Hycroft Mining Holding Co. (NASDAQ:HYMC – Get Rating) was the target of a large growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 10,670,000 shares, a growth of 6.2% from the February 13th total of 10,050,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,760,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.9 days.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Mudrick Capital Management, L. sold 155,557 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, January 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $0.57, for a total transaction of $88,667.49. Following the sale, the insider now owns 15,992,975 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,115,995.75. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 2,879,543 shares of company stock valued at $1,702,654. Corporate insiders own 0.22% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Hycroft Mining

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hycroft Mining by 81.7% in the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 87,223 shares of the company's stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 39,206 shares in the last quarter. Virtu Financial LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hycroft Mining by 383.8% in the 4th quarter. Virtu Financial LLC now owns 222,321 shares of the company's stock valued at $118,000 after acquiring an additional 176,370 shares in the last quarter. Shay Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hycroft Mining by 19.2% in the 4th quarter. Shay Capital LLC now owns 250,847 shares of the company's stock valued at $133,000 after acquiring an additional 40,332 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hycroft Mining by 440.7% in the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 652,936 shares of the company's stock valued at $347,000 after acquiring an additional 532,175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of Hycroft Mining by 139.1% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 335,490 shares of the company's stock valued at $179,000 after acquiring an additional 195,186 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 32.07% of the company's stock.

Hycroft Mining Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of HYMC opened at $0.35 on Friday. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $0.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $0.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 9.94 and a quick ratio of 9.24. Hycroft Mining has a 52-week low of $0.31 and a 52-week high of $3.10.

Hycroft Mining Company Profile

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Hycroft Mining Holding Corp. engages in the exploration, mining, and development of gold and silver properties. The company was founded on August 28, 2017 and is headquartered in Winnemucca, NV.

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