DSS, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:DSS) Short Interest Up 160.6% in January

DSS, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:DSS) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 34,400 shares, a growth of 160.6% from the December 31st total of 13,200 shares. Currently, 1.9% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 38,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Heng Fai Ambrose Chan purchased 205,149 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $0.97 per share, with a total value of $198,994.53. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 1,184,475 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,148,940.75. The trade was a 20.95 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 59.30% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On DSS

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in DSS stock. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of DSS, Inc. (NYSEAMERICAN:DSS) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 25,501 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $32,000. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. owned about 0.36% of DSS at the end of the most recent quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 53.33% of the company’s stock.

DSS Stock Up 1.8 %

DSS traded up $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $0.80. 793 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,400. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11. DSS has a 1 year low of $0.77 and a 1 year high of $2.30.

About DSS

DSS, Inc operates in the product packaging, biotechnology, commercial lending, securities and investment management, alternative trading, and direct marketing businesses. It manufactures, markets, and sells mailers, photo sleeves, custom folding cartons, and 3-dimensional direct mail solutions; and markets and distributes nutritional and personal care products.