G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,000 shares, an increase of 105.9% from the January 15th total of 3,400 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 8,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

G. Willi-Food International Stock Performance

Shares of WILC stock opened at $16.96 on Thursday. G. Willi-Food International has a fifty-two week low of $8.18 and a fifty-two week high of $17.58. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $16.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $235.24 million, a P/E ratio of 15.01 and a beta of 0.86.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On G. Willi-Food International

A hedge fund recently bought a new stake in G. Willi-Food International stock. IFP Advisors Inc acquired a new position in shares of G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ:WILC) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 3,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $55,000. Institutional investors own 9.45% of the company’s stock.

About G. Willi-Food International

G. Willi-Food International Ltd. designs, imports, markets, and distributes food products worldwide. The company offers mushrooms, artichoke, beans, asparagus, capers, corn kernels, baby corn, palm hearts, vine leaves, sour pickles, mixed pickled vegetables, pickled peppers, olives, garlic, roasted eggplant sun, and dried tomatoes; and canned fish comprising tuna, sardine, anchovies, smoked and pressed cod liver, herring, fish paste, and salmon products.