ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (NASDAQ:IMOS) Short Interest Up 38.0% in December

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. (NASDAQ:IMOS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,600 shares, a growth of 38.0% from the November 30th total of 20,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Institutional Trading of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in IMOS. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in shares of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES by 18.0% in the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 9,429 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $221,000 after buying an additional 1,440 shares in the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC grew its holdings in ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES by 20.2% during the 3rd quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 15,547 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $364,000 after buying an additional 2,611 shares during the last quarter. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new position in ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES during the second quarter worth $441,000. Finally, Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC lifted its holdings in ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES by 4.4% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 55,046 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,431,000 after purchasing an additional 2,319 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 7.39% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com lowered shares of ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, December 20th.

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Stock Performance

IMOS traded down $0.28 on Monday, reaching $18.82. The company had a trading volume of 27,437 shares, compared to its average volume of 20,138. The company has a quick ratio of 2.72, a current ratio of 3.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49. ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES has a 1 year low of $18.20 and a 1 year high of $32.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $684.33 million, a PE ratio of 13.16 and a beta of 0.86. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $20.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.76.

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES (NASDAQ:IMOS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The semiconductor company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $191.70 million for the quarter. ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES had a net margin of 7.25% and a return on equity of 6.66%.

About ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES INC. engages in the research, development, manufacture, and sale of high-integration and high-precision integrated circuits, and related assembly and testing services in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and internationally. It operates through Testing; Assembly; Testing and Assembly for LCD, OLED and Other Display Panel Driver Semiconductors; Bumping; and Others segments.