Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. (OTCMKTS:JRONY) Short Interest Update

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, S.A. (OTCMKTS:JRONY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 3,200 shares, a growth of 14.3% from the September 15th total of 2,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS Stock Performance

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS stock traded down $0.39 on Wednesday, reaching $37.62. 43,105 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 17,524. The stock has a market cap of $11.84 billion, a PE ratio of 15.29, a PEG ratio of 5.42 and a beta of 0.65. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $37.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $39.74. Jerónimo Martins, SGPS has a twelve month low of $32.68 and a twelve month high of $51.83. The company has a current ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 0.30 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11.

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS (OTCMKTS:JRONY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $0.56 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by ($0.02). The business had revenue of $8.86 billion for the quarter. Jerónimo Martins, SGPS had a return on equity of 22.10% and a net margin of 2.02%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Jerónimo Martins, SGPS will post 2.3 EPS for the current year.

About Jerónimo Martins, SGPS

Jerónimo Martins, SGPS, SA operates in the food distribution and specialized retail sectors in Portugal, Poland, and Colombia. The company operates through Portugal Retail; Portugal Cash & Carry; Poland Retail; Colombia Retail; and Others, Eliminations and Adjustments segments. It operates food stores under the Biedronka name; and a chain of health and beauty stores under the Hebe banner in Poland, as well as food stores under the Ara name in Colombia.