BE Semiconductor Industries (OTCMKTS:BESIY) Short Interest Up 566.7% in March

BE Semiconductor Industries (OTCMKTS:BESIY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,000 shares, an increase of 566.7% from the February 28th total of 600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on BESIY shares. Needham & Company LLC downgraded shares of BE Semiconductor Industries from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. UBS Group raised BE Semiconductor Industries from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th.

BE Semiconductor Industries Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:BESIY traded down $1.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $109.35. The stock had a trading volume of 15,308 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,049. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $121.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $124.36. The company has a current ratio of 6.86, a quick ratio of 6.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13. BE Semiconductor Industries has a one year low of $102.70 and a one year high of $185.00. The company has a market capitalization of $7.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.92 and a beta of 1.76.

BE Semiconductor Industries (OTCMKTS:BESIY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 20th. The technology company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. BE Semiconductor Industries had a net margin of 29.92% and a return on equity of 39.31%. The business had revenue of $163.66 million for the quarter. As a group, research analysts expect that BE Semiconductor Industries will post 4.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

BE Semiconductor Industries Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a $2.0024 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. This is a boost from BE Semiconductor Industries's previous dividend of $1.94. BE Semiconductor Industries's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 80.32%.

About BE Semiconductor Industries

BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. engages in the development, manufacture, marketing, sale, and service of semiconductor assembly equipment for the semiconductor and electronics industries in China, the United States, Malaysia, Ireland, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Other Asia Pacific and Europe, and internationally.