Best Buy
Ticker: BBY
Short interest: 10.26% float
YTD Return: 165.03%
Sector: Retail
Comment: Best Buy continues to suffer from poor margins and weak cash flow.
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Mylan Inc.
Ticker: MYL
Short interest: 10.27% float
YTD Return: 31.41%
Sector: Pharma
Comment: Mylan recently lowered 2013 revenue forecasts on Indian and Japanese currency weakness.
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Salesforce.com
Ticker: CRM
Short interest: 10.29% float
YTD Return: 6.37%
Sector: Business management
Comment: Salesforce is coming under pressure from Google's inroads into its services including email marketing, Fool.com's Jordan Wathen said.
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Quest Diagnostics
Ticker: DGX
Short interest: 10.47% float
YTD Return: -0.09%
Sector: Life sciences
Comment: Quest recently recorded its third-straight profit miss on Medicare cuts. Q2 income declined -12.8% YOY to $152.7 million.
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Garmin
Ticker: GRMN
Short interest: 10.57% float
YTD Return: -5.53%
Sector: Retail
Comment: Garmin's recent earnings fell 22% to $0.76/share, and sales were off 3% YOY to $696,563 on weakness in the personal navigation device market.
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Microchip Technology Inc
Ticker: MCHP
Short interest: 10.74% float
YTD Return: 22.9%
Sector: Semiconductors
Comment: Microchip shares spent two years unable to get back to $40 a share, and only just broke through the mark.
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NetApp
Ticker: NTAP
Short interest: 11.15% float
YTD Return: 20.23%
Sector: Data storage
Comment: NetApp's income for the quarter ending in April declined -3.8% to $170 million on flagging demand.
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Diamond Offshore Drilling
Ticker: DO
Short interest: 11.35% float
YTD Return: -2.61%
Sector: Energy
Comment: Diamond's Q2 revenues declined 4.2% YOY to $760 million, and the company also says it's suffering from higher costs.
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Chesapeake
Ticker: CHK
Short interest: 11.49% float
YTD Return: 50.3%
Sector: Energy
Comment: Chesapeake net income fell 51% YOY to $457 million on weaker natural gas liquids prices.
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Teradyne
Ticker: TER
Short interest: 12.99% float
YTD Return: -5.03%
Sector: Electronics
Comment: Teradyne has struggled to generate strong free cash flow, Fool.com says. Q2 revenue fell YOY 22% to $429 million.
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DR Horton
Ticker: DHI
Short interest: 13.07% float
YTD Return: -0.05%
Sector: Homebuilding
Comment: DR Horton income fell 81% in Q2 to $146 million on "lower-than-projected orders and deliveries."
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VeriSign
Ticker: VRSN
Short interest: 13.27% float
YTD Return: 21.51%
Sector: Internet services
Comment: Verisign's domain registration renewals declined on Europe weakness nad changes in Google algorithms.
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Windstream
Ticker: WIN
Short interest: 13.38% float
YTD Return: -2.39%
Sector: Telecom
Comment: Windstream's stock has declined more than 40% since reaching highs of about $14 in 2010.
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TripAdvisor
Ticker: TRIP
Short interest: 14.25% float
YTD Return: 71.63%
Sector: E-commerce
Comment: TripAdvisor's hedge fund bulls declined 15% in Q2 to 41.
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Netflix
Ticker: NFLX
Short interest: 14.35% float
YTD Return: 167.56%
Sector: Media
Comment: Netflix must increase its subscriber base to support its current value, according to Gabelli & Co.
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Advanced Micro Devices
Ticker: AMD
Short interest: 15.42% float
YTD Return: 50.20%
Sector: Semiconductors
Comment: Advanced Micro Devices recently saw downgrades from Credit Suisse and Morgan Stanley. The stock has declined about -5% over the past year.
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Joy Global
Ticker: JOY
Short interest: 15.44% float
YTD Return: -23.52%
Sector: Mining
Comment: Joy was recently downgraded by Goldman Sachs on slowing capex.
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First Solar
Ticker: FSLR
Short interest: 15.63% float
YTD Return: 47.86%
Sector: Energy
Comment: First Solar was recently downgraded by Raymond James on broader "irrational exuberance" in the market.
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Dun & Bradstreet
Ticker: DNB
Short interest: 15.67% float
YTD Return: 36.46%
Sector: Research
Comment: Dun & Bradstreet's credit rating was recently cut to BBB by S&P, citing problems.
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IntercontinentalExchange
Ticker: ICE
Short interest: 15.88% float
YTD Return: 50.85%
Sector: Futures exchange
Comment: ICE's Q1 income fell 8% to 135.4 million on rising expenses and falling revenue from fees.
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Hasbro
Ticker: HAS
Short interest: 16.47% float
YTD Return: 31.18%
Sector: Consumer products
Comment: Hasbro Q2 net income fell 16% to $36.5 million on weak sales.
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Lennar
Ticker: LEN
Short interest: 17.36% float
YTD Return: -12.96%
Sector: Homebuilding
Comment: Lennar recently warned on rising mortgage rates.
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Safeway
Ticker: SWY
Short interest: 19.83% float
YTD Return: 38.15%
Sector: Retail
Comment: Safeway shares recently saw a 10-year-low drop in price after the company reported lower same-store sales.
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GameStop
Ticker: GME
Short interest: 24.35% float
YTD Return: 96.38%
Sector: Retail
Comment: GameStop recently reported a 30.6% decline in new hardware sales and a 7.5% decline in pre-owned sales.
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Frontier Communications
Ticker: FTR
Short interest: 24.44% float
YTD Return: 2.98%
Sector: Telecom
Comment: Frontier's long-term debt to equity ratio stands at 203% of stockholder’s equity, which Fool.com calls "astounding."
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JC Penney
Ticker: JCP
Short interest: 26.15% float
YTD Return: -31.48%
Sector: Retail
Comment: JCP recently denied a CIT report it was "having credit problems again."
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US Steel
Ticker: X
Short interest: 30.12% float
YTD Return: -32.64%
Sector: Manufacturing
Comment: U.S. Steel has posted five losses in its last seven quarters.
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Pitney Bowes
Ticker: PBI
Short interest: 30.12% float
YTD Return: 61.82%
Sector: Business services
Comment: Pitney Bowes just slashed its Q2 dividend 50% to 18.75 cents.
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Cliffs Natural Resources
Ticker: PBI
Short interest: 30.12% float
YTD Return: -46.97%
Sector: Business services
Comment: Cliffs profits just declined 43% to $146 million.
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