Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU) Short Interest Update

Sohu.com Limited (NASDAQ:SOHU) was the target of a large increase in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 241,900 shares, an increase of 22.2% from the June 30th total of 197,900 shares. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 60,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.0 days.

Sohu.com Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of SOHU stock traded up $0.20 on Monday, reaching $15.04. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 107,851 shares, compared to its average volume of 54,561. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.46 and its 200-day simple moving average is $11.46. Sohu.com has a 1 year low of $7.80 and a 1 year high of $16.34. The company has a market capitalization of $497.07 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -13.43 and a beta of 1.19.

Sohu.com (NASDAQ:SOHU) last posted its earnings results on Monday, May 20th. The information services provider reported ($0.66) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.24) by ($0.42). Sohu.com had a negative net margin of 6.47% and a negative return on equity of 5.77%. The business had revenue of $139.39 million during the quarter.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. GSA Capital Partners LLP boosted its stake in Sohu.com by 4.1% during the first quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP now owns 48,435 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $512,000 after buying an additional 1,914 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in Sohu.com by 31.1% during the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 31,074 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $328,000 after buying an additional 7,363 shares during the period. Athos Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Sohu.com during the fourth quarter worth $71,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in shares of Sohu.com by 1,973.0% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 4,063 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 3,867 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its position in shares of Sohu.com by 46.5% during the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 3,152 shares of the information services provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. 33.02% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com raised shares of Sohu.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, June 6th.

Sohu.com Company Profile

Sohu.com Limited engages in the provision of online media, video, and game products and services on personal computers (PCs) and mobile devices in China. It operates through two segments: Sohu and Changyou. The company offers online news, information, and content services through the mobile phone application Sohu News APP, mobile portal m.sohu.com, and www.sohu.com for PCs; and online video content and services through mobile phone application Sohu Video APP and tv.sohu.com, as well as ifox, a video application for PC.