Nanophase Technologies Co. (OTCMKTS:NANX) Short Interest Update

Nanophase Technologies Co. (OTCMKTS:NANX) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a decrease of 94.6% from the December 15th total of 3,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 76,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Nanophase Technologies Stock Up 6.5 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:NANX traded up $0.16 during trading on Monday, hitting $2.60. The stock had a trading volume of 85,543 shares, compared to its average volume of 38,792. Nanophase Technologies has a 12 month low of $0.40 and a 12 month high of $2.91. The company has a market capitalization of $181.81 million, a PE ratio of 130.07 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $2.46 and its 200 day moving average is $1.86.

Nanophase Technologies (OTCMKTS:NANX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter. Nanophase Technologies had a return on equity of 31.49% and a net margin of 5.59%. The company had revenue of $16.87 million during the quarter.

About Nanophase Technologies

Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a science-driven company, develops, manufactures, and sells integrated family of nanomaterial technologies in the United States. It engages in engineered materials, formulation development, and commercial manufacturing. The company produces engineered nanomaterial products comprising antimony, bismuth, cerium, iron, and zinc oxide for use in a various markets, including surface finishing,exterior coatings, personal care, plastics, scratch resistant coatings, and textiles.