RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) Short Interest Update

RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 24,600 shares, an increase of 151.0% from the March 31st total of 9,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 224,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Trading Up 0.8 %

RWEOY traded up $0.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $34.63. The stock had a trading volume of 55,831 shares, compared to its average volume of 95,430. RWE Aktiengesellschaft has a 1-year low of $32.68 and a 1-year high of $47.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.17 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 1.44 and a quick ratio of 1.37. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $33.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $38.14.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 5th. The utilities provider reported $1.67 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.11. RWE Aktiengesellschaft had a return on equity of 13.10% and a net margin of 5.12%. The business had revenue of $8.19 billion for the quarter. As a group, research analysts forecast that RWE Aktiengesellschaft will post 3.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, May 20th. Investors of record on Tuesday, May 7th will be given a $0.7577 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 6th. This is a positive change from RWE Aktiengesellschaft’s previous dividend of $0.66. RWE Aktiengesellschaft’s payout ratio is currently 32.24%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Stifel Nicolaus cut shares of RWE Aktiengesellschaft from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 6th.

About RWE Aktiengesellschaft

RWE Aktiengesellschaft generates and supplies electricity from renewable and conventional sources in Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Offshore Wind; Onshore Wind/Solar; Hydro/Biomass/Gas; Supply & Trading; and Coal/Nuclear.