Short Interest in XOMA Co. (NASDAQ:XOMAO) Declines By 34.2%

XOMA Co. (NASDAQ:XOMAO) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,500 shares, a decline of 34.2% from the December 15th total of 3,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

XOMA Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ:XOMAO opened at $25.32 on Thursday. XOMA has a 1 year low of $23.99 and a 1 year high of $25.87. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $25.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.40.

XOMA Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Friday, January 3rd were paid a dividend of $0.5234 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 3rd. This represents a $2.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.27%.

XOMA Company Profile

XOMA Corporation operates as a biotech royalty aggregator in the United States and the Asia Pacific. It has a portfolio of economic rights to future potential milestone and royalty payments associated with partnered commercial and pre-commercial therapeutic candidates. The company also focuses on early to mid-stage clinical assets primarily in Phase 1 and 2 with commercial sales potential that are licensed to partners; and acquires milestone and royalty revenue streams on late-stage clinical or commercial assets.