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title: "Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT) Short Interest Up 22.3% in August"
description: "Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT) experienced a 22.3% rise in short interest as of August 15, totaling 3,230,000 shares compared to 2,640,000 shares at the end of July. This represents approximatel"
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published_at: "2024-09-01T07:35:30.000Z"
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# Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT) Short Interest Up 22.3% in August

> Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT) experienced a 22.3% rise in short interest as of August 15, totaling 3,230,000 shares compared to 2,640,000 shares at the end of July. This represents approximately 6.4% of the company’s stock being sold short, with a days-to-cover ratio of 3.3 based on an average daily volume of 987,600 shares. Institutional ownership stands at 37.97%, and analysts have issued a "buy" rating on the stock, despite negative earnings performance and forecasts for the current fiscal year.

Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCAT - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 3,230,000 shares, an increase of 22.3% from the July 31st total of 2,640,000 shares. Approximately 6.4% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 987,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.3 days.

## Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, LADENBURG THALM/SH SH started coverage on Red Cat in a research report on Friday, June 14th. They set a "buy" rating and a $4.00 target price on the stock.

**Read Our Latest Research Report on RCAT**

## Hedge Funds Weigh In On Red Cat

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Red Cat in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. PVG Asset Management Corp purchased a new stake in Red Cat in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $63,000. XTX Topco Ltd boosted its holdings in Red Cat by 390.9% in the 2nd quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 58,895 shares of the company's stock valued at $68,000 after purchasing an additional 46,897 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Red Cat in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $267,000. Finally, Worth Venture Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Red Cat in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,101,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 37.97% of the company's stock.

## Red Cat Stock Performance

RCAT opened at $3.11 on Friday. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $2.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.35. Red Cat has a one year low of $0.52 and a one year high of $3.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $231.02 million, a P/E ratio of -5.98 and a beta of -0.09.

Red Cat (NASDAQ:RCAT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported ($0.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $6.31 million during the quarter. Red Cat had a negative net margin of 134.84% and a negative return on equity of 45.56%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Red Cat will post -0.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

## About Red Cat

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Red Cat Holdings, Inc engages in the provision of various products, services, and solutions to the drone industry. The company operates through two segments: Enterprise and Consumer. It built infrastructure to manages drone fleets and fly, and provide services remotely, navigate confined industrial interior spaces and dangerous military environment.

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