The Westaim Co. (OTCMKTS:WEDXF) Short Interest Up 25.0% in February

The Westaim Co. (OTCMKTS:WEDXF) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,000 shares, a growth of 25.0% from the January 31st total of 2,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 25,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Westaim Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS WEDXF opened at $22.43 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $19.40 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.92. The company has a market capitalization of $479.15 million, a P/E ratio of 12.89 and a beta of 0.43. Westaim has a 1 year low of $15.30 and a 1 year high of $25.98.

Westaim Company Profile

The Westaim Corporation is a private equity firm specializing in direct and indirect investments through acquisitions, joint ventures, secondary investments both direct and indirect, fund of fund investments, and other arrangements. For direct investments, the firm invests in early venture, mid venture, late venture, middle market, later stage, mature, emerging growth, PIPEs, and buyout transactions.