Arotech Co. (NASDAQ:ARTX) saw a large growth in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 192,100 shares, a growth of 8.0% from the May 30th total of 177,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 96,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in ARTX. Delek Group Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Arotech during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $153,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Arotech during the 1st quarter valued at $78,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Arotech by 141.0% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 87,295 shares of the aerospace company’s stock valued at $256,000 after purchasing an additional 51,067 shares during the last quarter. Buckingham Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Arotech during the 1st quarter valued at $102,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Arotech during the 1st quarter valued at $63,000. 32.69% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Shares of NASDAQ:ARTX traded up $0.09 during trading on Monday, reaching $1.95. The company had a trading volume of 160,900 shares, compared to its average volume of 103,533. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $1.93. The stock has a market cap of $50.14 million, a PE ratio of 12.19 and a beta of 1.39. Arotech has a 12 month low of $1.61 and a 12 month high of $4.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.81 and a quick ratio of 1.50.
Arotech (NASDAQ:ARTX) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 8th. The aerospace company reported ($0.04) EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $0.02 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $20.78 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $24.10 million. Arotech had a negative net margin of 0.15% and a positive return on equity of 2.60%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Arotech will post 0.12 EPS for the current year.
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About Arotech
Arotech Corporation provides defense and security products worldwide. The company’s Training and Simulation division develops, manufactures, and markets multimedia and interactive digital solutions for engineering, use-of-force training, and operator training of military, law enforcement, security, emergency services, and other personnel.