Short Interest in Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Increases By 122.7%

Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,700 shares, a growth of 122.7% from the May 15th total of 7,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 100,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

Deutsche Post Price Performance

DHLGY traded down $0.95 on Friday, hitting $46.87. 64,157 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 193,623. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.91. The business's fifty day moving average is $43.07 and its 200 day moving average is $40.11. Deutsche Post has a fifty-two week low of $33.89 and a fifty-two week high of $48.15. The firm has a market capitalization of $56.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.26.

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

Deutsche Post Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, May 7th were given a $1.3899 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, May 6th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.25%. Deutsche Post's dividend payout ratio is presently 46.95%.

Deutsche Post Company Profile

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.