5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Short Interest Down 82.5% in December

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 62,653 shares, a decline of 82.5% from the November 30th total of 357,432 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 15,878 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.9 days. Based on an average trading volume of 15,878 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.9 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of 5N Plus in a report on Friday, October 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

5N Plus Stock Down 0.9%

OTCMKTS:FPLSF traded down $0.12 on Friday, hitting $13.45. The stock had a trading volume of 605 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,771. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. 5N Plus has a 52 week low of $2.00 and a 52 week high of $15.64. The business’s fifty day moving average is $13.85 and its 200 day moving average is $15.51. The company has a market cap of $1.20 billion, a PE ratio of 27.45 and a beta of 1.91.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.09. 5N Plus had a return on equity of 28.06% and a net margin of 12.22%.The company had revenue of $104.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $89.88 million.

About 5N Plus

5N Plus Inc is a Canadian specialty chemicals and materials company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high?purity metals and compounds for advanced technology markets. The company’s product portfolio spans a range of elemental metals—including bismuth, antimony, tellurium, selenium, indium and germanium—along with organometallic precursors, catalysts and radioisotopes. These materials are engineered to meet stringent purity standards (commonly known as “five?nines” or 99.999% purity) for critical applications in electronics, photovoltaics, catalysts and life sciences.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Boucherville, Quebec, 5N Plus has grown from its roots in high?purity research to a global manufacturing and distribution platform.