Energy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFOI) Short Interest Down 45.8% in May - Defense World

2022-06-18 22:04:12 By : Ms. Snow Wang

Posted by admin on Jun 13th, 2022

Energy Focus, Inc. (NASDAQ:EFOI – Get Rating) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 34,100 shares, a decrease of 45.8% from the May 15th total of 62,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 3,370,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on EFOI shares. HC Wainwright lowered shares of Energy Focus from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, May 13th. StockNews.com started coverage on Energy Focus in a research report on Thursday. They issued a “sell” rating on the stock.

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of Energy Focus by 50.3% during the first quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 82,200 shares of the construction company’s stock worth $112,000 after purchasing an additional 27,500 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Energy Focus by 207.3% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 76,711 shares of the construction company’s stock valued at $238,000 after buying an additional 51,746 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC purchased a new stake in Energy Focus in the third quarter valued at approximately $147,000. Citadel Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Energy Focus in the third quarter valued at approximately $99,000. Finally, Virtu Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Energy Focus during the fourth quarter worth approximately $93,000. 16.14% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Shares of EFOI traded down $0.12 during trading on Monday, reaching $2.40. 35,327 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,208,320. Energy Focus has a twelve month low of $0.76 and a twelve month high of $7.10. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $1.19 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1.85.

Energy Focus (NASDAQ:EFOI – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 12th. The construction company reported ($0.44) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.33) by ($0.11). The business had revenue of $2.06 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.31 million. Energy Focus had a negative return on equity of 183.63% and a negative net margin of 97.59%. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned ($0.45) EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Energy Focus will post -1.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Energy Focus (Get Rating)

Energy Focus, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells energy-efficient lighting systems, and controls and ultraviolet-C light disinfection products in the United States and internationally. It offers military maritime market light-emitting diode (LED) lighting products, such as Military-grade Intellitube retrofit TLED and the Invisitube ultra-low EMI TLED; and Military-grade fixtures, including LED globe lights, berth lights; high-bay fixtures and LED retrofit kits to serve the United States navy and allied foreign navies.

Receive News & Ratings for Energy Focus Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Energy Focus and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.

Stock Analysts’ Downgrades for June 13th (ACOPF, BRLXF, CVET, DOCU, FMC, GNGBY, GUKYF, IVZ, KOS, MDOUF)

Short Interest in Megaworld Co. (OTCMKTS:MGAWY) Decreases By 45.5%

"text/javascript" src="//js.users.51.la/21220073.js">