John,
RE short interest:
For Mattson Technol, on May 15th there were 1,315,145 shares short, up from 1,131,373 on Apr 15th. Given that the average daily volume is 480,388, the current short interest is less than 3 days trading volume. To me that doesn't sound too bad especially compared to AMZN with more than 7 days short interest.
All the same, the merger isn't yet a fait accompli. The current slowdown, or should that be called a "sudden stop", may well give MTSN the time it needs to deal with any surprises without any lasting business impact. Time shall make all clear.
Best wishes,
Ian. |
