Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029 (NASDAQ:ATLCZ) Short Interest Up 30.9% in December

Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029 (NASDAQ:ATLCZ) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 22,900 shares, a growth of 30.9% from the November 30th total of 17,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 31,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029 Stock Down 0.3 %

NASDAQ ATLCZ traded down $0.07 during trading on Friday, hitting $25.19. The stock had a trading volume of 10,193 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,864. Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029 has a one year low of $24.05 and a one year high of $25.50. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.00 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.01.

Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029 Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 1st will be given a dividend of $0.5781 per share. This represents a $2.31 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.18%. This is an increase from Atlanticus Holdings Co. 9.25% Senior Notes due 2029’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.58. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st.