5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Short Interest Update

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 589,855 shares, an increase of 63.2% from the June 30th total of 361,368 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 79,479 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 7.4 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on FPLSF. Scotiabank started coverage on 5N Plus in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada initiated coverage on shares of 5N Plus in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. They set a “moderate buy” rating on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, 5N Plus has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

5N Plus Price Performance

5N Plus stock traded up $0.22 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $23.34. 1,276 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 49,907. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $28.16 and its 200-day moving average is $24.15. 5N Plus has a 12 month low of $8.75 and a 12 month high of $44.91. The stock has a market cap of $2.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.91 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a quick ratio of 1.30, a current ratio of 2.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.14 by $0.03. 5N Plus had a return on equity of 28.72% and a net margin of 13.99%.The business had revenue of $117.89 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $104.04 million.

5N Plus Company Profile

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.