Voestalpine AG (OTCMKTS:VLPNY) Short Interest Update

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

Voestalpine Stock Down 2.5 %

Shares of Voestalpine stock opened at $3.37 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 1.39 and a quick ratio of 0.52. Voestalpine has a 52 week low of $3.37 and a 52 week high of $6.05. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $3.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $4.39.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Voestalpine Company Profile

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.