Company: The company recently announced a deal to take over Medco Health and is battling Walgreens over pharmacy reimbursements, which could cut into earnings.
Source: Bloomberg
#14: Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN)
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Total Short Interest: 16,994,842 shares
Percentage of Float: 14.2%
Company: The company is revamping assortment going into 2012 as it missed key fashion trends this year.
Company: The company has stumbled badly this year as it raised prices and then announced it was splitting the company, only to change course on the latter.
Company: AMD has faced increasing difficulty from Intel as the larger tech giant outspends it and tries to make further inroads in its lucrative server market.
Company: Commodity prices have been a major headwind for U.S. Steel, which finally turned a profit this third quarter. Nonetheless, Goldman recently downgraded the firm to a sell.
Company: Short interest remains high as the company's debt-to-equity levels are staggeringly higher than its peers.
Source: Bloomberg
#6: AK Steel Holding Corp. (AKS)
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Total Short Interest: 23,769,185 shares
Percentage of Float: 22.8%
Company: The company's massive debt position has burdened the firm, which did not release guidance along with its most recent earnings announcement — a sign Wall Street frowns upon.
Company: J.C. Penney is embarking on an ambitious turn around plan with Apple's former head of retail at the helm. Investors are slowly pulling back short activity.
Company: Sears has struggled under its debt load, K-Mart acquisition and poor product mix. The company is hoping a resilient consumer will help boost it.
Source: Bloomberg
#1: First Solar Inc. (FSLR)
Total Short Interest: 20,335,825 shares
Percentage of Float: 34.2%
Company: After Solyndra's downfall, investors have been increasingly skeptical of clean tech firms. First Solar has faced difficulty securing some government loans, which have increased costs.
