Ahold NV (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) Short Interest Update

Key Points

• Ahold NV experienced a significant increase in short interest, rising by 261.8% in July, with a total of 19,900 shares shorted compared to 5,500 shares at the end of June.
• Equities analysts issued mixed ratings, with Kepler Capital Markets downgrading Ahold from "strong-buy" to "hold," while Wall Street Zen upgraded it from "buy" to "strong-buy."
• As of the latest trading session, Ahold's share price was €39.47 ($45.90), with the company's market cap at $35.94 billion and a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.98.

Ahold NV (OTCMKTS:ADRNY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 19,900 shares, agrowthof261.8% from the June 30th total of 5,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 90,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Based on an average daily volume of 90,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Kepler Capital Markets lowered Ahold from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 8th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ahold from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd.

Ahold Stock Performance

ADRNY stock traded up €0.40 ($0.46) during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching €40.76 ($47.39). The company had a trading volume of 22,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 96,465. The stock has a market capitalization of $37.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.59, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.50. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is €41.10 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is €39.03. Ahold has a one year low of €31.64 ($36.79) and a one year high of €42.98 ($49.98). The company has a quick ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31.

Ahold (OTCMKTS:ADRNY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The company reported €0.74 ($0.86) EPS for the quarter. Ahold had a return on equity of 15.69% and a net margin of 1.98%. Research analysts anticipate that Ahold will post 2.84 EPS for the current year.

Ahold Company Profile

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's stores offer produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, and frozen products; grocery, beer, and wine; floral, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchen and cookware, gardening tools, general merchandise articles, electronics, newspapers and magazines, tobacco, etc.; gasoline; and pharmacy products.