Short Interest in Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Grows By 400.9%

Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 159,300 shares, a growth of 400.9% from the February 13th total of 31,800 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 916,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Deutsche Post Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:DHLGY traded down $0.14 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $45.86. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 121,361 shares, compared to its average volume of 341,051. The company has a 50-day moving average of $37.80 and a 200-day moving average of $39.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The firm has a market cap of $55.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.23. Deutsche Post has a 12 month low of $33.89 and a 12 month high of $48.00.

Deutsche Post (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.05. Deutsche Post had a return on equity of 13.93% and a net margin of 3.88%. The business had revenue of $24.22 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.27 billion. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Deutsche Post will post 3.01 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have issued reports on DHLGY. Hsbc Global Res cut shares of Deutsche Post from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Barclays downgraded shares of Deutsche Post from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th.

Deutsche Post Company Profile

Deutsche Post AG operates as a mail and logistics company in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five segments: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight; Supply Chain; eCommerce Solutions; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express segment offers time-definite courier and express services to business and private customers.