At the stock markets are 908 companies linked to the sector with a total
market capitalization of USD 48.2 trillion. The average sector yield amounts to
1.92 percent and the average P/E ratio is 20.11. The highest dividend paying
industries are consumer services, publishing and computer wholesale.
I screened the sector by dividend stocks with the highest amount of
short selling stocks, measured by the float short ratio. The ratio shows how
many stocks are shorted by investors. Companies with a high ratio of float
short have a little upside potential if investors need to close their short
position. Thirteen dividend stocks from the services sector have a float short
ratio of more than 25 percent.
