8 heavily shorted Communication Services stocks rated Buy or better (Nov 2026)
8 heavily shorted Communication Services stocks rated Buy or better by the Lician Quant rating as of Nov 4, 2026, including Fox Corp Class A (FOXA), Reddit, Inc. (RDDT), Imax Corp (IMAX). Short interest of 10% of float or more at the latest FINRA settlement, while the quant rating is Buy or Strong Buy: where short sellers and the factors disagree.
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8 stocks · Strong Buy or Buy · Communication Services · Short ≥ 10% of float
| Stock | Quant ratingRating | ValuationVal | GrowthGrow | ProfitabilityProf | MomentumMom | EPS revisionsRev | Market capMkt cap | P/EP/E | Revenue growthRev YoY | Div. yieldYield | Short % floatShort | Next earningsEarnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1EVEREverQuote Inc Class A | 4.75Strong Buy | B+ | A+ | A+ | A+ | D | $692M | 6.0 | +22.7% | — | 25.2% | — |
| 2RDDTReddit, Inc. | 4.42Buy | B- | A | A+ | F | A- | $11.9B | 12.0 | +62.2% | — | 21.0% | — |
| 3NRDSNerdwallet Inc | 4.91Strong Buy | A- | A- | A- | B+ | A | $692M | 10.7 | +11.5% | — | 19.6% | Nov 5 |
| 4IMAXImax Corp | 4.38Buy | D- | B+ | B | B+ | A+ | $2.8B | 67.7 | +14.8% | — | 16.1% | Nov 5 |
| 5FOXAFox Corp Class A | 4.74Strong Buy | A+ | C | B+ | A- | — | $13.4B | 6.6 | +9.0% | — | 14.2% | — |
| 6CARSCars.com Inc | 3.62Buy | B+ | D+ | C+ | B | C+ | $613M | 17.9 | +1.1% | — | 14.2% | Nov 5 |
| 7MAXMediaAlpha Inc. | 4.83Strong Buy | B | A | B- | A+ | A | $565M | 5.8 | +13.8% | — | 12.7% | — |
| 8STGWStagwell Inc | 3.55Buy | C+ | C- | D+ | A+ | B- | $2.2B | 137.5 | +6.4% | — | 10.3% | — |
Source: Lician Quant Grades (SEC EDGAR statements, EODHD prices and estimates); short interest: FINRA; earnings dates: earnings calendar; dividend yield: EODHD fundamentals · Quant run Nov 4, 2026
Grades rank each stock against its sector peers; they are not investment advice. How the rating and grades work · Short interest · Earnings calendar
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About this screen
- Which are the top heavily shorted Communication Services stocks rated Buy or better?
- As of Nov 4, 2026, the highest ranked are EverQuote Inc Class A (EVER, rating 4.75); Reddit, Inc. (RDDT, rating 4.42); Nerdwallet Inc (NRDS, rating 4.91); Imax Corp (IMAX, rating 4.38); Fox Corp Class A (FOXA, rating 4.74). 8 stocks pass the screen in total.
- What does this screen look for?
- Short interest of 10% of float or more at the latest FINRA settlement, while the quant rating is Buy or Strong Buy: where short sellers and the factors disagree.
- How is the Lician Quant rating calculated?
- Each stock gets five factor grades (Valuation, Growth, Profitability, Momentum, EPS Revisions) from A+ to F by ranking its metrics against the other stocks in its sector. The rating (1.00 to 5.00) is the equal-weight average of the factor scores, re-ranked within the sector: 4.50 and up is Strong Buy, 3.50 Buy, 2.50 Hold, 1.50 Sell, below that Strong Sell.
- How often is the list updated?
- After every US trading day, from SEC filings, EODHD prices and analyst estimates; this list is from the quant run of Nov 4, 2026. Short interest follows FINRA's twice-monthly settlement dates.