These shorter must be insane.3 Mar 2026 17:48
There is probably around 20 percent of the stock out on loan to shorters.
You usually see this when a company is in financial distress, very high P/E illusionary profuse etc
Here we have a company which is
Just finishing capital investment cycle paid for from cash to increase profitability
Like for like sales growth against challenging market
Not seeing a sizeable impact form weight loss drugs
About to start returning more cash to shareholders
Solid results and guidance maintained
Great product mix
More store openings coming to drive growth
Inflation backdrop improving
More interest rate cuts in the pipeline
Everyone gets energy help from April
Overall cost of living easing
Not a challenge P/E
UK equivalent of McDonald’s in terms of brand
Why on earth is this the list shorted stock in the UK!?