5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Short Interest Up 227.4% in December

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 204,442 shares, a growth of 227.4% from the December 15th total of 62,436 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 16,330 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 12.5 days. Based on an average daily volume of 16,330 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 12.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the company are sold short.

5N Plus Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of FPLSF stock opened at $14.89 on Tuesday. 5N Plus has a 1 year low of $2.00 and a 1 year high of $15.64. The stock has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a PE ratio of 30.39 and a beta of 1.91. The business’s fifty day moving average is $13.83 and its 200-day moving average is $16.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a current ratio of 2.97.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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