into its November 3 earnings print as a stock in transition, with short sellers building positions aggressively into a name that may not exist as an independent company much longer. The most striking shift in…

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Earnings PreviewFTS

Fortis Reports Today With Shares at a One-Month High

Fortis Inc., Canada's largest investor-owned utility, posts its latest quarterly results today against a backdrop of rising share prices and a lending market that suggests little appetite for betting against the…

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Earnings PreviewFISV

Fiserv Bears Retreat as Stock Rebounds Into Earnings

Fiserv reports Q3 results today against a backdrop that looks more charged than the positioning data alone would suggest: short sellers have been cutting exposure sharply even as analysts have turned increasingly…

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