Short Interest in XOMA Co. (NASDAQ:XOMAP) Increases By 43.4%

XOMA Co. (NASDAQ:XOMAP) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,600 shares, an increase of 43.4% from the March 31st total of 5,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.8 days.

XOMA Trading Down 1.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ:XOMAP opened at $25.70 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $25.80 and its 200-day moving average price is $25.81. XOMA has a twelve month low of $24.87 and a twelve month high of $26.51.

XOMA Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 3rd were given a $0.5391 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, April 3rd. This represents a $2.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.39%.

XOMA Company Profile

XOMA Royalty 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.