Entravision Communications saw short interest increase by 29.4% in December, rising from 554,566 shares on November 30th to 717,379 shares as of December 15th. With an average daily trading volume of 400,857 shares, the company’s days-to-cover ratio stands at 1.8 days. Short positions now represent 0.9% of outstanding shares, marking the highest level of bearish positioning since mid-year and signaling growing skepticism among hedge funds and momentum traders.

Chief Operating Officer Liberman A. Jeffery sold 85,108 shares on December 10th, reducing his stake by 40.25% to 126,316 shares. Major shareholder Alexandra Seros sold 157,817 shares on November 6th, a 1.39% decline in her position, leaving her with 11,162,326 shares. In total, insiders unloaded 920,000 shares in the last quarter, and insider ownership now accounts for 8.54% of the company’s equity, the lowest level in two years.

Institutional investors control 69.46% of Entravision’s shares. In Q1, Nuveen LLC established a new position valued at approximately $366,000. During Q2, American Century Companies increased its holding by 10.7% to 10,202,560 shares, while R Squared Ltd initiated a position valued at $44,000. Corsair Capital Management boosted its stake by 285.4% to 100,985 shares. Goldman Sachs Group added 14.0%, taking its total to 595,685 shares. These moves reflect a mix of strategic accumulation and selective trimming ahead of year-end.

Weiss Ratings reaffirmed its sell rating on Entravision shares, leaving the consensus at a single Sell recommendation. The company reported a quarterly loss per share of $0.11 on revenue of $120.63 million, with a negative net margin of 27.9% and return on equity of –66.1%. The balance sheet shows a current ratio of 1.74 and debt-to-equity of 1.95. Management has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05, annualized at $0.20, representing a 6.8% yield and a payout ratio of –15.4%.