DSS shares fell 42% this week to $0.56 while short interest exploded 273% over seven days, reaching 2.42% of free float. Utilisation jumped from near-zero to 67% as lending costs rose 43% week-over-week.
DSS closed at $0.56 on April 24. The stock fell 8% on the day and surrendered 42% over the week. Month-to-date, shares are down 39%.
Short interest hit 219,953 shares on April 23, up 273% from the prior week. SI now stands at 2.42% of free float. This marks the highest level in over a month — short shares have increased eighteen-fold since late March when the metric sat below 12,000 shares.
The week-over-week surge is concentrated in the past three trading days. April 21 brought a jump from 67,216 shares to 68,504. April 22 saw a further spike to 199,945. April 23 added another 10% to reach the current reading.
Days to cover sits at 1.94 per the latest FINRA fortnightly report. Cost to borrow rose 43% over the past week to 1.44% APR on April 23. That compares to a 30-day high of 6.66% on March 19. CTB has declined 55% over the month as availability improved from earlier volatility.
Utilisation jumped to 67% on April 23. A week ago utilisation sat at 0.38%. The current level is well below the 52-week high of 79.5% but represents a sharp reversal from mid-April readings under 1%.
One analyst covers DSS with a Buy rating and a $3.00 price target. No rating changes have been published recently. Consensus data dates from November 2025.
Enterprise value stood at $64.4M as of December 31, 2025. No multiples are available in the snapshot.
DSS ranks in the 10th percentile for short score among peers, indicating low short-squeeze risk despite the recent SI jump. The stock ranks 97th percentile for days to cover and 11th percentile for utilisation. Analyst recommendation differential sits at the 48th percentile. Dividend score is 28th percentile. Sector score is 71st percentile.
Alset Inc. holds 3.96M shares, representing 39.6% of the company. The position was unchanged at the January 12 filing. Executive Chairman Heng Fai Chan holds 2.19M shares, a 21.9% stake. Chan added 130,679 shares since the prior report.
Vanguard owns 64,834 shares (0.65%), unchanged at March 31. Renaissance Technologies holds 31,448 shares (0.31%), flat at year-end. DRW Holdings initiated a 16,033-share position in Q4 2025.
Executive Chairman Heng Fai Chan sold 130,679 shares on August 28, 2025, at $1.3475 per share for total proceeds of $176,090. The 90-day net is a sale of 130,679 shares valued at $176,090.
Prior to the August sale, Chan purchased 205,149 shares on December 10, 2024, at $0.9749. Alset Inc. bought 820,597 shares the same day at the same price for $800,000.
DSS is scheduled to report earnings on May 15, 2026, at 4:30 PM UTC. The company last reported on April 16. No earnings reaction data is available for recent prints.
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