Short Interest Sector Focus: Real Estate Sector

As of the close of business on Monday, 8/1, 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 2.88%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL    ARR    19.46%
• ORCHID ISLAND CAPI    ORC    18.68%
• INVESCO MORTGAGE C    IVR    18.34%
• PENNS REAL EST INV    PEI    17.46%
• AGREE REALTY CORP    ADC    15.23%
• GEO GROUP INC        GEO    12.92%
• HANNON ARMSTRONG S    HASI    12.15%
• REDFIN CORPORATION    RDFN    11.92%
• CTO RTLY GROWTH IN    CTO    11.37%
• PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL    PEB    11.35%

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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