BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) Short Interest Update

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) saw a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,599 shares, a growth of 335.7% from the November 30th total of 367 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,880 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,880 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

BE Semiconductor Industries Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of BESIY stock opened at $155.75 on Friday. BE Semiconductor Industries has a 1-year low of $88.02 and a 1-year high of $174.45. The company has a current ratio of 5.75, a quick ratio of 5.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46. The stock has a market cap of $11.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 76.72 and a beta of 1.84. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $158.27 and a 200-day moving average of $149.26.

BE Semiconductor Industries (OTCMKTS:BESIY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The technology company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $154.12 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $160.84 million. BE Semiconductor Industries had a return on equity of 33.98% and a net margin of 25.42%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that BE Semiconductor Industries will post 4.56 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Zacks Research raised BE Semiconductor Industries from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Friday, October 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, BE Semiconductor Industries currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

BE Semiconductor Industries Company Profile

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY), commonly known as BESI, is a global supplier of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry. The company designs, develops and manufactures capital equipment used in the back-end production of semiconductor devices, including die attach, wire bonding and flip chip packaging systems. BESI’s platforms support a wide range of applications from memory and logic chips to advanced power devices and radio-frequency modules, enabling high precision, throughput and yield in device assembly and test processes.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Duiven, the Netherlands, BESI went public on Euronext Amsterdam in 1999.