Société Générale Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:SCGLY) Short Interest Update

Société Générale Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:SCGLY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 330,400 shares, a growth of 41.7% from the February 13th total of 233,200 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,239,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Société Générale Société anonyme Price Performance

Société Générale Société anonyme stock traded up $0.41 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $9.05. 381,307 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 632,245. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.61, a quick ratio of 1.35 and a current ratio of 1.35. Société Générale Société anonyme has a one year low of $4.30 and a one year high of $9.29. The stock has a market cap of $36.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 1.27. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $7.24 and a 200-day moving average price of $5.99.

Société Générale Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:SCGLY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.20 by $0.03. Société Générale Société anonyme had a net margin of 14.96% and a return on equity of 4.49%. On average, equities analysts predict that Société Générale Société anonyme will post 1.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Barclays raised shares of Société Générale Société anonyme from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Société Générale Société anonyme from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Société Générale Société anonyme presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Société Générale Société anonyme Company Profile

Société Générale Société anonyme provides banking and financial services to individuals, corporates, and institutional clients in Europe and internationally. It operates through French Retail Banking, International Retail Banking & Financial Services, and Global Banking and Investor Solutions. It offers retail banking services, such as consumer credit, vehicle leasing and fleet management, online banking, wealth management, and equipment and vendor finance services; and insurance products, including home, vehicle, family, health, and mortgage insurance.