Short Interest Sector Focus: Financial Services Sector

As of the close of business on Monday, 12/19, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Financial Services sector.

The average short interest for stocks within the Financial Services sector stands at 1.46%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Marathon Digital H   MARA   57.41%
• Upstart Hldgs Inc    UPST   35.45%
• Silvergate Cap Cor   SI   26.7%
• Sofi Technologies   SOFI   25.16%
• Encore Capital Gp    ECPG   24.41%
• Trupanion Inc   TRUP   22.22%
• Hci Group Inc   HCI   18.52%
• Lemonade Inc   LMND   17.5%
• Ezcorp Inc   EZPW   17.28%
• Visa Inc   V   11.91%

Short Interest is the percentage of a stocks' outstanding shares being sold short, which is utilized as a gauge for stock price sentiment. When short interest increases, this is generally considered a negative "bear" market indicator, whereas when short interest decreases, this is generally considered a positive "bull" market indicator.

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