Publicis Groupe S.A. (OTCMKTS:PUBGY) Short Interest Up 77.0% in May

Publicis Groupe S.A. (OTCMKTS:PUBGY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 77,000 shares, an increase of 77.0% from the April 30th total of 43,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 214,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Publicis Groupe Price Performance

Shares of PUBGY traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $27.23. 44,287 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 145,190. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The business has a 50-day moving average of $25.03 and a 200 day moving average of $25.91. Publicis Groupe has a one year low of $20.71 and a one year high of $28.64.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Publicis Groupe to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 25th.

Publicis Groupe Company Profile

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.