Top NYSE Short-Squeeze Plays

NorthStar shows up in the Stockpickr portfolio Barron's "Speaking Of Dividends" for December 29, 2007, which listed extremely high-yielding stocks. Other stocks in the portfolio include Newcastle Investment(NCT Quote), which has a short ratio of 21.1, and GateHouse Media(GHS Quote), with a 24 short ratio.

Tootsie Roll Industries(TR Quote) is another heavily shorted stock, carrying a short ratio of 25.7. This candy stock rose along with several other confectionary stocks last month when Warren Buffett agreed to buy Wrigley(WWY Quote) for $23 billion. The stock has a P/E of 26 and a yield of 1.4%.

Tootsie Roll is owned by the Wells Fargo Advantage Mid Cap Fund, which has a four-star Morningstar rating and is managed by Robert Costomiris. The fund has had an average return of 19.1% over the last five years. It also holds Kroger(KR Quote). which has a short ratio of 2.1, and another candy company, Hershey(HSY Quote), with a 7.3 short ratio.

To see the complete list, check out the NYSE Short-Squeeze Plays for May portfolio at Stockpickr.com.