Short Interest Sector Focus: Utilities Sector

As of the close of business on Friday, 4/14, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Utilities sector. The average short interest for stocks within the Utilities sector stands at 1.86%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

As of the close of business on Friday, 4/14, we captured the Top 10 Highest Short Interest % stocks within the Utilities sector.

The average short interest for stocks within the Utilities sector stands at 1.86%. Therefore, the below stocks are showing a more pessimistic outlook than their peers within the respective sector.

  • Otter Tail Corp   (NASDAQ:OTTR)   11.52%
  • One Gas Inc   (NYSE:OGS)   9.19%
  • Portland Gen Elec   (NYSE:POR)   8.15%
  • Ormat Technologies    (NYSE:ORA)   7.92%
  • Sjw Group   (NYSE:SJW)   6.35%
  • Avista Corp   (NYSE:AVA)   5.93%
  • Brookfield Infr Co   (NYSE:BIPC)   5.67%
  • Atmos Energy Corp    (NYSE:ATO)   5.6%
  • New Jersey Res Cp    (NYSE:NJR)   5.11%
  • Advent Technologie   (NASDAQ:ADN)   4.87%

Short Interest is the percentage of a stocks’ outstanding shares being sold short, which is utilized as a gauge for stock price sentiment. When short interest increases, this is generally considered a negative “bear” market indicator, whereas when short interest decreases, this is generally considered a positive “bull” market indicator.

Disclaimer: The Short Interest Indicator is produced by Tidal Markets, in partnership with Benzinga Insights. The data represented is exclusive to short interest data amalgamated daily by Tidal Markets LLC and its underlying proprietary sources. The information contained herein should not be compared to, contrasted, or evaluated against other short interest data providers. ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY INVESTMENT ADVICE

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