Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) saw a large drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 60,500 shares, a drop of 13.9% from the December 15th total of 70,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 51,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.2 days.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Almacenes Éxito

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Almacenes Éxito stock. Kathmere Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 16,834 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $71,000.

Almacenes Éxito Trading Up 0.3 %

EXTO traded up $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $3.64. 138,955 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 76,696. Almacenes Éxito has a one year low of $3.00 and a one year high of $7.30. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $3.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $4.09.

Almacenes Éxito Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th were issued a dividend of $0.0248 per share. This represents a yield of 1.2%. This is a positive change from Almacenes Éxito’s previous — dividend of $0.01. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th.

About Almacenes Éxito

Almacenes Éxito SA operates as a retail commerce company in South America. The company operates a chain of retail stores primarily under the Éxito, Carulla, Surtimax, Super Inter, Surti Mayorista, Libertad, Mini Libertad, Devoto, Disco, and Géant brands. It is also involved in the online commerce activities.