Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) Short Interest Up 7.5% in January

Creative Realities, Inc. (NASDAQ:CREX) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 8,600 shares, an increase of 7.5% from the December 31st total of 8,000 shares. Approximately 0.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 64,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Creative Realities Price Performance

Creative Realities stock opened at $2.49 on Tuesday. Creative Realities has a 1-year low of $2.26 and a 1-year high of $5.20. The company has a market cap of $26.02 million, a PE ratio of 16.60 and a beta of 3.24. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $2.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.79.

Institutional Trading of Creative Realities

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Legato Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Creative Realities during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Essex Investment Management Co. LLC purchased a new stake in Creative Realities during the third quarter worth $118,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Creative Realities by 370.9% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 49,020 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 38,610 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Creative Realities by 21.5% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 70,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $325,000 after purchasing an additional 12,546 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sargent Investment Group LLC boosted its position in Creative Realities by 1.9% during the fourth quarter. Sargent Investment Group LLC now owns 290,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $731,000 after purchasing an additional 5,400 shares in the last quarter. 41.32% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH started coverage on Creative Realities in a research note on Monday, December 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $6.00 price target on the stock.

Creative Realities Company Profile

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.