Short Interest in EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:ESLOY) Expands By 80.5%

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:ESLOY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,800 shares, a growth of 80.5% from the January 31st total of 8,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 67,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of ESLOY traded down $0.77 on Friday, hitting $148.24. 30,873 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 37,045. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.88. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $134.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $124.03. EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme has a 1 year low of $103.41 and a 1 year high of $155.46.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group lowered shares of EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded shares of EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th.

About EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme designs, manufactures, and distributes ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and North America. It operates through Professional Solutions and Direct to Consumer segments. The company offers lens under the Essilor, Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest, Xperio, Transitions, Ray-Ban, Oakley, Barberini, KODAK Lens, Nikon, Shamir, eyexpert, iWear, Humanware, and Optifog brands.