The following video is part of our "Motley Fool Conversations" series, in which industrials editor and analyst Brendan Byrnes and consumer goods editor and analyst Austin Smith discuss topics across the investing world.

In today's edition, Brendan and Austin continue their series, "The Market's Most Hated Stocks," in which they look at companies with significant short interest, and discuss if they think these stocks deserve their higher short percentages.

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