Short Interest in Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Rises By 95.4%

Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 21,100 shares, an increase of 95.4% from the March 31st total of 10,800 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 296,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Deutsche Post Stock Performance

OTCMKTS DHLGY traded up $0.01 on Friday, hitting $43.01. 76,150 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 240,309. Deutsche Post has a 52 week low of $33.89 and a 52 week high of $48.00. The company has a market capitalization of $51.61 billion, a PE ratio of 14.73, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.20. The business's fifty day moving average is $42.27 and its 200 day moving average is $38.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Deutsche Post (OTCMKTS:DHLGY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 the consensus estimate of $20.74 billion. Research analysts anticipate that Deutsche Post will post 3.01 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Deutsche Post Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 13th. Investors of record on Wednesday, May 7th will be issued a dividend of $1.3899 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 3.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, May 6th. Deutsche Post's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 45.42%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of Deutsche Post from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th.

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.