Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) Short Interest Down 53.5% in May

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 17,700 shares, a drop of 53.5% from the April 30th total of 38,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 66,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short.

Sampo Oyj Trading Down 1.5%

Shares of Sampo Oyj stock traded down $0.33 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $21.23. The company's stock had a trading volume of 23,906 shares, compared to its average volume of 97,425. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.33 and a quick ratio of 0.33. Sampo Oyj has a 52 week low of $15.70 and a 52 week high of $22.39. The stock has a market cap of $114.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.40 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $20.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $20.19.

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.05. The company had revenue of $2.33 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.16 billion.

Sampo Oyj Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 21st. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th were paid a $0.4169 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 2.08%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 25th. Sampo Oyj's dividend payout ratio is currently 34.07%.

Sampo Oyj Company Profile

Sampo Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of non-life insurance products and services in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through If, Topdanmark, Hastings, Mandatum, and Holding segments. It offers property, casualty, liability, accident, sickness, household, homeowner, motor, travel, marine, aviation, transport, forest, livestock, health, workers compensation, car, van, and bike insurance services, as well as reinsurance services.