ams-OSRAM AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) Shares Shorted: Short Interest Up 5,648.5% in September

ams-OSRAM AG Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 5,691 shares, a growth of 5,648.5% from the September 15th total of 99 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 25,820 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

ams-OSRAM Trading Down 4.7%

AMSSY stock traded down $0.65 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $13.04. The company had a trading volume of 3,991 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,452. The stock has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -6.83 and a beta of 1.75. ams-OSRAM has a 52 week low of $4.19 and a 52 week high of $15.36. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.10. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $11.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.48.

ams-OSRAM (OTCMKTS:AMSSY) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The company reported ($0.33) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.07) by ($0.26). ams-OSRAM had a negative return on equity of 7.58% and a negative net margin of 9.74%.The firm had revenue of $935.84 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $931.43 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that ams-OSRAM will post -0.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About ams-OSRAM

ams-OSRAM AG is a global provider of optical solutions, combining semiconductor technologies with illumination and sensing products. The company develops and manufactures light-emitting diodes, laser emitters, optical sensors, detectors, and related components used in automotive, industrial, medical, consumer, and other specialized applications.

Its products support functions such as vehicle lighting and displays, environmental and biometric sensing, machine vision, horticultural lighting, professional illumination, and imaging.