Koninklijke KPN (OTCMKTS:KKPNF) Short Interest Up 124.1% in May

Koninklijke KPN (OTCMKTS:KKPNF - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 10,550,300 shares, an increase of 124.1% from the April 30th total of 4,707,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 48,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 218.4 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company's stock are short sold.

Koninklijke KPN Stock Up 2.1%

Shares of Koninklijke KPN stock traded up $0.10 on Monday, hitting $4.84. 4,852 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 22,068. Koninklijke KPN has a 52-week low of $3.49 and a 52-week high of $4.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.68, a current ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46. The stock has a market cap of $18.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.20 and a beta of 0.37. The firm's 50-day moving average is $4.51 and its 200 day moving average is $4.03.

Koninklijke KPN (OTCMKTS:KKPNF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.06 by ($0.02). Koninklijke KPN had a return on equity of 23.41% and a net margin of 15.04%. The business had revenue of $1.49 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.41 billion. Equities analysts anticipate that Koninklijke KPN will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current year.

About Koninklijke KPN

Koninklijke KPN N.V. provides telecommunications and information technology (IT) services in the Netherlands. It operates through Consumer; Business; Wholesale; and Network, Operations & IT segments. The company offers fixed and mobile telephony, fixed and mobile broadband internet, and television services to retail and business consumers; infrastructure and network related IT solutions to business customers; and wholesale network services to third parties.