Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE:YRD) Stock Short Interest Report for October

Yirendai Ltd. (NYSE:YRD) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totaling 655,137 shares, a decrease of 74.4% from the October 15th total of 2,563,242 shares. Approximately 1.3% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 324,150 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days.

Institutional Trading of Yirendai

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of Yirendai by 3.1% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,116,961 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,917,000 after acquiring an additional 33,490 shares during the period. Ramsey Quantitative Systems purchased a new position in shares of Yirendai during the second quarter valued at approximately $110,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP lifted its position in Yirendai by 10.3% during the second quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 100,741 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 9,391 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.99% of the company’s stock.

More Yirendai News

Investors following YRD have been watching these news items:

• Negative Sentiment: NYSE minimum-price warning: Yiren Digital said it received notice that its ADSs’ average closing price was below the NYSE’s $1.00 threshold for 30 consecutive trading days. The company now faces a listing-compliance issue, adding uncertainty for shareholders. NYSE notification article
• Negative Sentiment: Class-action litigation adds legal risk: Law firms are publicizing a securities class action covering investors who bought Yiren Digital securities from April 29 through October 13, 2026, with a December 28 lead-plaintiff deadline. The repeated announcements may reinforce concern about the allegations, though they are law-firm solicitations and do not establish wrongdoing or a court finding. Class action announcement

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Yirendai in a report on Wednesday, August 19th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Yirendai currently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Yirendai Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of YRD stock traded down $0.00 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $0.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 237,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 223,653. Yirendai has a 52-week low of $0.31 and a 52-week high of $5.29. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $0.75 and a 200 day moving average price of $1.70.

Yirendai (NYSE:YRD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 30th. The technology company reported ($0.75) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($1.13). Yirendai had a negative net margin of 35.36% and a negative return on equity of 17.30%. The business had revenue of $131.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $237.57 million.

About Yirendai

Yirendai, now operating as Yiren Digital Ltd., is a China-focused financial technology company. Its platform uses digital tools to connect consumers with financial services, including personal lending and insurance products. The business began in 2012 as an online lending marketplace associated with CreditEase. It has since broadened its services beyond loan facilitation to include insurance brokerage and other technology-enabled financial offerings. Yiren Digital primarily serves customers in China.