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

BE Semiconductor Industries NV (OTCMKTS:BESIY) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 24,601 shares, a growth of 2,256.4% from the January 29th total of 1,044 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,487 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,487 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days.

BE Semiconductor Industries Stock Up 1.0%

OTCMKTS BESIY traded up $2.29 on Wednesday, hitting $234.99. The company had a trading volume of 6,733 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,243. 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is $189.20 and its 200-day moving average price is $164.77. BE Semiconductor Industries has a 12-month low of $88.02 and a 12-month high of $235.17.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on BESIY. Kepler Capital Markets downgraded BE Semiconductor Industries from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a report on Sunday, January 4th. Needham & Company LLC raised shares of BE Semiconductor Industries to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Citigroup restated a “neutral” rating on shares of BE Semiconductor Industries in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

BE Semiconductor Industries Company Profile

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.