Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 150,100 shares, a growth of 56.0% from the May 15th total of 96,200 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 64,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Itau BBA Securities lowered shares of Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st.

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of OTCMKTS KCDMY traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $9.06. 36,317 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 52,471. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.08, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV has a 12 month low of $6.50 and a 12 month high of $9.70. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $8.02. The company has a market capitalization of $5.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.73 and a beta of 0.75.

Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV (OTCMKTS:KCDMY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The basic materials company reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15. The firm had revenue of $705.86 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $14.04 billion. Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV had a return on equity of 135.86% and a net margin of 13.90%.

About Kimberly-Clark de Mexico SAB de CV

Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V., together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, distributes, and markets disposable products in Mexico. The company offers baby diapers, training pants, swim pants, wet wipes, shampoos, creams, bar soaps, and feeding products. It also provides toilet papers, napkins, facial tissues, paper towels, feminine pads, panty liners, tampons, intimate wipes, and menstrual cups.