5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 62,653 shares, a decrease of 82.5% from the November 30th total of 357,432 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,878 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.9 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 15,878 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.9 days.

5N Plus Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS FPLSF traded up $0.16 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $13.73. 460 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 14,483. 5N Plus has a one year low of $2.00 and a one year high of $15.64. The company’s 50 day moving average is $13.84 and its 200 day moving average is $15.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a current ratio of 2.97 and a quick ratio of 1.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.02 and a beta of 1.91.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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