Aixtron Se (OTCMKTS:AIXXF) Short Interest Down 38.0% in January

Aixtron Se (OTCMKTS:AIXXF) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 115,261 shares, a drop of 38.0% from the December 31st total of 185,785 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 35,632 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.2 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 35,632 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.2 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on AIXXF. Barclays upgraded Aixtron from a “cautious” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Aixtron in a report on Monday, October 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Aixtron Price Performance

Aixtron stock opened at $22.94 on Friday. Aixtron has a 1-year low of $9.31 and a 1-year high of $25.74. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $21.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.52.

Aixtron Company Profile

Aixtron SE, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Herzogenrath, Germany, is a leading provider of deposition equipment for the compound semiconductor industry. The company’s core expertise lies in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) and atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, which are used to grow epitaxial layers of materials like gallium nitride, gallium arsenide and related alloys. These systems support applications ranging from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes to power electronics, photonic devices and data communications components.

Operating globally, Aixtron maintains R&D, manufacturing and service facilities across Europe, Asia and North America.