FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Short Interest Down 88.4% in July

FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 702 shares, a decrease of 88.4% from the July 15th total of 6,048 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 26,015 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

FUPBY has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank lowered FUCHS from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, July 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of FUCHS in a report on Monday, August 3rd. DZ Bank raised shares of FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of FUCHS in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

FUCHS Price Performance

OTCMKTS:FUPBY opened at $11.49 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $11.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $11.01. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. FUCHS has a 52 week low of $9.27 and a 52 week high of $12.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.16 and a beta of 0.92.

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 31st. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. FUCHS had a net margin of 9.04% and a return on equity of 17.80%. Research analysts anticipate that FUCHS will post 0.73 EPS for the current year.

About FUCHS

FUCHS Petrolub SE, traded over the counter under the symbol FUPBY, is a German-based manufacturer specialized in the development, production and marketing of lubricants and related specialty products. Founded in 1931 by Rudolf Fuchs and headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, the company has grown to become the world’s largest independent supplier of lubricants, serving a broad spectrum of industries from automotive and metalworking to mining and renewable energy.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses engine oils, industrial lubricants, greases, hydraulic fluids, metalworking fluids and process oils, as well as tailor-made solutions for customers’ specific requirements.