Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OXBR) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:OXBR) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 25,578 shares, a growth of 282.5% from the July 15th total of 6,687 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 26,904 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Zacks Research upgraded Oxbridge Re to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 17th. Maxim Group reduced their target price on Oxbridge Re from $5.00 to $3.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, June 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Oxbridge Re from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $3.00.

Oxbridge Re Stock Performance

Shares of Oxbridge Re stock opened at $1.19 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $9.64 million, a PE ratio of -4.76 and a beta of 1.94. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $1.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 8.15 and a current ratio of 8.15. Oxbridge Re has a 1 year low of $0.66 and a 1 year high of $2.86.

Institutional Trading of Oxbridge Re

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Virtu Financial LLC bought a new position in Oxbridge Re during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Oxbridge Re in the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Oxbridge Re by 106.1% in the 4th quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 68,000 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $90,000 after acquiring an additional 35,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 5.64% of the company’s stock.

About Oxbridge Re

Oxbridge Re Holdings Limited (NASDAQ: OXBR) is a reinsurance holding company that provides capital solutions and risk-sharing arrangements to insurance carriers. Its core business centers on offering treaty reinsurance and structured transactions designed to help insurers manage underwriting exposures and optimize their capital efficiency. By leveraging tailored financing structures, Oxbridge Re enables clients to transfer segments of their in-force life and health insurance portfolios, freeing up capital for growth or other strategic initiatives.

The company’s products and services include quota share reinsurance, coinsurance, and loss portfolio transfers, each crafted to address specific balance sheet and earnings targets of cedents.