Noble Energy, Inc. (NBL), Newmont Mining Corp (NEM): Shorts Are Piling Into These Stocks. Should You Be Worried?

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This week’s theme is all about reasonable expectations. I feel it’s pretty reasonable to expect Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NBL) to outperform its peers given its relatively cheap valuation while Kinross Gold Corporation (USA) (NYSE:KGC) and The Progressive Corporation (NYSE:PGR) have much to prove if they hope to even maintain their current valuations.

What’s your take on these three stocks? Do short-sellers have these stocks pegged, or are they blowing smoke? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.

Fool contributor Sean Williams has no material interest in any companies mentioned in this article. You can follow him on CAPS under the screen name TMFUltraLong, track every pick he makes under the screen name TrackUltraLong, and check him out on Twitter, where he goes by the handle @TMFUltraLong.The Motley Fool owns shares of, and recommends, Ford. It also recommends Progressive.

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