Crawford United Co. (OTCMKTS:CRAWA) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Crawford United Co. (OTCMKTS:CRAWA) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 700 shares, an increase of 16.7% from the February 13th total of 600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Crawford United Stock Down 3.2 %

Crawford United stock opened at $42.10 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $148.99 million, a P/E ratio of 11.60 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 2.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. Crawford United has a twelve month low of $33.00 and a twelve month high of $47.62. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $43.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $41.14.

Crawford United (OTCMKTS:CRAWA) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.46. Crawford United had a net margin of 8.79% and a return on equity of 20.49%. The company had revenue of $37.39 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $35.50 million.

About Crawford United

Crawford United Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides specialty industrial products in the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments: Commercial Air Handling Equipment; and Industrial and Transportation Products. The Commercial Air Handling segment designs, manufactures, and installs large-scale commercial, institutional, and industrial custom air handling solutions to health care, education, pharmaceutical, and industrial manufacturing markets under the FactoryBilt and SiteBilt brand names.