Short Interest in Jiayin Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:JFIN) Declines By 63.6%

Jiayin Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:JFIN) saw a significant drop in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 96,954 shares, a drop of 63.6% from the November 30th total of 266,124 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 138,416 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Approximately 0.4% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 138,416 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Institutional Trading of Jiayin Group

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Jiayin Group in the second quarter valued at approximately $63,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in Jiayin Group by 14,985.7% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 4,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 4,196 shares in the last quarter. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in Jiayin Group in the second quarter worth approximately $100,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in Jiayin Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $70,000. Finally, Invesco Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Jiayin Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $168,000. 44.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JFIN has been the topic of several research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Jiayin Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Jiayin Group in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Jiayin Group presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Jiayin Group Trading Down 2.1%

Jiayin Group stock traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $6.20. The company had a trading volume of 68,024 shares, compared to its average volume of 145,108. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $8.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.83. The company has a market cap of $330.89 million, a P/E ratio of 1.37 and a beta of 0.79. Jiayin Group has a fifty-two week low of $6.03 and a fifty-two week high of $19.23.

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $1.04 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $206.52 million during the quarter. Jiayin Group had a return on equity of 45.63% and a net margin of 26.18%.

About Jiayin Group

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ: JFIN) is a China-based, technology-driven consumer finance marketplace that connects individual borrowers with institutional lenders. The company’s online platform leverages proprietary credit scoring models, big data analytics and AI‐powered risk management tools to streamline the loan application, approval and disbursement processes. By integrating end-to-end services—including borrower acquisition, credit assessment, loan servicing and collection—Jiayin Group provides a comprehensive fintech solution for unsecured personal loans.

Through its platform, Jiayin Group offers financial institutions access to an underserved segment of the consumer credit market, particularly in third- and fourth‐tier cities across China.