Publicis Groupe SA (OTCMKTS:PUBGY) Short Interest Down 43.4% in July

Key Points

• Publicis Groupe experienced a 43.4% decline in short interest in July, bringing the total to 21,400 shares, with 0.0% of its stock currently short sold.
• The company has increased its dividend to $0.8222, resulting in a 302.0% dividend yield, significantly up from the previous $0.06 dividend.
• As of Monday, shares of Publicis Groupe opened at $22.49, with a fifty-two week price range between $20.71 and $28.73.

Publicis Groupe SA (OTCMKTS:PUBGY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 21,400 shares, adecreaseof43.4% from the July 15th total of 37,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 593,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently,0.0% of the company's stock are sold short. Currently,0.0% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 593,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Publicis Groupe Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS PUBGY traded up $0.72 during trading on Friday, hitting $23.60. 104,203 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 201,094. The business's fifty day moving average is $24.97 and its 200 day moving average is $25.43. Publicis Groupe has a fifty-two week low of $20.71 and a fifty-two week high of $28.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.90.

Publicis Groupe Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 1st were issued a dividend of $0.8222 per share. This is an increase from Publicis Groupe's previous dividend of $0.06. This represents a dividend yield of 302.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th.

About Publicis Groupe

Publicis Groupe SA provides marketing, communications, and digital business transformation services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The company offers advisory services for brand strategy, and repositioning and their identity under the Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Marcel, Fallon, and BBH brands; online advertising services under the Razorfish and Moxie brand names; crisis communications, press relations, public affairs, institutional relations, financial communications, and strategy management services; media consulting, planning, and buying services; performance marketing services; and e-commerce services.