Short Interest in Maiden Holdings North America, Ltd. (NYSE:MHNC) Grows By 4,300.0%

Maiden Holdings North America, Ltd. (NYSE:MHNC) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 13,200 shares, a growth of 4,300.0% from the December 15th total of 300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 29,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Maiden Holdings North America Stock Performance

MHNC traded down $0.03 on Tuesday, reaching $17.13. 606 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,914. Maiden Holdings North America has a twelve month low of $15.60 and a twelve month high of $19.97. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $17.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.55.

Maiden Holdings North America Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Investors of record on Saturday, February 15th will be issued a $0.4844 dividend. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This is a boost from Maiden Holdings North America’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48.