Short Sellers Still Attacking 3D Printing Stocks

Short interest in 3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD) rose 2.2% to 36.88 million shares. Some 35.4% of the company’s stock is short. Days to cover rose to 12. In the two-week short interest period, the share price fell more than 2%, and it is down more than 45% for the year to date as of Tuesday’s close. The stock’s 52-week range is $43.35 to $97.28, and shares closed at $51.44 Tuesday.

Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) saw short interest fall 8.3% in the first two weeks of August to 6.29 million shares, or about 13.7% of the company’s float. Days to cover fell to four. Shares rose about 8.6% in the two-week period. Shares closed at $115.94 Tuesday night and have dropped about 13.5% for the year to date. The stock’s 52-week range is $85.30 to $138.10.

Short interest in The ExOne Co. (NASDAQ: XONE) rose about 7.9% to 4.33 million shares. About 55% of the company’s shares are now held short. Shares of ExOne fell more than 15% in the two-week period and closed at $28.66 Tuesday night, down year-to-date about 54%. The stock’s 52-week range is $24.34 to $72.88, and the days to cover rose to seven.

Voxeljet A.G. (NYSE: VJET) saw short interest rise 6.2% to 3.06 million shares, with a days to cover number of five. Since coming public at $19 in mid-October, the share price is down about 40%. Year to date, shares are down about 60%, and they fell nearly 16% in the two-week period. The stock closed at $17.26, in a post-IPO range of $12.85 to $70.00.

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