Vivopower International Plc (NASDAQ:VVPR) Short Interest Up 36.4% in December

Vivopower International Plc (NASDAQ:VVPR) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 741,753 shares, an increase of 36.4% from the November 30th total of 543,774 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 544,687 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 6.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 6.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 544,687 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on VVPR shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Vivopower International from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Vivopower International in a report on Monday, December 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vivopower International

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sender Co & Partners Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vivopower International in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $311,000. Legal & General Group Plc raised its holdings in Vivopower International by 18.7% during the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 113,749 shares of the company’s stock valued at $518,000 after buying an additional 17,919 shares during the period. IFG Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Vivopower International in the third quarter worth $46,000. Cary Street Partners Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vivopower International during the third quarter worth $90,000. Finally, Rossby Financial LCC bought a new position in Vivopower International during the third quarter valued at $166,000. 15.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vivopower International Stock Performance

Shares of VVPR opened at $2.66 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $3.04 and its 200 day moving average is $4.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 1.35. Vivopower International has a fifty-two week low of $0.62 and a fifty-two week high of $8.88.

Vivopower International (NASDAQ:VVPR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The company reported ($0.63) EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $0.00 million for the quarter.

About Vivopower International

VivoPower International PLC is a global provider of energy infrastructure and battery solutions, specializing in the design, development and deployment of lithium-ion battery systems and integrated charging networks. Through its Energy Solutions division, the company engineers and manufactures modular energy storage products—ranging from portable power stations to large-scale battery arrays—under its Dragonfly Energy brand. These solutions support a broad array of end markets including remote telecommunications, off-grid mining, defense, and emergency backup power applications.

In parallel, VivoPower’s Infrastructure division focuses on the financing, construction, ownership and operation of clean energy projects and electric vehicle charging networks.