Short Interest Sector Focus: Real Estate Sector

As of the close of business on Friday, 4/28, 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 3.43%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Sl Green Rlty Corp   SLG   35.47%
• Medical Prop Tst   MPW   24.96%
• Pebblebrook Hotel    PEB   21.72%
• Orchid Island Capi   ORC   18.17%
• Arbor Realty Trust   ABR   17.81%
• Starwood Property   STWD   15.84%
• Armour Residential    ARR   15.43%
• Geo Group Inc    GEO   15.04%
• Blackstone Mortgag   BXMT   15%
• Ready Capital Corp   RC   12.21%

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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