thyssenkrupp AG (OTCMKTS:TYEKF) Short Interest Up 65.1% in February

thyssenkrupp AG (OTCMKTS:TYEKF) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,342,300 shares, an increase of 65.1% from the February 13th total of 812,800 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 47,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 28.6 days.

thyssenkrupp Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:TYEKF traded up $0.84 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $9.95. The stock had a trading volume of 6,187 shares, compared to its average volume of 48,945. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.52 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $4.49. thyssenkrupp has a 52 week low of $3.10 and a 52 week high of $10.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06.

thyssenkrupp (OTCMKTS:TYEKF) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $8.35 billion for the quarter. thyssenkrupp had a negative net margin of 3.58% and a negative return on equity of 11.07%.

thyssenkrupp Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 4th were paid a $0.15 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 3rd. This represents a dividend yield of 3.87%.

About thyssenkrupp

thyssenkrupp AG operates as an industrial and technology company in Germany and internationally. It operates through five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe, and Marine Systems. The Automotive Technology segment offers components, systems, and automation solutions for vehicle manufacturing, such as axle assembly, body in white, camshafts and electric engine components, dampers, dies, springs and stabilizers, crankshafts and conrods, steering, and undercarriages.