Benson Hill, Inc. (NYSE:BHIL – Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 70,300 shares, an increase of 13.9% from the July 31st total of 61,700 shares. Approximately 2.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 47,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.5 days.
Benson Hill Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE BHIL traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $6.04. The company had a trading volume of 16,900 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,401. The stock has a market cap of $1.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.63 and a beta of 2.15. Benson Hill has a 12 month low of $4.41 and a 12 month high of $24.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 2.38 and a quick ratio of 1.86. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $10.79 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.29.
Benson Hill (NYSE:BHIL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported ($3.27) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($2.10) by ($1.17). The company had revenue of $33.77 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.30 million. Benson Hill had a negative return on equity of 124.29% and a negative net margin of 33.88%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Benson Hill will post -12.91 earnings per share for the current year.
Institutional Trading of Benson Hill
About Benson Hill
Benson Hill, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food technology company that unlocks natural genetic diversity of plants. It operates in two segments, Ingredients and Fresh. The company offers CropOS, a technology platform, which uses artificial intelligence, data, and various advanced breeding techniques that combine data, plant, and food sciences to deliver crops optimized for food, ingredient, and feed products.
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