Astec Analytics

It is no secret that Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) has been one of the worst performing stocks over the past few trading sessions. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Karl Loomes of SunGard’s Astec Analytics discussed the change in short interest for the issue. Astec Analytics measures real time...

SunGard’s Astec Analytics measures real time security lending, which correlates extremely well with short interest. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Tim Smith discussed Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) change over the past several days and months. “There are about 20 million shares outstanding...

“It is as if  investors don’t know which way to go on twitter,” stated Tim Smith of SunGard’s Astec Analytics which tracks real time security lending, correlating extremely well with short data. “Volumes moved up to a peak towards the turn of the year but since then have tracked downwards,”...

Since opening at $45.10, shares of Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) are down 8.91, closing at $40.90 into the Thanksgiving holiday. Benzinga received exclusive data on Twitter from Sungard’s Astec Analytics, which measures real time security lending, closely correlating with short selling. “Twitter...

Retailers have been on a rise this year, with the SPDR Retail ETF (NYSE: XRT) up 41.95 percent compared to 26.71 percent on the S&P, but many investors are sceptical this trend will continue. Karl Loomes of Sungard’s Astec Analytics gave Benzinga exclusive data on retailers, heading into...

SodaStream International (NASDAQ: SODA) is a company that has been rattled with short sellers for several years. In an exclusive interview with Benzinga, Astec Analytics' Executive Vice President Tim Smith discussed how security borrowing has changed in the time surrounding SodaStream’s earnings...

Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been on a run down over the past three trading sessions, after a disappointing earnings announcement and vehicle fire. SunGard's Astec Analytics tracks real-time securities lending data, which correlates extremely well to short interest data. In an exclusive...

Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) have been on a tear for the past year and have added to gains Thursday morning following a blowout second quarter earnings report. Tesla reported second quarter EPS of $0.05 when adjusting for some items compared to the estimate of a loss of $0.17 per share on revenue of...

The battle over Herbalife (NYSE: HLF) has raged for months now, with hedge fund titans battling it out over the future of this stock. Notably, Carl Icahn of Icahn Enterprises (NYSE: IEP) has bought over 16 percent of the stock while Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital has taken a large short...