Biofrontera Inc. (NASDAQ:BFRI) Stock Short Interest Falls 68.4%

Biofrontera Inc. (NASDAQ:BFRI – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 146,851 shares, a drop of 68.4% from the September 15th total of 464,825 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 403,096 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BFRI has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Biofrontera from a “sell (e+)” rating to a “sell (d-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Wall Street Zen cut Biofrontera from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, September 20th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Biofrontera from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Biofrontera presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

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Biofrontera Trading Down 3.6%

Shares of NASDAQ BFRI traded down $0.04 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $0.94. The stock had a trading volume of 64,056 shares, compared to its average volume of 416,026. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $1.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a current ratio of 1.18. Biofrontera has a twelve month low of $0.55 and a twelve month high of $1.66. The firm has a market cap of $13.88 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -2.08 and a beta of 0.86.

Biofrontera (NASDAQ:BFRI – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.10) by $0.05. The company had revenue of $12.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.50 million. Biofrontera had a negative return on equity of 145.81% and a negative net margin of 13.78%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Biofrontera will post -0.60 EPS for the current year.

About Biofrontera

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Biofrontera Inc (NASDAQ:BFRI) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing dermatology products in the United States. The company’s activities center on treatments for actinic keratosis, a common precancerous skin condition caused by sun exposure.

Biofrontera’s principal product is Ameluz (aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride) topical gel, a prescription treatment used in combination with photodynamic therapy to treat mild-to-moderate actinic keratoses on the face and scalp.

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