Top 5 Companies in the Specialty Stores Industry With the Highest Short Interest (CAB, HIBB, SBH, BKS, BBW)
Below are the top five companies in the Specialty Stores industry as measured by the short interest ratio. A higher short interest ratio may indicate the potential for a sizeable short squeeze.
Cabela's (NYSE:CAB) has a short interest ratio of 19.2 based on average daily volume of 672,000 shares and 12.9 million shares short. That equates to 19.1% of the 67.7 million shares outstanding.
Hibbett Sports (NASDAQ:HIBB) has a short interest ratio of 17.1 based on average daily volume of 264,000 shares and 4.5 million shares short. That equates to 15.7% of the 28.9 million shares outstanding.
Sally Beauty Holdings (NYSE:SBH) has a short interest ratio of 14.3 based on average daily volume of 917,000 shares and 13.1 million shares short. That equates to 7.2% of the 182.3 million shares outstanding.
Barnes & Noble (NYSE:BKS) has a short interest ratio of 14.2 based on average daily volume of 814,000 shares and 11.5 million shares short. That equates to 19.6% of the 58.9 million shares outstanding.
Build-A-Bear Workshop (NYSE:BBW) has a short interest ratio of 12.2 based on average daily volume of 129,000 shares and 1.6 million shares short. That equates to 7.7% of the 20.5 million shares outstanding.
SmarTrend is bearish on shares of BKS and our subscribers were alerted to Sell on May 05, 2010 at $20.64. The stock has fallen 37% since the alert was issued.
