Russell 1,000 Stocks with the Highest and Lowest Short Interest

For those interested in potential short squeeze plays, or simply interested in stocks that investors are betting heavily against, below we highlight the 25 stocks in the Russell 1,000 with the highest short interest as a percentage of float. We've listed these names a number of times in the past, and it's noteworthy how much short interest has declined for the most heavily shorted stocks.

Back in September, the stock with the highest short interest had 58% of its float sold short. Currently, Panera Bread (PNRA) has the highest short interest at just 31.5% of float. Other notable names on the list include Chipotle (CMG), Big Lots (BIG), Wynn Resorts (WYNN), Sunpower (SPWRA), Lennar (LEN), and KB Home (KBH). We've also listed the 25 stocks with the smallest short interest as a percentage of float.

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Comments

[Richard Col...:]

Why is shorting a publicly traded stock even allowed? This is not an INVESTMENT strategy. This is a casino strategy, just like betting the "DON'T PASS" line on the crap table.

Of course the SEC is just a group of crooks and nitwits, with not enough starch in their backbone to flush the Wall Street toilet.

Jan 23 12:08 PM

[Aristides C...:]

Shorting is allowed because it promotes economic growth (you populist idiot). When prices are inefficient, capital is allocated stupidly; shorting helps prices to move closer to where they should be, which helps keep new capital flowing to the companies who deserve it, not to the next corn-based ethanol.

Mar 17 11:25 AM