Via Renewables, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIASP) Short Interest Up 107.4% in February

Via Renewables, Inc. (NASDAQ:VIASP) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,600 shares, a growth of 107.4% from the January 31st total of 2,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 7,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Via Renewables Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ VIASP opened at $23.93 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $23.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.11. Via Renewables has a 52-week low of $16.13 and a 52-week high of $24.35.

Via Renewables Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 1st will be issued a $0.6963 dividend. This represents a $2.79 annualized dividend and a yield of 11.64%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 1st.

Via Renewables Company Profile

Via Renewables, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as an independent retail energy services company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Retail Electricity and Retail Natural Gas. The Retail Electricity segment engages in the transmission and sale of electricity to residential and commercial customers.