Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Short Interest Update

Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,800 shares, a decline of 82.5% from the February 28th total of 159,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 291,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Hsbc Global Res downgraded Deutsche Post from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th.

Deutsche Post Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:DHLGY traded down $1.59 on Wednesday, reaching $43.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 180,916 shares, compared to its average volume of 302,874. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $40.12 and a 200 day simple moving average of $39.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.91. The company has a market cap of $51.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.83, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.23. Deutsche Post has a 52-week low of $33.89 and a 52-week high of $48.00.

Deutsche Post (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.05. Deutsche Post had a return on equity of 13.93% and a net margin of 3.88%. The company had revenue of $24.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.27 billion. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Deutsche Post will post 3.01 EPS 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.