Darkiris Inc. shares jumped 14% this week to $0.46 as short interest plunged 62%, dropping to 260,000 shares from over 690,000 a week earlier. Cost to borrow remains elevated at 120% despite the covering wave. The stock has no analyst coverage and trades primarily on insider and institutional positioning.
DKI closed at $0.46 on April 24, up 13.9% for the week and 25.5% over the past month. The one-day gain of 0.13% marks continued momentum after a sharp weekly rally. The stock operates in the Interactive Home Entertainment sector.
Short interest fell 62% over the past week to 260,000 shares as of April 23. The decline accelerated sharply — shares short dropped from a recent peak of 1.29 million on April 10 to current levels, down 28.9% over the month. On April 15, FINRA reported 639,000 shares short, suggesting covering intensified after that settlement date.
Days to cover sits at 1.0 according to the latest FINRA data.
Cost to borrow stands at 120.5% despite the week's 32.7% decline. CTB spiked above 200% in mid-April when short interest peaked, hitting 236.7% on April 15. The current 120% level remains elevated compared to the 11–15% range that prevailed through late March and early April. CTB is up 858% over the past month.
Utilisation dropped to 39.6%, down from 92.9% on April 14 when borrowing demand peaked. The metric has fallen steadily as short sellers closed positions. Utilisation reached the 52-week high of 100% earlier this year but has retreated sharply from those levels.
Enterprise value stands at $71.7 million as of December 31, 2025. No other valuation multiples are available in the latest data.
Factor positioning shows a 90th percentile rank for days to cover and a 70th percentile sector score. Utilisation ranks at the 22nd percentile following the recent decline from April's peak. Short score rank sits at the 12th percentile. Dividend score is 33rd percentile.
Zhifang Hong holds 5.45 million shares — 27.1% of the company — unchanged as of March 18. Vertex International Capital owns 1.6 million shares (8.0%), also flat. Zhifeng Hong, Fang Lu, and Chunnan Hong each hold 1.2 million shares, collectively representing another 18.1% with no recent changes.
UBS Asset Management added 73,010 shares in Q4 2025, bringing its stake to 73,458 shares (0.37%). Renaissance Technologies initiated a 50,832-share position (0.25%) in the same quarter. Citadel Advisors established a 44,429-share stake (0.22%).
The company remains heavily controlled by founder-related parties and two capital firms.
The company had two earnings events in recent months. The most recent was scheduled for March 20, 2026 (announced January 31). An earlier event occurred January 30, 2026. No price reaction data is available for either print.
With short interest down 80% from April's peak and cost to borrow still above 120%, further covering could continue if the stock holds recent gains. The next earnings event has not been announced. Watch for any position changes from the newly established institutional stakes.
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