Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) saw a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 70,700 shares, a growth of 87.0% from the December 31st total of 37,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 179,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Barclays upgraded shares of Wal-Mart de México from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 20th.

Wal-Mart de México Price Performance

Shares of WMMVY stock opened at $27.05 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $27.42 and a 200 day moving average of $29.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $47.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.85. Wal-Mart de México has a 1 year low of $25.01 and a 1 year high of $43.90.

Wal-Mart de México Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were issued a dividend of $0.2194 per share. This is an increase from Wal-Mart de México’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. Wal-Mart de México’s payout ratio is 27.43%.

Wal-Mart de México Company Profile

Wal-Mart de México, SAB. de C.V. owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America. The company operates discount warehouses and stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and membership self-service wholesale stores. It operates Bodega Aurrerá discount stores, Walmart hypermarkets, Walmart Express supermarkets, and Sam’s Club membership self-service wholesale stores.