Below are the three companies in the Distributors industry with the highest short interest ratio. A higher short interest ratio may indicate the potential for a sizeable short squeeze.
Pool (NASDAQ:POOL), Genuine Parts (NYSE:GPC), and LKQ (NASDAQ:LKQX) are the three companies in the Distributors industry with the highest short interest ratio.
Pool has a short interest ratio of 10.89 based on average daily volume of 308,000 shares and 3.3 million shares short. That equates to 7.0% of the 47.6 million shares outstanding. Pool Corporation is a wholesale distributor of swimming pool supplies, equipment and related leisure products. The Company's inventory includes a diverse range of products, from construction materials, replacement parts and fencing to pool care products and spas.
Following Pool is Genuine Parts with a short interest ratio of 4.50 based on average daily volume of 1.1 million shares.
Finishing up the top three is LKQ with a short interest ratio of 1.84 based on average daily volume of 842,000 shares.
