Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (OTCMKTS:CHKR) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (OTCMKTS:CHKR) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,200 shares, a decline of 29.7% from the May 31st total of 7,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 76,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:CHKR remained flat at $0.39 during midday trading on Friday. The stock had a trading volume of 26,217 shares, compared to its average volume of 35,376. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.35 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 3.02 and a beta of 0.43. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $0.47 and a 200 day moving average of $0.58. Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust has a 12 month low of $0.31 and a 12 month high of $1.20.

Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust (OTCMKTS:CHKR) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, May 13th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter. Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust had a return on equity of 54.55% and a net margin of 65.92%. The business had revenue of $1.89 million for the quarter.

Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 30th. Investors of record on Monday, May 20th were paid a dividend of $0.0098 per share. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.99%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 17th. Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.77%.

About Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust

Chesapeake Granite Wash Trust owns royalty interests in oil, natural gas liquids, and natural gas properties located in the Colony Granite Wash play in Washita County in the Anadarko Basin of Western Oklahoma. It has royalty interests in 69 producing wells and 118 development wells, and in approximately 26,400 net acres of area.