A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) Short Interest Up 56.9% in February

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 43,000 shares, an increase of 56.9% from the February 13th total of 27,400 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 419,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S stock opened at $8.72 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.47 and a beta of 1.07. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a 12-month low of $6.26 and a 12-month high of $9.76. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 2.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $8.11 and a 200 day simple moving average of $7.98.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The transportation company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.42 by $0.27. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S had a net margin of 11.01% and a return on equity of 11.03%. Research analysts expect that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S will post 0.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.7832 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 20th. This is a boost from A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s previous dividend of $0.28. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.64%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Morgan Stanley lowered A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Company Profile

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs.