Deswell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSWL) Short Interest Up 122.2% in January

Deswell Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ:DSWL) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,000 shares, a growth of 122.2% from the December 31st total of 900 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 9,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Deswell Industries Stock Up 0.2 %

Deswell Industries stock traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $2.40. 913 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,229. Deswell Industries has a 52 week low of $2.14 and a 52 week high of $2.74. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $2.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $2.48.

Deswell Industries Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Monday, December 23rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd were issued a $0.10 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 7.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 2nd.

Deswell Industries Company Profile

Deswell Industries, Inc manufactures and sells injection-molded plastic parts and components, electronic products and subassemblies, and metallic molds and accessory parts for original equipment manufacturers and contract manufacturers in China, the United States, Europe, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally.