RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 42,200 shares, an increase of 368.9% from the April 30th total of 9,000 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 60,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of OTCMKTS RWEOY traded up $0.20 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $37.65. The stock had a trading volume of 12,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 102,574. RWE Aktiengesellschaft has a 1 year low of $28.68 and a 1 year high of $39.60. The firm has a market cap of $25.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.14 and a beta of 0.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45, a quick ratio of 1.42 and a current ratio of 1.55. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $37.10 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.44.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 15th. The utilities provider reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter. RWE Aktiengesellschaft had a return on equity of 8.16% and a net margin of 12.03%. The business had revenue of $6.72 billion during the quarter. On average, equities analysts anticipate that RWE Aktiengesellschaft will post 3.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 6th were issued a dividend of $0.8535 per share. This represents a yield of 2.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 5th. This is a positive change from RWE Aktiengesellschaft's previous dividend of $0.76. RWE Aktiengesellschaft's payout ratio is currently 14.95%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of RWE Aktiengesellschaft in a research report on Monday, March 24th.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Company Profile

RWE Aktiengesellschaft generates and supplies electricity from renewable and conventional sources in Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Offshore Wind; Onshore Wind/Solar; Hydro/Biomass/Gas; Supply & Trading; and Coal/Nuclear.