X Financial (NYSE:XYF) Short Interest Up 109.1% in January

X Financial (NYSE:XYF) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,600 shares, an increase of 109.1% from the January 15th total of 2,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 30,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

X Financial Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of XYF stock traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $8.45. The stock had a trading volume of 65,891 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,483. X Financial has a 1-year low of $3.48 and a 1-year high of $8.59. The firm has a market cap of $413.46 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 0.31. The business’s fifty day moving average is $7.95 and its 200-day moving average is $6.50.

X Financial (NYSE:XYF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $1.24 EPS for the quarter. X Financial had a net margin of 25.03% and a return on equity of 20.66%.

X Financial Company Profile

X Financial provides personal finance services in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers services as an online marketplace connecting borrowers and investors or institutional funding partners. Its loan products include Xiaoying credit loan, which consists of Xiaoying card loan; and Xiaoying preferred loan to small business owners.