Short Interest in XOMA Co. (NASDAQ:XOMAO) Declines By 34.2%

XOMA Co. (NASDAQ:XOMAO) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,500 shares, a decline of 34.2% from the December 15th total of 3,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

XOMA Price Performance

XOMAO opened at $25.08 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $25.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.40. XOMA has a 52 week low of $23.99 and a 52 week high of $25.87.

XOMA Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Friday, January 3rd will be given a $0.5234 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 3rd. This represents a $2.09 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.35%.

About XOMA

XOMA Corporation operates as a biotech royalty aggregator in the United States and the Asia Pacific. It has a portfolio of economic rights to future potential milestone and royalty payments associated with partnered commercial and pre-commercial therapeutic candidates. The company also focuses on early to mid-stage clinical assets primarily in Phase 1 and 2 with commercial sales potential that are licensed to partners; and acquires milestone and royalty revenue streams on late-stage clinical or commercial assets.