Jiayin Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:JFIN) Short Interest Update

Jiayin Group Inc. Sponsored ADR (NASDAQ:JFIN) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 124,484 shares, an increase of 48.4% from the January 29th total of 83,879 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 88,195 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 88,195 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Jiayin Group Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:JFIN traded down $0.14 during trading on Friday, reaching $6.48. The company had a trading volume of 36,841 shares, compared to its average volume of 67,265. Jiayin Group has a fifty-two week low of $5.73 and a fifty-two week high of $19.23. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $6.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $345.84 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 0.86.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

JFIN has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Jiayin Group in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Jiayin Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 28th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold”.

Institutional Trading of Jiayin Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new position in shares of Jiayin Group during the fourth quarter worth about $392,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC boosted its holdings in Jiayin Group by 87.2% in the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 120,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $696,000 after purchasing an additional 55,900 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP acquired a new position in Jiayin Group during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $520,000. Quadrature Capital Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Jiayin Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $287,000. Finally, GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Jiayin Group in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $387,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 44.08% of the company’s stock.

About Jiayin Group

Jiayin Group (NASDAQ: JFIN) is a China-based, technology-driven consumer finance marketplace that connects individual borrowers with institutional lenders. The company’s online platform leverages proprietary credit scoring models, big data analytics and AI‐powered risk management tools to streamline the loan application, approval and disbursement processes. By integrating end-to-end services—including borrower acquisition, credit assessment, loan servicing and collection—Jiayin Group provides a comprehensive fintech solution for unsecured personal loans.

Through its platform, Jiayin Group offers financial institutions access to an underserved segment of the consumer credit market, particularly in third- and fourth‐tier cities across China.