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Short Interest in Zentek Ltd. (NASDAQ:ZTEK) Declines By 45.1%

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Zentek Ltd. (NASDAQ:ZTEK - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 39,600 shares, a drop of 45.1% from the May 15th total of 72,100 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 45,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ZTEK. Scotia Capital Inc. grew its holdings in Zentek by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 958,771 shares of the company's stock valued at $867,000 after purchasing an additional 51,744 shares during the period. Anson Funds Management LP bought a new position in shares of Zentek during the 4th quarter worth $145,000. Finally, Two Sigma Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Zentek in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. 0.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Zentek Stock Performance

Shares of ZTEK traded down $0.02 on Wednesday, reaching $1.37. 7,806 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 40,517. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $1.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1.18. The company has a current ratio of 1.83, a quick ratio of 1.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Zentek has a 52-week low of $0.50 and a 52-week high of $1.84. The stock has a market cap of $143.56 million, a PE ratio of -19.59 and a beta of 0.56.

Zentek Company Profile

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Zentek Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development of graphene and related nanomaterials in Canada. The company develops graphene-based antimicrobial coating under the ZenGUARD brand, surgical masks, HVAC filters, personal protective equipment, rapid detection point of care diagnostics tests, and pharmaceutical products based on graphene-based compounds.

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