KBC Group NV (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) Short Interest Up 10.7% in January

KBC Group NV (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,200 shares, a growth of 10.7% from the January 15th total of 5,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 192,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

KBC Group Price Performance

OTCMKTS KBCSY opened at $42.97 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $35.89 billion, a PE ratio of 11.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.12. KBC Group has a 12 month low of $33.41 and a 12 month high of $43.21. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $37.82.

KBC Group (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.21. KBC Group had a return on equity of 12.49% and a net margin of 11.36%. The company had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.96 billion. Sell-side analysts anticipate that KBC Group will post 4.43 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KBC Group Company Profile

KBC Group NV, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated bank-insurance services primarily for retail, private banking, small and medium sized enterprises, and mid-cap clients. The company offers demand deposits and savings accounts; home and mortgage loans; consumer finance and SME funding services; credit, investment fund and asset management, and life and non-life insurance; and cash management, payments, trade finance, lease, money market, capital market products, and stockbroking services.