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02/26/12 4:37 PM

#192005 RE: $tockefeller #192002

11 Stocks Under $3 With Significant Short Covering W/CHARTS

Do you think these stocks will outperform, or could they be value traps? Use this list as a starting point for your own analysis.

http://seekingalpha.com/article/375991-11-stocks-under-3-with-significant-short-covering?source=yahoo



1. Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc. (ALSK): Provides integrated communications services in the State of Alaska. Price at $2.97. Shares shorted have decreased from 8.11M to 7.00M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 2.5% of the company's float of 44.43M shares.





2. Sun Bancorp Inc. (SNBC): Operates as the bank holding company for Sun National Bank that provides a range of commercial and retail banking products and services in the United States. Price at $2.94. Shares shorted have decreased from 1.55M to 1.48M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 4.55% of the company's float of 1.54M shares.





3. Builders FirstSource, Inc. (BLDR): Engages in the manufacture and supply of structural and related building products for residential new construction primarily in the southern and eastern United States. Price at $2.89. Shares shorted have decreased from 2.44M to 1.68M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 2.45% of the company's float of 30.97M shares.





4. Metabolix, Inc. (MBLX): Develops and commercializes alternatives to petrochemical-based plastics, chemicals, and energy. Price at $2.87. Shares shorted have decreased from 7.06M to 6.22M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 2.87% of the company's float of 29.30M shares.





5. The McClatchy Company (MNI): Operates as a newspaper publisher in the United States. Price at $2.83. Shares shorted have decreased from 21.61M to 18.24M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 6.7% of the company's float of 50.32M shares.





6. Cowen Group, Inc. (COWN): A publicly owned asset management holding company. Price at $2.75. Shares shorted have decreased from 4.01M to 2.77M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 1.12% of the company's float of 110.36M shares.





7. Camelot Information Systems Inc. (CIS): Provides enterprise application services and financial industry information technology services in the People's Republic of China. Price at $2.36. Shares shorted have decreased from 2.37M to 2.00M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 1.24% of the company's float of 29.77M shares.





8. GenOn Energy, Inc. (GEN): Operates as a generator of wholesale electricity in the United States. Price at $2.29. Shares shorted have decreased from 25.10M to 14.63M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 1.46% of the company's float of 715.65M shares.





9. Clearwire Corporation (CLWR): Provides wireless broadband services. Price at $2.16. Shares shorted have decreased from 37.41M to 31.64M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 3.14% of the company's float of 183.94M shares.





10. A123 Systems, Inc. (AONE): Engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and battery systems primarily in the United States. Price at $2.13. Shares shorted have decreased from 21.37M to 20.00M over the last month, a decrease which represents about 1.78% of the company's float of 76.98M shares.





11. PGT, Inc. (PGTI): Engages in the manufacture and sale of windows and doors. Price at $1.80. Shares shorted have decreased from 396.52K to 100.44K over the last month, a decrease which represents about 1.96% of the company's float of 15.09M shares.





Short data sourced from Yahoo Finance; all other data sourced from Finviz.