Halma plc (OTCMKTS:HLMAF) Short Interest Update

Halma plc (OTCMKTS:HLMAF - Get Free Report) saw a large decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 67,100 shares, a decline of 64.5% from the April 30th total of 189,100 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 26,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. HSBC upgraded Halma to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Halma from a "moderate sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy".

Halma Price Performance

OTCMKTS:HLMAF traded down $1.04 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $38.81. 5,345 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 25,042. Halma has a fifty-two week low of $28.03 and a fifty-two week high of $40.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42, a current ratio of 2.72 and a quick ratio of 1.85. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $35.33.

Halma Company Profile

Halma plc, together its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions in the safety, health, and environmental markets in the United States, Mainland Europe, the United Kingdom, the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Safety, Environmental & Analysis, and Medical.