Short Interest in Maiden Holdings North America, Ltd. (NYSE:MHNC) Rises By 4,300.0%

Maiden Holdings North America, Ltd. (NYSE:MHNC) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,200 shares, an increase of 4,300.0% from the December 31st total of 300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 29,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Maiden Holdings North America Trading Up 0.4 %

Shares of MHNC stock traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $17.15. The company had a trading volume of 2,355 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,275. Maiden Holdings North America has a 12 month low of $15.60 and a 12 month high of $19.97. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $17.02 and its 200 day moving average is $17.53.

Maiden Holdings North America Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 3rd. Stockholders of record on Saturday, February 15th will be paid a $0.4844 dividend. This represents a $1.94 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 11.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 14th. This is an increase from Maiden Holdings North America’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.48.