Short Interest in Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) Rises By 7.5%

Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,600 shares, an increase of 7.5% from the December 31st total of 8,000 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 64,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Creative Realities Trading Up 1.6 %

Shares of CREX traded up $0.04 on Tuesday, reaching $2.53. 7,978 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 40,126. Creative Realities has a 12 month low of $2.26 and a 12 month high of $5.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.44 million, a P/E ratio of 16.87 and a beta of 3.24. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $2.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $3.79.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Legato Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Creative Realities in the fourth quarter valued at about $26,000. Sargent Investment Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Creative Realities by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Sargent Investment Group LLC now owns 290,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $731,000 after acquiring an additional 5,400 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Creative Realities by 21.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 70,871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,000 after purchasing an additional 12,546 shares during the period. Essex Investment Management Co. LLC acquired a new position in Creative Realities in the third quarter valued at about $118,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Creative Realities by 370.9% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 49,020 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,000 after purchasing an additional 38,610 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.32% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH assumed coverage on Creative Realities in a research report on Monday, December 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $6.00 target price for the company.

About Creative Realities

Creative Realities, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides digital marketing technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers digital signage and media solutions to enhance communications in a wide-ranging variety of out-of-home environments. The company’s solutions include digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; interactive digital shopping assistants; advisors and kiosks; and other interactive marketing technologies, such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing, and web-based media that enables its customers to engage with their consumers.