Short Interest in Atacadão S.A. (OTCMKTS:ATAAY) Grows By 100.0%

Atacadão S.A. (OTCMKTS:ATAAY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, an increase of 100.0% from the December 31st total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.0 days.

Atacadão Trading Up 18.1 %

OTCMKTS ATAAY traded up C$0.67 on Friday, hitting C$4.37. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 11,350 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,950. Atacadão has a 52-week low of C$3.69 and a 52-week high of C$7.06. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is C$4.64 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$6.72.

Atacadão Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 30th were paid a $0.0405 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 30th.

About Atacadão

Atacadão SA engages in the wholesale and retail of food, clothing, home appliances, electronics, and other products in Brazil. The company operates through Retail, Atacadão, and Financial Solutions segments. The company offers alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages; chocolate and cocoa powders, sugar and sweeteners, baby foods, rice, oats and cereals, cookies, toasts and snacks, coffee, teas, canned and uncanned products, sweets and deserts, flour, bean, yeast, grains and seed, pasta and sauces, mixture for bakery and confectionery, oils, fats and lard, soups and creams, and seasonings and condiments; and bathroom, kitchen, pool, clothing, and general cleaning products.