Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) Short Interest Update

Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 39,900 shares, a growth of 200.0% from the February 28th total of 13,300 shares. Currently, 0.5% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 53,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH began coverage on shares of Creative Realities in a research report on Monday, December 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $6.00 target price for the company.

Institutional Trading of Creative Realities

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CREX. Squarepoint Ops LLC bought a new position in Creative Realities in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Citadel Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Creative Realities by 54.7% in the fourth quarter. Citadel Advisors LLC now owns 48,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,000 after purchasing an additional 17,238 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Creative Realities by 12.1% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 54,948 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,000 after purchasing an additional 5,928 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Creative Realities during the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its position in shares of Creative Realities by 45.5% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 85,103 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,000 after buying an additional 26,601 shares during the last quarter. 41.32% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Creative Realities Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of CREX stock opened at $1.96 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $2.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $3.17. The stock has a market cap of $20.48 million, a PE ratio of 13.07 and a beta of 3.39. Creative Realities has a 12 month low of $1.67 and a 12 month high of $5.20.

Creative Realities (NASDAQ:CREX) last announced its earnings results on Friday, March 14th. The company reported ($0.27) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.11) by ($0.16). Creative Realities had a net margin of 1.38% and a return on equity of 2.62%. The business had revenue of $11.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.36 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.14 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Creative Realities will post -0.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Creative Realities

Creative Realities, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides digital marketing technology and solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers digital signage and media solutions to enhance communications in a wide-ranging variety of out-of-home environments. The company’s solutions include digital merchandising systems and omni-channel customer engagement systems; interactive digital shopping assistants; advisors and kiosks; and other interactive marketing technologies, such as mobile, social media, point-of-sale transactions, beaconing, and web-based media that enables its customers to engage with their consumers.