Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,500 shares, an increase of 25.0% from the April 30th total of 6,000 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 156,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Deutsche Post from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd.

Deutsche Post Stock Down 0.3%

OTCMKTS:DHLGY traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $45.97. The stock had a trading volume of 45,380 shares, compared to its average volume of 201,537. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The company has a market capitalization of $55.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.26. Deutsche Post has a 1-year low of $33.89 and a 1-year high of $48.00. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $42.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.68.

Deutsche Post (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.70 by $0.02. Deutsche Post had a return on equity of 13.93% and a net margin of 3.88%. The company had revenue of $21.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.74 billion. Equities analysts anticipate that Deutsche Post will post 3.01 EPS for the current year.

Deutsche Post Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 7th were paid a dividend of $1.3899 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 6th. This represents a yield of 3.25%. Deutsche Post's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 46.95%.

About Deutsche Post

Deutsche Post AG operates as a mail and logistics company in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five segments: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight; Supply Chain; eCommerce Solutions; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express segment offers time-definite courier and express services to business and private customers.