8 heavily shorted Industrials stocks rated Buy or better (Nov 2026)
8 heavily shorted Industrials stocks rated Buy or better by the Lician Quant rating as of Nov 4, 2026, including IES Holdings Inc (IESC), First Advantage Corp (FA), Crane NXT Co (CXT). 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 · Industrials · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WLFCWillis Lease Finance Corporation | 4.48Buy | A+ | B+ | B- | F | B+ | $260M | 2.8 | +17.3% | — | 65.9% | — |
| 2DACDanaos Corporation | 4.94Strong Buy | A | D | A | A | — | $2.8B | 5.7 | +2.8% | 2.77% | 19.6% | Nov 16 |
| 3CXTCrane NXT Co | 4.29Buy | B+ | D | B- | A | B | $3.5B | 24.6 | +17.3% | — | 16.9% | Nov 4 |
| 4AMRCAmeresco Inc | 4.55Strong Buy | A- | — | — | D | A | $687M | — | — | — | 16.5% | Nov 9 |
| 5IESCIES Holdings Inc | 4.87Strong Buy | A- | A | A- | D- | A+ | $5.1B | 11.2 | +22.7% | — | 16.3% | Nov 20 |
| 6BLBDBlue Bird Corp | 4.54Strong Buy | A | A | A- | D+ | D+ | $1.8B | 6.5 | +13.5% | — | 13.5% | Nov 23 |
| 7CXWCoreCivic Inc | 4.80Strong Buy | B+ | A- | C- | A- | B | $3.0B | 23.7 | +24.3% | — | 13.1% | Nov 4 |
| 8FAFirst Advantage Corp | 4.10Buy | C | A+ | D+ | A+ | C- | $3.6B | 145.0 | +32.9% | — | 11.6% | Nov 5 |
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 Industrials stocks rated Buy or better?
- As of Nov 4, 2026, the highest ranked are Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC, rating 4.48); Danaos Corporation (DAC, rating 4.94); Crane NXT Co (CXT, rating 4.29); Ameresco Inc (AMRC, rating 4.55); IES Holdings Inc (IESC, rating 4.87). 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.