HYP candidates being shorted today

[vrdiver]

I took a quick look at companies whose shares are more than 5% shorted: I haven't filtered for what is currently or historically a HYP candidate; if you have one or more of the below you might want to keep a weather eye on it

Company                             % short
CARILLION PLC                         23.29%
OCADO GROUP PLC	                      18.46%
WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS	      16.43%
TULLOW OIL PLC	                      14.01%
WOOD GROUP (JOHN) PLC	              13.18%
DEBENHAMS PLC	                      12.46%
MARKS & SPENCER GROUP PLC	      10.13%
PETS AT HOME GROUP PLC                 8.79%
TELIT COMMUNICATIONS PLC               8.70%
MITIE GROUP PLC                        8.31%
PREMIER OIL PLC                        7.76%
PETROFAC LTD                           7.53%
AGGREKO PLC                            7.48%
FOXTONS GROUP PLC                      7.42%
NCC Group PLC                          7.15%
SAINSBURY (J) PLC                      6.40%
ULTRA ELECTRONICS HLDGS PLC            6.40%
IMAGINATION TECH GROUP PLC             6.36%
J.D. WETHERSPOON PLC                   5.98%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC                     5.69%
Dairy Crest Group                      5.55%
ESSENTRA PLC                           5.47%
GW PHARMACEUTICALS PLC                 5.28%
LIVANOVA PLC                           5.11%
COUNTRYWIDE PLC                        5.08%
NEXT PLC                               5.04%

[Minesadouble]

Great post, very useful.

So many dogs it looks like a kennel.

Glad to say I don't own any.

Interesting view though, thanks

MAD

[AleisterCrowley]

Hmm, have to revisit my (small) holding of Morrison's

[jackdaww]

very useful post .

i'm surprised morrisons are near the top of the list , but glad i can still reduce the holding at a profit .

having said that , i cant see much wrong with morrisons otherwise .

much more worrying is NEXT which has drooped alarmingly and relentlessly - another of woodfords duds.

[vrdiver]

M&S is the one that concerns me: less than 3% short during 2016, rising steadily all this year to currently just over 10%. Not a mystery like Carillion, but a serial disappointer on the high street that almost, but not quite, gets its act together before falling back.

I bought MKS in October 2009 and am showing a XIRR of 3.3%, with a 5 year dividend CAGR of 6.6%, (7.1% since purchase, so increases have slowed in the last 5 years). So, a capital disappointment*, but a dividend workhorse.


*yes, I know.....

[ZipserSir]

What an interesting list - where does this information come from?

[vrdiver]

What an interesting list - where does this information come from?

Apologies - I should have included the source url in the opening post

http://www.shorttracker.co.uk