RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) Short Interest Up 50.0% in June

RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 17,100 shares, a growth of 50.0% from the May 31st total of 11,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 71,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Price Performance

RWEOY stock traded up $0.84 during trading on Monday, hitting $35.04. 45,970 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 77,269. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $36.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $37.08. RWE Aktiengesellschaft has a 52 week low of $32.68 and a 52 week high of $46.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.56. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.00 and a beta of 0.87.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 15th. The utilities provider reported $1.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.13. RWE Aktiengesellschaft had a return on equity of 10.69% and a net margin of 6.99%. The company had revenue of $7.20 billion during the quarter. As a group, research analysts expect that RWE Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 7th were given a dividend of $0.7577 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 6th. This is a positive change from RWE Aktiengesellschaft’s previous dividend of $0.66. RWE Aktiengesellschaft’s payout ratio is 28.52%.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Company Profile

RWE Aktiengesellschaft generates and supplies electricity from renewable and conventional sources in Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Offshore Wind; Onshore Wind/Solar; Hydro/Biomass/Gas; Supply & Trading; and Coal/Nuclear.