Short Interest Sector Focus: Utilities Sector

As of the close of business on Monday, 3/13, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Utilities sector.

The average short interest for stocks within the Utilities sector stands at 2.08%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

• Otter Tail Corp   OTTR   12.54%
• Ormat Technologies    ORA   9.75%
• One Gas Inc    OGS   9.51%
• Sjw Group   SJW   8.93%
• Advent Technologie    ADN   7.63%
• Portland Gen Elec   POR   7.43%
• Avista Corp   AVA   7.08%
• Brookfield Infr Co   BIPC   6.65%
• Southwest Gas Hold   SWX   6.63%
• Atmos Energy Corp   ATO   5.45%

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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