Short Interest in 5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Increases By 19.2%

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) saw a significant increase in short interest in 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 shares of the stock are sold short. 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 shares of the stock are sold short.

5N Plus Trading Up 5.7%

Shares of OTCMKTS FPLSF opened at $19.73 on Wednesday. 5N Plus has a 1-year low of $2.00 and a 1-year high of $20.19. The company has a 50-day moving average of $14.20 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.13. The company has a market cap of $1.76 billion, a PE ratio of 40.26 and a beta of 1.97. The company has a current ratio of 2.97, a quick ratio of 1.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

5N Plus (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 3rd. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $89.88 million.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of 5N Plus in a research report on Friday, October 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy”.

5N Plus Company Profile

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.