Erste Group Bank AG (OTCMKTS:EBKDY) Short Interest Up 61.5% in April

Erste Group Bank AG (OTCMKTS:EBKDY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,100 shares, an increase of 61.5% from the March 31st total of 1,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 56,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Erste Group Bank Stock Down 0.7 %

OTCMKTS:EBKDY traded down $0.17 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $23.56. 129,199 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 46,616. The company's 50 day moving average is $21.87 and its two-hundred day moving average is $20.53. Erste Group Bank has a twelve month low of $16.01 and a twelve month high of $23.93. The company has a market capitalization of $19.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.36.

Erste Group Bank (OTCMKTS:EBKDY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 29th. The financial services provider reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $2.75 billion for the quarter. Erste Group Bank had a return on equity of 11.10% and a net margin of 14.03%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Erste Group Bank will post 3.76 EPS for the current year.

About Erste Group Bank

Erste Group Bank AG provides a range of banking and other financial services to retail, corporate, and public sector customers. The company operates through Retail, Corporates, Group Markets, Asset/Liability Management & Local Corporate Center, Savings Banks, and Group Corporate Center segments. It provides mortgage and consumer loans, investment products, current accounts, savings products, and credit cards, as well as cross selling products, such as leasing, insurance, and building society products.