XOMA Co. (NASDAQ:XOMAO) Short Interest Up 26.7% in December

XOMA Co. (NASDAQ:XOMAO) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,800 shares, a growth of 26.7% from the November 30th total of 3,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

XOMA Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:XOMAO opened at $25.62 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $25.51 and its 200 day moving average is $25.39. XOMA has a 12-month low of $23.50 and a 12-month high of $25.87.

XOMA Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 3rd will be issued a $0.5234 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 3rd. This represents a $2.09 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 8.17%.

XOMA Company Profile

XOMA Corporation operates as a biotech royalty aggregator in the United States and the Asia Pacific. It has a portfolio of economic rights to future potential milestone and royalty payments associated with partnered commercial and pre-commercial therapeutic candidates. The company also focuses on early to mid-stage clinical assets primarily in Phase 1 and 2 with commercial sales potential that are licensed to partners; and acquires milestone and royalty revenue streams on late-stage clinical or commercial assets.