Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) Short Interest Update

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 46,400 shares, a growth of 140.4% from the March 31st total of 19,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 111,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:ADRNY traded down €0.16 ($0.18) during trading on Friday, reaching €40.85 ($46.42). The stock had a trading volume of 21,400 shares, compared to its average volume of 125,878. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of €37.80 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of €35.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $37.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 0.53. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize has a 52 week low of €29.51 ($33.53) and a 52 week high of €41.40 ($47.05).

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The company reported €0.74 ($0.84) earnings per share for the quarter. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize had a return on equity of 15.81% and a net margin of 1.97%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize will post 2.84 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 14th were issued a $0.7044 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 14th. This is an increase from Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize's previous dividend of $0.42. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize's dividend payout ratio is 59.31%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 13th.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Company Profile

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's stores offer produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, and frozen products; grocery, beer, and wine; floral, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchen and cookware, gardening tools, general merchandise articles, electronics, newspapers and magazines, tobacco, etc.; gasoline; and pharmacy products.