RMIX heads into the last week of June with two sharply divergent signals: a fast-growing short book and an equally fast-growing analyst consensus — both accelerating at the same time.
The short-interest story is the standout this week. Bearish positioning has exploded, with shares short climbing nearly fivefold in the past month — from roughly 200,000 shares in late May to just over 1.07 million by June 23. The weekly pace has been especially aggressive: the short book grew almost 285% in a single week, with the bulk of the jump arriving between June 19 and June 22. That kind of velocity is unusual for a construction-materials name. It is worth noting, however, that free-float data is unavailable for RMIX, which means a precise short interest percentage of float cannot be calculated — the absolute share count is the clearest signal we have, and it is rising fast.
Despite the short buildup, the borrow market is not flashing distress. Availability is loose at roughly 339% — meaning shares available to borrow outnumber shares already borrowed by more than three to one. Cost to borrow has drifted lower over the past month to about 4.6%, down from highs near 5.9% in late May, and sits well below levels that would suggest a squeezed borrow pool. This is an important contrast: short sellers are adding exposure aggressively, yet the lending market has room to absorb more. Availability has actually tightened sharply from a week ago — it was running above 1,200% on June 19 and has compressed to 339% — but it remains loose by any historical comparison, with the 52-week tightest reading still at 73.8%.
The Street is moving the opposite direction from the shorts. Coverage has been initiated by five firms since May — all at Buy or Outperform — with B. Riley Securities the most recent, entering today with a $26 target, the highest of the group. Baird and Roth Capital initiated at $21, and Jefferies opened at $19. None of the five has cut, downgraded, or retreated. The consensus sits at Buy with a mean price target of $23, implying roughly 14% upside from Tuesday's close of $20.24. That close came after a sharp reversal — the stock fell nearly 12% on the day and is now down about 13% on the week, after gaining 26% over the prior month. The sell-off has brought the PE multiple to roughly 79x, with EV/EBITDA near 26x — rich multiples for a construction-materials business, which likely explains part of the bear thesis.
Insider activity adds a layer of context, though it is dated. Harraden Circle Investments, a 10% owner, sold just over 544,000 shares across four days in mid-April at prices between $12.50 and $13.15 — a total of roughly $6.8 million. At the time, that was well below today's price, meaning Harraden exited before the stock's spring run-up. The only institutional holder on record is FMR (Fidelity), which held 2.3 million shares as of March 31 — its entire position was a new one that quarter.
What to watch next is whether the short buildup continues at pace now that the price has given back a chunk of its recent gains, and whether any of the newly initiated analysts adjust their targets in response to the week's move.
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