5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Short Interest Up 19.2% in January

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 243,715 shares, an increase of 19.2% from the December 31st total of 204,442 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 83,481 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 83,481 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Currently, 0.3% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of 5N Plus in a research note on Friday, October 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, 5N Plus currently has an average rating of “Buy”.

5N Plus Trading Up 5.1%

OTCMKTS FPLSF traded up $0.95 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $19.61. The stock had a trading volume of 2,916 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,132. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 2.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60. The company has a market capitalization of $1.75 billion, a PE ratio of 40.02 and a beta of 1.97. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $14.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.04. 5N Plus has a twelve month low of $2.00 and a twelve month high of $19.77.

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

About 5N Plus

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.