Short Interest in 5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) Rises By 61.4%

5N Plus Inc. (OTCMKTS:FPLSF) saw a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 63,100 shares, a growth of 61.4% from the February 13th total of 39,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 10.0 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold.

5N Plus Price Performance

Shares of FPLSF stock remained flat at $3.93 during mid-day trading on Friday. 8,300 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,905. 5N Plus has a fifty-two week low of $3.31 and a fifty-two week high of $6.15. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $5.05 and its 200 day moving average is $4.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 3.49 and a quick ratio of 1.41. The stock has a market cap of $349.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.83 and a beta of 1.91.

About 5N Plus

5N Plus Inc produces and sells specialty metals and chemicals in North America, Europe, and Asia. It operates through two segments, Specialty Semiconductors and Performance Materials. The company offers semiconductor compounds, semiconductor wafers, metals, epitaxial semiconductor substrates, and solar cells.