Short Interest in Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) Expands By 233.2%

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 70,300 shares, a growth of 233.2% from the November 30th total of 21,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 34,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.1 days.

Almacenes Éxito Stock Down 3.3 %

Shares of EXTO traded down $0.12 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $3.57. 70,287 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 106,725. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. Almacenes Éxito has a twelve month low of $3.56 and a twelve month high of $7.30. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $3.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.17. The stock has a market cap of $579.17 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.20 and a beta of -0.51.

Almacenes Éxito Increases Dividend

The business 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 is a positive change from Almacenes Éxito’s previous — dividend of $0.01. This represents a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. Almacenes Éxito’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.43%.

Institutional Trading of Almacenes Éxito

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kathmere Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Almacenes Éxito during the 2nd quarter worth $71,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Almacenes Éxito during the 2nd quarter worth $77,000. Finally, Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in Almacenes Éxito during the 2nd quarter worth $259,000.

Almacenes Éxito Company Profile

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.