Short Interest in BAB, Inc. (OTCMKTS:BABB) Increases By 1,833.3%

BAB, Inc. (OTCMKTS:BABB) saw a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,800 shares, a growth of 1,833.3% from the January 31st total of 300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 15,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

BAB Price Performance

Shares of BAB stock opened at $0.85 on Friday. BAB has a 1 year low of $0.67 and a 1 year high of $1.04. The business has a 50-day moving average of $0.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $0.82. The company has a market capitalization of $6.19 million, a P/E ratio of 14.21 and a beta of 0.03.

BAB (OTCMKTS:BABB) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 18th. The company reported $0.01 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $0.95 million during the quarter. BAB had a return on equity of 16.39% and a net margin of 14.84%.

BAB Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were given a dividend of $0.02 per share. This is a boost from BAB’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.01. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd. BAB’s dividend payout ratio is currently 66.67%.

BAB Company Profile

BAB, Inc franchises and licenses bagel and muffin retail units under the Big Apple Bagels (BAB), My Favorite Muffin (MFM), and SweetDuet (SD) trade names in the United States. It's BAB franchised brand includes daily baked bagels, flavored cream cheeses, premium coffees, gourmet bagel sandwiches, and other related products; and MFM brand comprises various freshly baked muffins and coffees, as well as units operating as My Favorite Muffin Your All Day Bakery Café features specialty bagel sandwiches and related products.