Short Interest in Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Rises By 2,577.8%

Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 24,100 shares, an increase of 2,577.8% from the December 31st total of 900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 717,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Barclays cut Deutsche Post from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th.

Deutsche Post Stock Performance

OTCMKTS DHLGY traded up $0.31 on Tuesday, reaching $37.80. The stock had a trading volume of 192,966 shares, compared to its average volume of 407,865. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $36.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $39.85. Deutsche Post has a 12-month low of $33.89 and a 12-month high of $48.89. The stock has a market cap of $45.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.91.

Deutsche Post (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.01. Deutsche Post had a net margin of 3.88% and a return on equity of 13.93%. The firm had revenue of $22.63 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities analysts expect that Deutsche Post will post 3.01 earnings per share for the current year.

About Deutsche Post

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.