Maiden Holdings North America, Ltd. (NYSE:MHNC) Short Interest Up 4,300.0% in December

Maiden Holdings North America, Ltd. (NYSE:MHNC) was the target of a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 13,200 shares, a growth of 4,300.0% from the December 15th total of 300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 29,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Maiden Holdings North America Trading Down 1.8 %

Maiden Holdings North America stock traded down $0.32 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $17.13. 28,072 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 8,524. Maiden Holdings North America has a fifty-two week low of $15.60 and a fifty-two week high of $19.97. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $17.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.56.

Maiden Holdings North America Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Saturday, February 15th will be paid a $0.4844 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 11.31%. This is a positive change from Maiden Holdings North America’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48.