Xcel Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:XELB – Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 412,100 shares, a growth of 366.2% from the December 31st total of 88,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 123,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.3 days. Approximately 2.8% of the company’s shares are sold short.
Xcel Brands Stock Performance
Shares of XELB stock opened at $0.43 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $10.18 million, a PE ratio of -0.42 and a beta of 1.36. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $0.53 and a 200-day moving average of $0.66. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 0.52 and a quick ratio of 0.52. Xcel Brands has a one year low of $0.33 and a one year high of $1.40.
Xcel Brands (NASDAQ:XELB – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, December 20th. The textile maker reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.12) by $0.06. Xcel Brands had a negative net margin of 236.80% and a negative return on equity of 19.20%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Xcel Brands will post -0.23 earnings per share for the current year.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Xcel Brands stock. Summit Trail Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Xcel Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ:XELB – Free Report) by 9.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,452,593 shares of the textile maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 210,000 shares during the period. Summit Trail Advisors LLC owned approximately 10.37% of Xcel Brands worth $1,248,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 18.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Xcel Brands
Xcel Brands, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a media and consumer products company in the United States. The company designs, produces, markets, wholesales, and sells branded apparel, footwear, accessories, jewelry, home goods, and other consumer products; and acquires consumer lifestyle brands, including the Isaac Mizrahi, the LOGO by Lori Goldstein, the Judith Ripka, the Halston brand, the C Wonder, the TowerHill by Christie Brinkley brand (the CB brand), and other brands, as well as manages the Longaberger brand.
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