BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) Short Interest Update

by · The Cerbat Gem

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,599 shares, a growth of 335.7% from the November 30th total of 367 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,880 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,880 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently commented on BESIY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Zacks Research upgraded BE Semiconductor Industries from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Friday, October 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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BE Semiconductor Industries Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of BE Semiconductor Industries stock opened at $155.13 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 5.75 and a quick ratio of 5.02. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $158.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $149.04. BE Semiconductor Industries has a 1 year low of $88.02 and a 1 year high of $174.45.

BE Semiconductor Industries (OTCMKTS:BESIY – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The technology company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $154.12 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.84 million. BE Semiconductor Industries had a net margin of 25.42% and a return on equity of 33.98%. On average, research analysts expect that BE Semiconductor Industries will post 4.56 EPS for the current year.

BE Semiconductor Industries Company Profile

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BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY), commonly known as BESI, is a global supplier of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry. The company designs, develops and manufactures capital equipment used in the back-end production of semiconductor devices, including die attach, wire bonding and flip chip packaging systems. BESI’s platforms support a wide range of applications from memory and logic chips to advanced power devices and radio-frequency modules, enabling high precision, throughput and yield in device assembly and test processes.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Duiven, the Netherlands, BESI went public on Euronext Amsterdam in 1999.

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