Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:SARTF) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:SARTF - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,200 shares, an increase of 18.5% from the March 15th total of 2,700 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 32.0 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, DZ Bank raised Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, April 17th.

Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft Stock Performance

Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft stock remained flat at $212.00 during trading hours on Friday. Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft has a one year low of $165.00 and a one year high of $252.54. The stock has a market cap of $7.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 160.61 and a beta of 1.24. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $186.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $196.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.17.

Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:SARTF - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The company reported $1.28 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $1.28. The business had revenue of $959.23 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $867.08 million. Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft had a return on equity of 7.33% and a net margin of 2.48%.

Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft Company Profile

Sartorius Aktiengesellschaft provides bioprocess solutions and lab products and services in the United States and internationally. The company offers multi-parallel, benchtop, single-use, stainless steel, cell culture, rocking motion, and microbial bioreactors, and software apps for bioreactors and cell culture shake flask; fermenters; cell culture media products; cellcelector flex, incubator flowbox, nanowell arrays, and capillaries and tips; fluid management products; microbiology products; and Ultrafiltration membrane filters, glass and quartz microfiber filters, clarification, syringeless and in-line filters, lab chromatography, and filters and blotting papers.