Deutsche Börse AG (OTCMKTS:DBOEY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Deutsche Börse AG (OTCMKTS:DBOEY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 577,200 shares, an increase of 4,517.6% from the April 30th total of 12,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,111,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short.

Deutsche Börse Stock Performance

DBOEY stock traded down $0.01 on Friday, hitting $32.16. 116,704 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 460,058. Deutsche Börse has a 12-month low of $19.11 and a 12-month high of $33.52. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $31.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.89. The stock has a market cap of $60.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.54 and a beta of 0.71.

Deutsche Börse (OTCMKTS:DBOEY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 28th. The financial services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.49 billion. Deutsche Börse had a return on equity of 20.07% and a net margin of 27.64%. Sell-side analysts expect that Deutsche Börse will post 1.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Deutsche Börse Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.2651 per share. This represents a yield of 0.83%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 16th. This is an increase from Deutsche Börse's previous dividend of $0.26. Deutsche Börse's payout ratio is presently 22.61%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Kepler Capital Markets downgraded Deutsche Börse from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 29th.

About Deutsche Börse

Deutsche Börse AG operates as an exchange organization in Europe, America, and the Asia-Pacific. The company operates through four segments: Data & Analytics; Trading & Clearing; Fund Services; and Securities Services. It engages in the trading of derivatives, electricity and gas products, emission rights, foreign exchange, and commodity products; operating EEX and 360T over the counter trading platform for financial instruments, such as foreign exchange, money market, and interest rate products; and operating as a central counterparty.