9 heavily shorted Financials stocks rated Buy or better (Nov 2026)
9 heavily shorted Financials stocks rated Buy or better by the Lician Quant rating as of Nov 4, 2026, including Kinsale Capital Group Inc (KNSL), RLI Corp (RLI), Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. (DCOM). 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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9 stocks · Strong Buy or Buy · Financials · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CLBKColumbia Financial Inc | 4.35Buy | B | B+ | F | A- | A- | $1.1B | 19.8 | +5.5% | — | 85.4% | — |
| 2EZPWEZCORP Inc | 4.24Buy | B | A | C+ | D+ | B | $1.7B | 10.6 | +28.6% | — | 23.1% | Nov 12 |
| 3ESQEsquire Financial Holdings Inc | 4.56Strong Buy | F | A- | A | B- | A+ | $1.1B | 20.5 | +23.8% | 0.67% | 18.3% | — |
| 4CASHMeta Financial Group Inc | 4.07Buy | B- | A | B+ | D- | C+ | $1.8B | 10.2 | — | — | 13.1% | — |
| 5RLIRLI Corp | 4.05Buy | D- | B- | A | A | C | $6.1B | 14.0 | +8.7% | — | 11.4% | — |
| 6CARECarter Bank and Trust | 4.25Buy | B+ | C+ | A+ | C- | C | $663M | 5.2 | +11.0% | — | 11.2% | — |
| 7BWFGBankwell Financial Group Inc | 4.85Strong Buy | D- | A+ | A- | A+ | A | $525M | 12.2 | +22.7% | 1.50% | 10.4% | — |
| 8KNSLKinsale Capital Group Inc | 4.71Strong Buy | F | A | A+ | A- | A- | $8.2B | 14.4 | +15.8% | 0.26% | 10.3% | — |
| 9DCOMDime Community Bancshares, Inc. | 4.31Buy | D | A- | C+ | A+ | — | $1.9B | 13.2 | +32.9% | 2.69% | 10.1% | — |
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
Heavily shorted, rated Buy in other sectors
About this screen
- Which are the top heavily shorted Financials stocks rated Buy or better?
- As of Nov 4, 2026, the highest ranked are Columbia Financial Inc (CLBK, rating 4.35); EZCORP Inc (EZPW, rating 4.24); Esquire Financial Holdings Inc (ESQ, rating 4.56); Meta Financial Group Inc (CASH, rating 4.07); RLI Corp (RLI, rating 4.05). 9 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.