Short Interest in Jiayin Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:JFIN) Drops By 15.2%

Key Points

• Short interest in Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN) fell 15.2% to 128,879 shares as of March 13, equal to about 0.5% of shares short and a days-to-cover of 2.9.
• Quarterly results beat expectations: EPS of $0.28 vs. $0.17 expected and revenue of $155.82M vs. $53.38M expected, with a 26.18% net margin and 45.63% ROE.
• Institutional ownership is 44.08% with several firms initiating small positions, and the stock trades around $4.78 with a market cap of $255.11M and a P/E of 1.06.

Jiayin Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:JFIN - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 128,879 shares, a decline of 15.2% from the February 26th total of 152,034 shares. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 44,959 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.9 days.

Institutional Trading of Jiayin Group

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Cooper Investors PTY Ltd. bought a new position in Jiayin Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $56,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Jiayin Group in the second quarter worth about $63,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in shares of Jiayin Group in the third quarter worth about $70,000. American Century Companies Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Jiayin Group in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $199,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Jiayin Group during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $209,000. 44.08% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Jiayin Group Price Performance

Shares of JFIN opened at $4.78 on Tuesday. Jiayin Group has a one year low of $4.73 and a one year high of $19.23. The company has a market cap of $255.11 million, a P/E ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.83. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $6.23 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $7.69.

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ:JFIN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 31st. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.11. Jiayin Group had a return on equity of 45.63% and a net margin of 26.18%.The firm had revenue of $155.82 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $53.38 million.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Jiayin Group in a research note on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Hold".

About Jiayin Group

Jiayin Group NASDAQ: JFIN is a China-based, technology-driven consumer finance marketplace that connects individual borrowers with institutional lenders. The company's online platform leverages proprietary credit scoring models, big data analytics and AI‐powered risk management tools to streamline the loan application, approval and disbursement processes. By integrating end-to-end services—including borrower acquisition, credit assessment, loan servicing and collection—Jiayin Group provides a comprehensive fintech solution for unsecured personal loans.

Through its platform, Jiayin Group offers financial institutions access to an underserved segment of the consumer credit market, particularly in third- and fourth‐tier cities across China.

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