SubscribeScreen: Short Squeeze Candidates
January 17, 2012
US and Canada Short Interest Squeeze: Idea Generation
I asked my friend Constantin over at the Bloomberg headquarters if he had any thoughts on what would be an interesting screen to work up – looking for short-squeeze candidates. Here is what he wrote today:
Companies with high short interest tend to exhibit positive returns when the investors that have sold the shares short start buying back the shares to cover their short Read more
Screen: Companies With Huge Layoffs Over 2 Years
January 5, 2012
If margins are important to keep EPS up to the street’s expectations, it stands to reason that the companies that have cut costs the most should be in good shape. Of course that assumes that those companies are still bringing in a stable revenue stream.
On a regular basis, the fantastic team that runs the screening over at Bloomberg, sends out ideas that may be of interest for further research. Last week, Constantin Cosereanu created a screen that looked for companies that have been hiring over the past couple of years. It got me thinking… Who are the companies that have been reducing headcount by the most over Read more
The Results Are In! The S&P 1500, Top to Bottom Ranked
January 3, 2012
This goes down as one of the longest graphics in history. But, it has the S&P 1500, ranked by returns for the year.
The #1 position in Questor (QCOR) that we have written about recently Read more
How Did Those Dogs (of the Dow) Do in 2011? Lineup for 2012
December 29, 2011
The Dogs of the Dow is one of the easiest screens to run. Simply find the 10 highest yielding stocks in the DJIA and viola, you have the Dogs.
So far in 2011, the Dogs have returned a whopping 17% on average. Not bad considering all of the Read more
Stock Screens: European Banks with Most Downgrades
August 15, 2011
In this edition of stock screens, we take a look at European Banks that are being downgraded by analysts over the past 4 weeks. European banks use of leverage is rumored to be extremely high at around 30 to 1 or in some cases even 40 to 1. The major problem with this situation however is the lack of transparency. Analysts have begun downgrading these banks as concerns develop around the banks’ ability to meet short and long-term obligations. Let’s take a look at the screening criteria:
- Equity Universe: Eastern and Western Europe Stock Exchanges
- Equity Sector: Banks
- Number of Analysts: Greater than 2
- Catalyst: Top 30 Banks with Largest % of Analysts Revising Down Estimates over a 4 Week Period Read more
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