Short Interest in 5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Expands By 19.2%

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 243,715 shares, an increase of 19.2% from the December 31st total of 204,442 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 83,481 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 83,481 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days.

5N Plus Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of 5N Plus stock opened at $19.88 on Thursday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $14.31 and its 200 day moving average is $17.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion, a PE ratio of 40.56 and a beta of 1.97. 5N Plus has a 1 year low of $2.00 and a 1 year high of $21.17. The company has a current ratio of 2.97, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.10 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $104.90 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $89.88 million. 5N Plus had a net margin of 12.22% and a return on equity of 28.06%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of 5N Plus in a research report on Friday, October 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Buy”.

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.