Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) Short Interest Update

Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 48,900 shares, a decrease of 38.6% from the April 30th total of 79,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 468,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's shares are short sold.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on ALIZY shares. The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of Allianz from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. Dbs Bank raised Allianz from a "strong sell" rating to a "moderate sell" rating in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup restated a "neutral" rating on shares of Allianz in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Finally, HSBC cut Allianz to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, May 16th.

Allianz Stock Performance

Shares of ALIZY traded up $0.07 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $39.60. The company had a trading volume of 140,612 shares, compared to its average volume of 205,350. The company has a market capitalization of $152.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.11, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.94. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $39.28 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.04. Allianz has a 52 week low of $26.50 and a 52 week high of $42.99.

Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $60.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $21.13 billion. Allianz had a return on equity of 16.34% and a net margin of 5.54%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Allianz will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Allianz Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 28th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th were paid a $1.1993 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.83%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 12th. This is an increase from Allianz's previous dividend of $1.03. Allianz's dividend payout ratio is currently 43.49%.

Allianz Company Profile

Allianz SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides property-casualty insurance, life/health insurance, and asset management products and services worldwide. The company's Property-Casualty segment offers various insurance products, including motor liability and own damage, accident, general liability, fire and property, legal expense, credit, and travel to private and corporate customers.