Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Top 10 Chemical Stocks with Highest Short Interest: MBLX, USU, ZOLT, PPO, AMRS, SMG, NEU, AVD, YONG, FOE (Dec 27, 2011)

Below are the top 10 Chemical stocks with the highest short interest as a
percentage of total shares outstanding. Stocks with very low market caps are
excluded. Significant Short Covering can cause these stocks to rise sharply .
One Chinese company (YONG) is on the list. Metabolix, Inc. (NASDAQ:MBLX) has the
1st highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is
23.6% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 29.34, calculated as
current short interest divided by average daily volume. USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) has
the 2nd highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest
is 16.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 13.98, calculated
as current short interest divided by average daily volume. Zoltek Companies,
Inc. (NASDAQ:ZOLT) has the 3rd highest short interest in this segment of the
market. Its short interest is 15.1% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to
Cover is 17.64, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily
volume. Polypore International, Inc. (NYSE:PPO) has the 4th highest short
interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 14.7% of its total
shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 8.04, calculated as current short
interest divided by average daily volume. Amyris Inc (NASDAQ:AMRS) has the 5th
highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is
12.1% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 25.37, calculated as
current short interest divided by average daily volume. The Scotts Miracle-Gro
Company (NYSE:SMG) has the 6th highest short interest in this segment of the
market. Its short interest is 11.1% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to
Cover is 9.89, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily
volume. NewMarket Corporation (NYSE:NEU) has the 7th highest short interest in
this segment of the market. Its short interest is 9.1% of its total shares
outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 21.24, calculated as current short interest
divided by average daily volume. American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) has the 8th
highest short interest in this segment of the market. Its short interest is 8.1%
of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is 20.94, calculated as
current short interest divided by average daily volume. Yongye International Inc
(NASDAQ:YONG) has the 9th highest short interest in this segment of the market.
Its short interest is 7.4% of its total shares outstanding. Its Days to Cover is
16.44, calculated as current short interest divided by average daily volume.
Ferro Corporation (NYSE:FOE) has the 10th highest short interest in this segment
of the market. Its short interest is 7.2% of its total shares outstanding. Its
Days to Cover is 5.86, calculated as current short interest divided by average
daily volume.

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