4 Most Hated Dividend Stocks You Should Know Before You Invest

Shorting stocks is always risky for investors. But it can be a way to avoid burning cash when a company's shares crash, making it worth the bet.Well, it's not the classic way for dividend growth investors. I've looked at my dividend growth database and noticed that most of the stocks have a low short interest and float short.Today, I like to give you an overview what kind of stocks have the highest share of short sellers in their shareholder structure.These are the 4 dividend stocks with the highest short interest and a float short of 40 percent or more...Cliffs Natural Resources - Yield: 8.88%Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) works within the Industrial Metals & Minerals industry, a part of the Basic Materials sector, and has a market capitalization of $1.03 billion.The Basic Materials company employs 7,138 people, generates revenue of $5,691.40 million and has a net income of $434.20 million. Sales grew in average 9.50% per year over the past 5 years.Cliffs Natural Resources' earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,515.10 million. The EBITDA margin is 26.62% (the operating margin is 11.79% and the net profit margin 7.63%).Financials: The total debt represents 23.19% of Cliffs Natural Resources' assets, and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 50.14%. Here are some return ratios:Return on Assets: -54.50% Return on Equity: -158.50% Return on Investment: 7.30% Quick Ratio: 0.60 Current Ratio:... Read more