7 Worst Performing S&P500 Stocks With High Short Float
Contextuall | Nov 26, 2012 02:07AM ET
Recent Performance of the Stocks Mentioned Below:
Average 1-Week Return: -3.59%
Average 1-Month Return: -20.27%
Average 1-Year Return: -45.94%
1. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD). Operates as a semiconductor company in the United States, Japan, China, and Europe. Short float at 20.86%. Stock trading -3.25% below the 20-day SMA, -29.27% below the 50-day SMA, and -63.16% below the 200-day SMA.
2. Apollo Group Inc. (APOL). Provides educational programs and services at the undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels. Short float at 15.32%. Stock trading -3.85% below the 20-day SMA, -23.01% below the 50-day SMA, and -42.54% below the 200-day SMA.
3. Best Buy Co. Inc. (BBY). Operates as a retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment products, appliances, and related services primarily in the United States, Europe, Canada, and China. Short float at 10.86%. Stock trading -21.34% below the 20-day SMA, -29.49% below the 50-day SMA, and -40.81% below the 200-day SMA.
4. Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (CLF). Produces iron ore pellets, lump and fines iron ore, and metallurgical coal products. Short float at 19.3%. Stock trading -12.94% below the 20-day SMA, -19.43% below the 50-day SMA, and -36.67% below the 200-day SMA.
5. J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (JCP). J. C. Penney Company, Inc., through its subsidiary, J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc., operates department stores in the United States and Puerto Rico. Short float at 30.18%. Stock trading -17.9% below the 20-day SMA, -27.99% below the 50-day SMA, and -38.96% below the 200-day SMA.
6. Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI). Provides mail processing equipment and integrated mail solutions worldwide. Short float at 29.47%. Stock trading -8.28% below the 20-day SMA, -14.38% below the 50-day SMA, and -20.98% below the 200-day SMA.
7. Windstream Corporation (WIN). Provides communications and technology solutions in the United States. Short float at 12.33%. Stock trading -6.97% below the 20-day SMA, -14.38% below the 50-day SMA, and -16.91% below the 200-day SMA.
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