Short Interest in RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) Rises By 368.9%

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. Based on an average daily volume of 60,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are short sold.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Stock Performance

RWEOY stock traded up $0.20 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $37.65. The company's 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 stock's 50-day moving average price is $37.10 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.44. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.45. The stock has a market cap of $25.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.14 and a beta of 0.74.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $6.72 billion during the quarter. On average, equities analysts forecast that RWE Aktiengesellschaft will post 3.18 EPS for the current year.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of RWE Aktiengesellschaft in a research note 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.