Short Interest in Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Rises By 2,577.8%

Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 24,100 shares, an increase of 2,577.8% from the December 31st total of 900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 717,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Barclays cut Deutsche Post from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 13th.

Deutsche Post Trading Up 0.8 %

OTCMKTS DHLGY traded up $0.31 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $37.80. The company had a trading volume of 192,966 shares, compared to its average volume of 407,865. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.05 and a beta of 1.27. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $36.06 and a 200 day moving average of $39.85. Deutsche Post has a 1-year low of $33.89 and a 1-year high of $48.89.

Deutsche Post (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $22.63 billion for the quarter. Deutsche Post had a net margin of 3.88% and a return on equity of 13.93%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Deutsche Post will post 3.01 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Deutsche Post Company Profile

Deutsche Post AG operates as a mail and logistics company in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five segments: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight; Supply Chain; eCommerce Solutions; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express segment offers time-definite courier and express services to business and private customers.