Short Interest in Autoscope Technologies Co. (NASDAQ:AATC) Grows By 147.1%

Autoscope Technologies Co. (NASDAQ:AATC) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 4,200 shares, a growth of 147.1% from the September 15th total of 1,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 13,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average daily volume of 13,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Autoscope Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of AATC stock opened at $6.58 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 20.50 and a current ratio of 25.70. Autoscope Technologies has a one year low of $6.23 and a one year high of $9.98. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.91 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $36.14 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.47 and a beta of 0.61.

Autoscope Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 25th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 19th were given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 18th. This represents a dividend yield of 851.0%. Autoscope Technologies’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 101.69%.

Autoscope Technologies Company Profile

Autoscope Technologies Corporation develops and markets video and radar processing products for use in intersection control, highway, bridge and tunnel traffic management, and traffic data collection applications in the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. It operates in two segments, Intersection and Highway.