Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) Short Interest Update

Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,100 shares, an increase of 94.9% from the January 31st total of 9,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 54,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH assumed coverage on Creative Realities in a research report on Monday, December 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $6.00 target price on the stock.

Institutional Trading of Creative Realities

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sargent Investment Group LLC increased its position in shares of Creative Realities by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Sargent Investment Group LLC now owns 290,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $731,000 after purchasing an additional 5,400 shares during the period. Perritt Capital Management Inc increased its position in shares of Creative Realities by 180.0% during the 4th quarter. Perritt Capital Management Inc now owns 140,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $343,000 after purchasing an additional 90,000 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its position in shares of Creative Realities by 45.5% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 85,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after purchasing an additional 26,601 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Creative Realities by 9.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 77,660 shares of the company’s stock valued at $190,000 after purchasing an additional 6,789 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Creative Realities by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 54,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 5,928 shares during the period. 41.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Creative Realities Trading Up 1.0 %

CREX traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $2.12. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 46,272 shares, compared to its average volume of 46,574. Creative Realities has a fifty-two week low of $2.05 and a fifty-two week high of $5.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.15 million, a PE ratio of 14.13 and a beta of 3.24. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $2.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $3.51.

Creative Realities Company Profile

Creative Realities, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides digital marketing technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers digital signage and media solutions to enhance communications in a wide-ranging variety of out-of-home environments. The company’s solutions include digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; interactive digital shopping assistants; advisors and kiosks; and other interactive marketing technologies, such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing, and web-based media that enables its customers to engage with their consumers.