5 Highly Shorted Stocks With Eye-Catching Dividend Yields

When investors think of high short interest stocks they rarely think of incomes plays. The five stocks below are some of the most shorted stocks in the market and yet produce the highest dividend yields. The key for these stocks is the safety and the sustainability of the dividends, i.e. are their yields high because the stock price has been decimated? Investors should have a close look the dividend record and strength of the balance sheet, including what kind of cash they have to cover these dividends. First up is Intersections Inc. (INTX). The stock has a dividend yield in excess of 17% and the short interest is more than 29%. Intersections is a $90 million (market cap) provider of subscription services for protection against identity theft and for credit monitoring. The company reminds me a lot of Lifelock, which doesn't have the best business model. At... Read more