Nanophase Technologies Co. (OTCMKTS:NANX) Short Interest Up 208.3% in February

Nanophase Technologies Co. (OTCMKTS:NANX) was the target of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,700 shares, a growth of 208.3% from the January 31st total of 1,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 26,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Nanophase Technologies Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:NANX traded down $0.02 on Friday, hitting $2.83. The stock had a trading volume of 26,263 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,494. Nanophase Technologies has a 1 year low of $0.40 and a 1 year high of $3.15. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $2.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $2.16. The stock has a market cap of $198.13 million, a P/E ratio of 141.57 and a beta of 1.28.

About Nanophase Technologies

Nanophase Technologies Corporation, a science-driven company, develops, manufactures, and sells integrated family of nanomaterial technologies in the United States. It engages in engineered materials, formulation development, and commercial manufacturing. The company produces engineered nanomaterial products comprising antimony, bismuth, cerium, iron, and zinc oxide for use in a various markets, including surface finishing,exterior coatings, personal care, plastics, scratch resistant coatings, and textiles.