Short Interest in Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRM) Rises By 46.6%

Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRMGet Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 39,300 shares, a growth of 46.6% from the October 15th total of 26,800 shares. Approximately 0.4% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 48,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Castor Maritime Stock Performance

Shares of CTRM traded down $0.14 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $3.54. 65,877 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 64,777. Castor Maritime has a 52-week low of $2.95 and a 52-week high of $6.50. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $4.05 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.33. The firm has a market cap of $34.20 million, a P/E ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.86.

Institutional Trading of Castor Maritime

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Castor Maritime stock. Towerview LLC bought a new stake in Castor Maritime Inc. (NASDAQ:CTRMFree Report) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 12,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $53,000. Castor Maritime accounts for 0.0% of Towerview LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Towerview LLC owned about 0.13% of Castor Maritime at the end of the most recent quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 1.08% of the company’s stock.

About Castor Maritime

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Castor Maritime Inc provides shipping services worldwide. The company operates through Dry Bulk Vessels and Containerships segments. It offers seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargo; and commodities, such as iron ore, coal, soybeans, etc. As of December 31, 2023, the company owned and operated a fleet of 17 vessels primarily consisting of one Capesize, five Kamsarmax, two Handysize tanker vessels, and nine Panamax dry bulk vessels, as well as two 2,700 TEU containership vessels.

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