Top Value Stocks With High Short Ratios

Asta Funding(ASFI Quote) is another stock with an atmospheric short ratio of 49. It's in the business of purchasing and liquidating performing and non-performing consumer receivables, such as credit card debt and phone company charge-offs. It just went ex-dividend last month, offering a small 0.5% yield. The stock has a P/E of 9.7 and a PEG of 1.2.

Asta is a stock owned by the James Small Cap (JASCX), a Morningstar-rated five-star fund that also owns shares of Quanex(NX Quote), with a short ratio of 8.8, and Tupperware Brands(TUP Quote), which has a short ratio of 7.1.

For the rest of the stocks, check out the High Short Ratios/Low PEGs portfolio at Stockpickr.com.