CKX Lands, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:CKX) Short Interest Update

CKX Lands, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:CKX) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,300 shares, a growth of 116.7% from the March 31st total of 600 shares. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Institutional Trading of CKX Lands

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Acuitas Investments LLC increased its position in CKX Lands by 477.8% during the 4th quarter. Acuitas Investments LLC now owns 169,387 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $2,195,000 after purchasing an additional 140,069 shares in the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CKX Lands during the first quarter worth $167,000. Finally, Bfsg LLC bought a new position in CKX Lands during the fourth quarter worth $48,000. Institutional investors own 16.13% of the company’s stock.

CKX Lands Stock Performance

Shares of CKX stock traded up $0.54 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $14.44. 773 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,066. The company has a market capitalization of $28.74 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 206.28 and a beta of 0.05. CKX Lands has a 52 week low of $9.42 and a 52 week high of $14.44.

CKX Lands (NYSEAMERICAN:CKX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, March 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $0.69 million during the quarter. CKX Lands had a net margin of 9.63% and a return on equity of 0.79%.

About CKX Lands

CKX Lands, Inc engages in the ownership and management of land in the United States. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Surface, and Timber. The company leases its properties for minerals, such as oil and gas; raising and harvesting timber; and surface uses comprising agriculture, right of ways, and hunting.