Voestalpine AG (OTCMKTS:VLPNY) Short Interest Up 3,000.0% in December

Voestalpine AG (OTCMKTS:VLPNY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,100 shares, a growth of 3,000.0% from the December 15th total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 1,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.2 days.

Voestalpine Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:VLPNY traded down $0.09 on Tuesday, hitting $3.37. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 358 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,464. Voestalpine has a 1 year low of $3.37 and a 1 year high of $6.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.39. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $3.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.41.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, BNP Paribas downgraded Voestalpine from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 3rd.

About Voestalpine

Voestalpine AG processes, develops, manufactures, and sells steel products in Austria, European Union, and internationally. The company operates through five segments: Steel, High Performance Metals, Metal Engineering, Metal Forming, and Other. The Steel division produces hot and cold-rolled steel strips, as well as electrogalvanized, hot-dip galvanized, and organically coated steel strips; and heavy plates for the energy sector, as well as turbine casings for automotive, white goods/consumer goods, building/construction, energy, mechanical engineering, and others.