Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029 (NASDAQ:ATLCZ) Short Interest Up 21.0% in December

Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029 (NASDAQ:ATLCZ) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 27,700 shares, an increase of 21.0% from the December 15th total of 22,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 32,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.9 days.

Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029 Trading Down 0.1 %

ATLCZ stock traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $24.94. 24,016 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 33,983. Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029 has a one year low of $24.05 and a one year high of $25.50. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.02.

Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029 Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st were given a dividend of $0.5781 per share. This represents a $2.31 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.27%. This is a boost from Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.58. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 31st.