Edesa Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDSA) Short Interest Up 259.6% in January

Edesa Biotech, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDSA) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,900 shares, an increase of 259.6% from the January 15th total of 4,700 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 27,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Edesa Biotech Stock Down 0.0 %

NASDAQ:EDSA traded down $0.00 on Wednesday, hitting $1.86. The stock had a trading volume of 5,644 shares, compared to its average volume of 25,272. Edesa Biotech has a 52-week low of $1.55 and a 52-week high of $5.99. The stock has a market cap of $6.45 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -0.96 and a beta of 0.85. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $1.85 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3.14.

Edesa Biotech (NASDAQ:EDSA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, December 13th. The company reported ($0.29) EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.54) by $0.25. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Edesa Biotech will post -1.75 EPS for the current year.

About Edesa Biotech

Edesa Biotech, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research and development, manufacture, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for inflammatory and immune-related diseases. Its lead product candidates are EB05, a monoclonal antibody, which is in Phase 3 clinical study for the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome in Covid-19 patients; and EB01, a topical vanishing cream containing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compound that has completed Phase 2b clinical study to treat chronic allergic contact dermatitis.