System1, Inc. (NYSE:SST) Short Interest Update

System1, Inc. (NYSE:SST) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 195,844 shares, a growth of 69.9% from the August 15th total of 115,243 shares. Approximately 2.1% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 928,455 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on SST shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of System1 from a “strong sell” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, August 8th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of System1 from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a report on Thursday, September 3rd. Finally, Benchmark lowered their price objective on System1 from $8.00 to $6.50 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, System1 currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $6.50.

System1 Stock Performance

System1 stock traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $3.11. 166,693 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,398,645. System1 has a 12 month low of $1.35 and a 12 month high of $9.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 13.11, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.77. The business has a 50 day moving average of $2.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.58 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.27 and a beta of 1.58.

System1 (NYSE:SST) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported ($1.54) EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $30.20 million during the quarter. System1 had a negative return on equity of 439.90% and a negative net margin of 50.66%.

About System1

System1, Inc (NYSE: SST) is a technology-driven marketing company that leverages machine learning and first-party consumer intent data to connect advertisers with potential customers. Headquartered in Venice, California, System1 focuses on developing automated, data-powered solutions to drive performance marketing across digital channels. The company’s platform captures real-time consumer insights and applies predictive analytics to optimize ad delivery and improve campaign efficiency.

The business operates through two primary segments: Consumer Acquisition and Consumer Research.