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

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 60,500 shares, a decrease 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 currently 1.2 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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

Almacenes Éxito Stock Performance

Shares of Almacenes Éxito stock traded up $0.01 on Friday, hitting $3.64. The company had a trading volume of 138,955 shares, compared to its average volume of 76,696. Almacenes Éxito has a twelve month low of $3.00 and a twelve month high of $7.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $3.75 and a 200-day moving average of $4.09.

Almacenes Éxito Increases Dividend

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

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.