Best short in the market right now
One of our biggest shorts, LPS is in big trouble. Again. Still. Lately. Late during Friday’s trading hours, this bombshell news hit, sending the stock down nearly 7%. The following snippet comes from Yves Smith at NakedCapitalism:
Former LPS Employees Allege 30% to 78% Error Rate in Borrower Mortgage Records, Contradicting Banker/Regulator Cover-Up
One investor said that every time he looked at corporate misconduct, “No matter how bad you think it is, it’s always worse”. Lender Processing Services is proving to be a classic illustration.
The City of St. Clair Shores Employees’ Retirement System is the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against Lender LPS that was amended and expanded yesterday. The suit is against the company and its three top officers, charing them with violations of Federal securities laws with the intent of inflating the company’s revenues and stock price.
LPS’ stock is down fractionally again today, and more importantly, I think this one looks like it’s finally starting to break. The LPS stock chart is certainly looking “broken”. Look at how it has completely blasted through what little technical resistance there was in the high $20s:
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HERE WE GO! wwwwwwhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I think the DOCX fiasco will sink LPS, no matter how clean “they aren’t ” the rest of LPS operations are.
Damn good short to consider if you got some spare cash to invest.
It just breaks my heart to hear about LPS……not.Couldn’t happen to a nicer group of people as far as I’m concerned.Now maybe they will get some of what they so richly deserve.Not a day too soon.