AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQB – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 130,200 shares, a decline of 13.7% from the February 13th total of 150,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 478,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 3.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.
Institutional Trading of AquaBounty Technologies
An institutional investor recently raised its position in AquaBounty Technologies stock. Epiq Partners LLC increased its holdings in AquaBounty Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AQB – Free Report) by 423.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 89,000 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 72,000 shares during the quarter. Epiq Partners LLC owned 2.30% of AquaBounty Technologies worth $56,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Institutional investors own 8.92% of the company’s stock.
AquaBounty Technologies Stock Down 4.2 %
Shares of AQB stock opened at $0.59 on Friday. AquaBounty Technologies has a 1-year low of $0.47 and a 1-year high of $2.17. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $0.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05, a current ratio of 3.02 and a quick ratio of 2.98. The company has a market cap of $2.30 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.03 and a beta of 1.18.
About AquaBounty Technologies
AquaBounty Technologies, Inc, a biotechnology company, operates in the aquaculture industry in the United States and Canada. The company engages in genetic, genomic, and fish health and nutrition research activities. It also operates salmon farms using proprietary technology. In addition, the company offers AquAdvantage Salmon, a genetically engineered Atlantic salmon for human consumption; and sells conventional Atlantic salmon, salmon eggs, fry, and byproducts.
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