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NTIC Short Interest Climbs 38% as Price Slides

Specialty chemicals maker NTIC saw short interest jump 38% over the past month to 0.26% of float while the stock fell 6.7%. Cost to borrow collapsed 59% to just 0.50%, and utilisation sits near historic lows at…

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Lee Enterprises Insider Buying Spree Offsets Short Retreat

Chairman David Hoffmann acquired over $2.8M in shares during a sustained 90-day buying campaign, while short interest fell 2% week-over-week and utilisation dropped to 6.3% — far below the 52-week peak of 94%. LEE…

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Lam Research Surges Post-Earnings, Analysts Pile In

Lam Research jumped 3.6% Thursday, capping a 12% monthly rally. Short interest climbed 11% in 30 days even as Wall Street lifted price targets across the board. Put/call ratio spiked to the highest in a month,…

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Short Sellers Retreat From Interface as Stock Surges

Interface, Inc. (TILE) saw short interest decline 3.4% over the past week, falling to 3.79 million shares as the flooring manufacturer's stock climbed 4.2%. The stock closed at $28.27 on April 22, up 15.6% over the…

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IPAR - Interparfums Weekly Overview (Apr 20-23, 2026)

Current Price: $91.96 (-3.4% day, -2.1% week, +2.2% month) Market Cap: $3.05B --- Short interest on IPAR stands at 8.1% of free float as of April 21, with 1.47M shares short. This represents a modest uptick from 7.2%…

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INTC - Intel Corporation

Market Cap: $332.7B | Price: $65.27 (-1.49% today) | Exchange: Nasdaq Sector: Semiconductors | YTD Performance: +79.57% Short Interest % of Free Float: 2.32% Shares Short: 116.1M shares (~$7.7B USD) Cost to Borrow:…

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Insteel Stock Craters 32% After Earnings Miss

Insteel Industries endured a brutal week. Shares plunged 31.6% to $25.02 following disappointing Q2 2026 results. The building products manufacturer reported a nearly 50% profit drop. Winter weather crimped shipments.…

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IBCP - Independent Bank Corporation Overview

Company: Independent Bank Corporation Exchange: Nasdaq Sector: Regional Banks Market Cap: $689.9M Current Price: $33.63 (as of April 22, 2026) --- | Metric | Value | Change | |--------|-------|--------| | Short…

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Incyte Holds Steady Ahead of Q1 Earnings

Incyte Corporation trades at $96.74, up 6.6% over the past month despite a modest 0.4% dip this week. The biotech firm reports Q1 2026 results on April 28. Short interest sits at 5.79% of float. That's low for biotech.…

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Now I have all the data I need.

Now I have all the data I need. Let me create a comprehensive weekly snapshot article for HBAN. Huntington Bancshares saw short interest decline 11% over the past month to 4.13% of float. The Columbus-based regional…

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HST - Host Hotels & Resorts Analysis

Overview: Host Hotels & Resorts is a hotel and resort REIT currently trading at $20.85 with a market cap of $14.5 billion. The stock has shown solid momentum with a 12.1% gain over the past month and 19.1%…

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Hormel Foods: Short Interest Drops 10.6% as Stock Rebounds

Hormel Foods Corporation saw short interest fall sharply over the past week, declining 10.6% to 23.4 million shares as of April 21st. Short interest now stands at 4.25% of float, down from elevated levels seen earlier…

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Horizon Bancorp Builds Momentum Ahead of Q1 Earnings

Horizon Bancorp (HBNC) heads into its first-quarter 2026 earnings report Wednesday with shares up 11% over the past month and short interest climbing 42% during the same period. The Indiana-based regional bank closed…

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HON - Honeywell International Inc.

Market Overview Honeywell International closed at $219.97 on April 22, down 1.01% on the day and 5.26% for the week. Year-to-date the stock is up 13.91%. The industrial conglomerate has a market cap of $140.8…

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SRE - Sempra Overview

Sempra is a Multi-Utilities company trading at $93.15 with a market cap of $60.9B. Here's the comprehensive breakdown: | Metric | Value | |--------|-------| | Price | $93.15 | | Market Cap | $60.9B | | Short Interest %…

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SCHW - The Charles Schwab Corporation

Current Price: $91.97 (as of April 21, 2026) Market Cap: $161.9B Sector: Investment Banking and Brokerage --- | Metric | Value | Change | |--------|-------|--------| | Price (1D) | $91.97 | -1.27% | | Price (1W) | |…

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Short Sellers Retreat From Rio Tinto

RIO saw short interest drop 18% over the past month as the mining giant's shares surged 17.5%. Short sellers appear to be unwinding positions ahead of Thursday's Q1 earnings report. Short interest fell to 10.15 million…

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AFIP.A - AMFI Corp.

Basic Information: Exchange: OTCPK (OTC Pink Sheets) Country: United States Market Cap: $45.5B USD Sector: No Sector classification Last Close: $40,000 (as of October 27, 2023) AFIP.A is an extremely illiquid OTC stock…

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