Equity Residential (NYSE:EQR) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,679,900 shares, a drop of 7.8% from the June 15th total of 5,074,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,100,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.3 days. Approximately 1.3% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Qualys Inc (NASDAQ:QLYS) – Analysts at KeyCorp boosted their Q3 2019 EPS estimates for shares of Qualys in a research report issued on Wednesday, July 31st, according to Zacks Investment Research. KeyCorp analyst R. Owens now expects that the software maker will post earnings of $0.39 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.34.

Amedisys Inc (NASDAQ:AMED) – Equities researchers at Jefferies Financial Group boosted their FY2020 earnings estimates for shares of Amedisys in a report issued on Wednesday, July 31st, according to Zacks Investment Research. Jefferies Financial Group analyst B. Tanquilut now forecasts that the health services provider will earn $4.95 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $4.85. Jefferies Financial Group has a “Buy” rating and a $150.00 price objective on the stock.

Equity Investment Corp lowered its stake in PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) by 23.2% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 615,436 shares of the company’s stock after selling 186,271 shares during the period. PepsiCo comprises 2.8% of Equity Investment Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position. Equity Investment Corp’s holdings in PepsiCo were worth $80,702,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.