ASM International NV (OTCMKTS:ASMIY) Short Interest Update

ASM International NV (OTCMKTS:ASMIY) saw a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,300 shares, an increase of 27.8% from the January 15th total of 1,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 20,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

ASM International Stock Up 1.2 %

OTCMKTS:ASMIY traded up $7.33 on Friday, hitting $599.18. The stock had a trading volume of 3,106 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,227. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $587.31 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $598.32. ASM International has a 1-year low of $510.81 and a 1-year high of $813.23. The stock has a market cap of $29.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 49.56 and a beta of 1.60.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASM International in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $561.00 price objective for the company.

ASM International Company Profile

ASM International NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, marketing, and servicing of equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The company’s products include wafer processing deposition systems for atomic layer deposition (ALD), epitaxy, silicon carbide, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and vertical furnace systems, including low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD), diffusion, and oxidation products, as well as provides spare parts and support services.