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Another stock with a high short ratio is Domino's Pizza DPZ, which has a short ratio of 19. This pizza delivery company last week reported a 68% increase in earnings and an 8.8% increase in international same-store sales as well as a 5% drop in domestic same-store sales. The stock has a P/E of 20, a PEG of 1.3 and a yield of 3.6%. Domino's is held by Ritchie Capital, an Illinois-based global alternative asset management firm managed by Thane Ritchie. This company, which specializes in arbitrage and relative value strategies, also invests in Amkor Technology AMKR, which has a 4.8 short ratio, Western Digital WDC, which has a 3.6 short ratio, and Harris Corp. HRS, with a 2 short ratio. The Cheesecake Factory CAKE has a 17 short ratio. The company, which owns over 130 Cheesecake Factory restaurants, just reported its first quarterly drop in profits in eight years. The stock has a P/E ratio of 22 and a 1.1 PEG ratio. Robert Olstein, who manages the Olstein Financial Alert Fund, has taken a bite of Cheesecake Factory. The fund also owns shares of Macy's M, which has a short ratio of 2.5, Covidien COV, which has a 1.4 short ratio, and Morgan Stanley MS, which has a 1.4 short ratio. For more heavily shorted stocks, check out the Top Restaurant Short-Squeeze Plays at Stockpickr.com.
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