Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (NYSE:BEDU) Short Interest Up 622.2% in January

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited (NYSE:BEDU) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,500 shares, a growth of 622.2% from the December 31st total of 900 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 9,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Bright Scholar Education Price Performance

NYSE BEDU opened at $1.76 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $52.35 million, a P/E ratio of -0.37 and a beta of 0.40. Bright Scholar Education has a 12 month low of $1.35 and a 12 month high of $3.23. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $1.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1.90.

Bright Scholar Education (NYSE:BEDU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January 24th. The company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter. Bright Scholar Education had a positive return on equity of 1.44% and a negative net margin of 50.19%.

Bright Scholar Education Company Profile

Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited, an education service provider, operates and provides K-12 schools and complementary education services in China, Hong Kong, Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. The company operates in three segments: Overseas Schools; Complementary Education Services; and Domestic Kindergartens and K-12 Operation Services.