Where Food Comes From Inc. (NASDAQ:WFCF) Short Interest Update

Key Points

• Short interest rose 27.7% in March to 9,003 shares (about 0.4% of the stock), with a short-interest ratio of 3.6 days based on average daily volume of 2,518 shares.
• Weiss Ratings reissued a Hold rating and the stock's consensus rating on MarketBeat is currently Hold.
• Institutional investors own 18.84% of the company (Vanguard holds 160,911 shares); the firm has a market cap of $62.24 million and the stock trades near $12.33 with a 52‑week range of $9.26–$13.78.

Where Food Comes From Inc. (NASDAQ:WFCF - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 9,003 shares, a growth of 27.7% from the March 15th total of 7,049 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 2,518 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.6 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Where Food Comes From in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Institutional Trading of Where Food Comes From

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of WFCF. Cetera Investment Advisers purchased a new stake in Where Food Comes From during the 4th quarter valued at about $152,000. Aristides Capital LLC grew its stake in Where Food Comes From by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Aristides Capital LLC now owns 32,551 shares of the company's stock valued at $374,000 after acquiring an additional 1,300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Where Food Comes From by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 160,911 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,164,000 after acquiring an additional 5,017 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 18.84% of the company's stock.

Where Food Comes From Stock Down 1.4%

WFCF stock opened at $12.33 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.24 million, a P/E ratio of 41.10 and a beta of 0.19. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $12.24 and a 200-day simple moving average of $12.15. Where Food Comes From has a 52 week low of $9.26 and a 52 week high of $13.78.

Where Food Comes From (NASDAQ:WFCF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Where Food Comes From had a net margin of 6.17% and a return on equity of 15.69%. The business had revenue of $6.04 million for the quarter.

Where Food Comes From Company Profile

Where Food Comes From, Inc NASDAQ: WFCF is a food traceability and certification company headquartered in Caldwell, Idaho. Established from a ranch-to-plate verification program launched in 2005, the company now offers a suite of services designed to authenticate product attributes, verify production claims and enhance supply-chain transparency for agricultural producers and food brands.

The company's core offerings include third-party certification audits, program development, on-farm risk assessments and digital traceability solutions.

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