B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:RILYP) Short Interest Update

B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ:RILYP) was the target of a large increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,600 shares, an increase of 74.5% from the December 15th total of 5,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 20,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

B. Riley Financial Stock Performance

NASDAQ RILYP traded up $0.21 on Friday, reaching $7.95. The stock had a trading volume of 17,788 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,226. B. Riley Financial has a 1 year low of $3.81 and a 1 year high of $20.49. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $7.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.03.

B. Riley Financial Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 31st. Investors of record on Monday, October 28th were issued a $0.4297 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 28th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 21.62%.

B. Riley Financial Company Profile

B. Riley Financial, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides financial services to corporate, institutional, and high net worth clients in North America, Australia, the Asia Pacific, and Europe. The company operates through six segments: Capital Markets, Wealth Management, Financial Consulting, Auction and Liquidation, Communications, and Consumer.