Short Interest Sector Focus: Real Estate Sector

As of the close of business on Thursday, 4/6, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Real Estate sector.

The average short interest for stocks within the Real Estate sector stands at 3.18%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Pebblebrook Hotel   PEB   25.3%
• Medical Prop Tst   MPW   24.26%
• Sl Green Rlty Corp    SLG   22.7%
• Starwood Property    STWD   17.38%
• Armour Residential   ARR   15.78%
• Orchid Island Capi    ORC   15.37%
• Blackstone Mortgag   BXMT   13.97%
• Geo Group Inc   GEO   13.4%
• Seritage Growth   SRG   11.64%
• Agree Realty Corp   ADC   11.44%

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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