ASM International NV (OTCMKTS:ASMIY) Short Interest Update

ASM International NV (OTCMKTS:ASMIY) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,700 shares, a decrease of 26.1% from the January 31st total of 2,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 7,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

ASM International Price Performance

OTCMKTS:ASMIY opened at $517.25 on Tuesday. ASM International has a one year low of $510.81 and a one year high of $813.23. The company has a market cap of $25.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.78 and a beta of 1.60. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $590.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $592.71.

ASM International (OTCMKTS:ASMIY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 25th. The company reported $5.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $4.14 by $0.87. ASM International had a net margin of 19.98% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The business had revenue of $863.04 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $865.31 million. As a group, equities research analysts expect that ASM International will post 14.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of ASM International in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $561.00 price target on the stock.

ASM International Company Profile

ASM International NV, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, manufacture, marketing, and servicing of equipment and materials used to produce semiconductor devices in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The company’s products include wafer processing deposition systems for atomic layer deposition (ALD), epitaxy, silicon carbide, plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), and vertical furnace systems, including low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD), diffusion, and oxidation products, as well as provides spare parts and support services.