Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 35,700 shares, a growth of 16.3% from the October 15th total of 30,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Almacenes Éxito

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXTO. Sanders Morris Harris LLC bought a new position in Almacenes Éxito during the second quarter worth about $42,000. Kathmere Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Almacenes Éxito during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $71,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC acquired a new position in shares of Almacenes Éxito during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $77,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Almacenes Éxito in the 1st quarter valued at $205,000. Finally, Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in Almacenes Éxito in the 2nd quarter valued at $259,000.

Almacenes Éxito Price Performance

Shares of EXTO stock traded down $0.02 on Friday, hitting $3.91. 8,296 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 115,600. The business has a 50-day moving average of $4.22 and a 200 day moving average of $4.33. Almacenes Éxito has a fifty-two week low of $3.71 and a fifty-two week high of $7.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24.

Almacenes Éxito (NYSE:EXTO) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.03) earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion for the quarter.

Almacenes Éxito Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 16th. Stockholders of record on Monday, October 7th were paid a dividend of $0.037 per share. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, October 7th.

About Almacenes Éxito

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.