Ezra Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:EZRA) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Ezra Holdings Limited (NASDAQ:EZRA) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,166,971 shares, an increase of 148.5% from the April 30th total of 469,683 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,149,358 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Insider Activity at Ezra

In other Ezra news, CFO Joel Markovits sold 3,189 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $8.40, for a total value of $26,787.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 3 shares in the company, valued at $25.20. The trade was a 99.91% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have commented on EZRA shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ezra to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 23rd. Weiss Ratings initiated coverage on shares of Ezra in a research note on Thursday, March 12th. They issued a “sell (e+)” rating for the company. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Ezra currently has an average rating of “Sell”.

Ezra Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:EZRA traded up $0.18 on Monday, reaching $4.11. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 251,772 shares, compared to its average volume of 289,113. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $6.48. Ezra has a 52-week low of $3.45 and a 52-week high of $142.00.

Ezra (NASDAQ:EZRA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported ($3.60) EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $3.80 million for the quarter.