Royal Vopak (OTCMKTS:VOPKY) Short Interest Up 100.0% in May

Royal Vopak (OTCMKTS:VOPKY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a growth of 100.0% from the May 15th total of 100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are short sold.

Royal Vopak Stock Performance

Royal Vopak stock remained flat at $44.06 during trading on Tuesday. 2 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 15. Royal Vopak has a 12-month low of $39.45 and a 12-month high of $47.63. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $42.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $43.08. The stock has a market cap of $5.19 billion, a PE ratio of 13.15 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53.

Royal Vopak (OTCMKTS:VOPKY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.88 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $345.99 million during the quarter. Royal Vopak had a return on equity of 12.15% and a net margin of 28.11%. As a group, analysts forecast that Royal Vopak will post 3.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Royal Vopak Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th were paid a $1.4731 dividend. This is a positive change from Royal Vopak's previous dividend of $1.33. The ex-dividend date was Monday, April 28th. This represents a dividend yield of 3.59%. Royal Vopak's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 43.88%.

About Royal Vopak

Koninklijke Vopak N.V., an independent tank storage company, stores and handles liquid chemicals, gases, and oil products to the energy and manufacturing markets worldwide. The company operates LPG and chemical gas, industrial, chemical, and oil terminals; and owns and operates specialized facilities consisting of tanks, jetties, truck loading stations, and pipelines.