Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Short Interest Up 142.0% in May

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 59,300 shares, an increase of 142.0% from the April 30th total of 24,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 150,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Wal-Mart de México Price Performance

WMMVY stock traded down $0.85 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $33.20. 103,796 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 120,428. The firm has a market cap of $57.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.64, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.78. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $30.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $28.55. Wal-Mart de México has a 1-year low of $24.30 and a 1-year high of $38.89.

Wal-Mart de México (OTCMKTS:WMMVY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.40 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $11.79 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $238.92 billion. Wal-Mart de México had a return on equity of 25.22% and a net margin of 5.63%. On average, research analysts predict that Wal-Mart de México will post 1.68 earnings per share for the current year.

Wal-Mart de México Company Profile

Wal-Mart de México, SAB. de C.V. owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America. The company operates discount warehouses and stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and membership self-service wholesale stores. It operates Bodega Aurrerá discount stores, Walmart hypermarkets, Walmart Express supermarkets, and Sam's Club membership self-service wholesale stores.