Aixtron Se (OTCMKTS:AIXXF) Short Interest Down 28.7% in December

Aixtron Se (OTCMKTS:AIXXF) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 185,785 shares, a decline of 28.7% from the December 15th total of 260,469 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 6,554 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 28.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 6,554 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 28.3 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AIXXF. Barclays upgraded shares of Aixtron from a “cautious” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of Aixtron in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of Aixtron in a research note on Wednesday, September 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Aixtron Stock Down 0.4%

AIXXF opened at $23.11 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $18.16. Aixtron has a 52-week low of $9.31 and a 52-week high of $24.95.

About Aixtron

Aixtron SE, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Herzogenrath, Germany, is a leading provider of deposition equipment for the compound semiconductor industry. The company’s core expertise lies in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, which are used to grow epitaxial layers of materials like gallium nitride, gallium arsenide and related alloys. These systems support applications ranging from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes to power electronics, photonic devices and data communications components.

Operating globally, Aixtron maintains R&D, manufacturing and service facilities across Europe, Asia and North America.