Short Interest Sector Focus: Financial Services Sector

As of the close of business on Friday, 8/26, 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 1.51%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• UPSTART HLDGS INC    UPST    39.27%
• MARATHON DIGITAL H    MARA    36.34%
• ENCORE CAPITAL GP    ECPG    22.46%
• LEMONADE INC        LMND    22.26%
• TRUPANION INC        TRUP    18.40%
• SOFI TECHNOLOGIES    SOFI    17.95%
• NEW YORK COMMTY        NYCB    14.01%
• VOYA FINL INC        VOYA    13.17%
• REPUBLIC 1ST BNCRP    FRBK    12.62%
• WORLD ACCEPTANCE    WRLD    12.22%

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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