Most and least shorted consumer discretionary stocks with up to $2B market cap as of end-Feb

As of the end of February, short interest in consumer discretionary stocks with market caps up to $2 billion was widespread. The most shorted stocks included Kaixin Holdings (82.36%), Greenlane Holdings (52.17%), Algorhythm Holdings (32.52%), Groupon (26.98%), and Kidpik (26.25%). Conversely, the least shorted stocks were Twin Hospitality Group (0.56%), Ark Restaurants (0.55%), ECD Automotive Design (0.55%), Lifetime Brands (0.53%), and Education Management Corporation (0.52%).

Short interest in end-Feb was spread broadly across the consumer discretionary sector, with no single industry emerging as a clear standout or dominating in terms of positioning. Here are the five most shorted consumer discretionary stocks with market capitalizations of up to $2 billion (as a % of shares outstanding) Kaixin Holdings (KXIN), Short I...