Short Interest in Sodexo S.A. (OTCMKTS:SDXAY) Decreases By 31.9%

Sodexo S.A. (OTCMKTS:SDXAY) saw a significant decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,900 shares, a decline of 31.9% from the March 15th total of 11,600 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 316,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on SDXAY. Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of Sodexo from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. HSBC downgraded Sodexo to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 27th. Barclays downgraded Sodexo from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Sodexo to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 21st. Finally, BNP Paribas lowered Sodexo from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold”.

Sodexo Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of OTCMKTS SDXAY traded up $0.11 during trading on Friday, reaching $12.76. 33,806 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 109,788. Sodexo has a 12-month low of $11.56 and a 12-month high of $20.55. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $14.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $15.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 1.03 and a current ratio of 1.08.

Sodexo Company Profile

Sodexo SA provides food services and facilities management services worldwide. It offers various on-site services, which includes corporate services, energy and resources, government and agencies, and other services; healthcare and seniors; and learning solutions to schools and universities. The company also provides food services comprising retail service, food delivery, and meal and food vouchers, as well as digital food ordering services; savings and purchase solutions, data and digital tools, and advisory services and client support; and work-life balance and employee experience solutions.