Short Interest in Bouygues SA (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Increases By 285.1%

Bouygues SA (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 155,600 shares, a growth of 285.1% from the July 31st total of 40,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 778.0 days.

Bouygues Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:BOUYF remained flat at $34.02 during trading on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $33.71 and a 200-day simple moving average of $36.73. The stock has a market cap of $65.07 billion, a PE ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 0.65. Bouygues has a 52 week low of $32.65 and a 52 week high of $40.00.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 26th. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $15.29 billion for the quarter. Bouygues had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 7.18%.

Bouygues Company Profile

Bouygues SA, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the construction, energy, telecom, media, and transport infrastructure sectors in France and internationally. The company designs, builds, renovates, operates, and deconstructs building, infrastructure, and industrial projects; develops urban planning, residential, and commercial projects; builds and maintains roads and motorways, airport runways, ports, industrial logistics hubs, external works and amenities, reserved-lane public transport, recreational facilities, and environmental projects, as well as undertakes civil engineering, road safety, and signaling activities; produces, distributes, sells, and recycles aggregates, emulsions, asphalt mixes, ready-mix concrete, and bitumen; construction, renewal, and maintenance of rail networks; and installation and maintenance of pipes and pipelines.