Short Interest in 3D Printing Stocks Declines Again as Stock Prices Improve

Short interest during the two-week period ending November 30 declined on all four 3D printing stocks we follow. Share prices rose on all the stocks as well and absolutely soared at one company. Investors appear to believe that the sector is stabilizing following a huge breakout a few years ago and a subsequent decline over the past couple of years.

Short interest in 3D Systems Corp. (NYSE: DDD) declined 4.6% to 33.78 million shares. Some 32% of the company’s float was short. Days to cover rose from eight to 11. In the two-week short interest period to November 30, the share price rose about 7%. The stock’s 52-week range is $8.44 to $33.97, and shares closed at $9.39 on Wednesday, up about 0.2% on the day.

Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ: SSYS) saw short interest fall by 1.7% in the final two weeks of November to about 12.16 million shares, or about 25.1% of the company’s float. Days to cover rose from eight to 14. The share price rose about 7% in the two-week period, and the stock closed at $24.91 on Wednesday, up about 0.7% on the day. The 52-week range is $22.15 to $91.42.
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Short interest in The ExOne Co. (NASDAQ: XONE) slipped 3% to 2.44 million shares. About 26.9% of the company’s shares were short. ExOne’s share price soared by more than 49% in the two-week period. The stock’s 52-week range is $5.81 to $19.34, and shares closed at $9.91 on Wednesday, up about 3.1% for the day. Days to cover remained unchanged at nine.

Short interest in Voxeljet A.G. (NYSE: VJET) decreased by 1.6% to 1.29 million shares, with days to cover rising from 14 to 24. The stock price fell by about 2.3% in the two-week period to November 30. The stock closed at $4.99 on Wednesday night, down about 1% for the day, in a 52-week range of $4.17 to $10.75.
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