Orica Limited (OTCMKTS:OCLDY) Short Interest Down 51.9% in July

Orica Limited (OTCMKTS:OCLDYGet Free Report) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 343 shares, a drop of 51.9% from the July 15th total of 713 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 126 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.7 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Zacks Research raised Orica to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

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Orica Stock Performance

Shares of OCLDY stock opened at $17.00 on Friday. Orica has a 12-month low of $12.62 and a 12-month high of $19.00. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $16.87 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $15.95.

Orica Company Profile

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Orica Limited is a leading global provider of commercial explosives and blasting systems to the mining, quarrying and construction industries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, the company designs, manufactures and distributes a comprehensive range of bulk and packaged explosives, initiating systems, detonators and digital blasting solutions. Its offerings include ground support products, ventilation systems in underground mining and specialty chemicals that support safe and efficient rock fragmentation and material handling.

In addition to explosives, Orica supplies sodium cyanide for gold extraction, bulk emulsions and specialty ammonium nitrate products.

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