Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Short Interest Up 400.9% in February

Deutsche Post AG (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 159,300 shares, an increase of 400.9% from the February 13th total of 31,800 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 916,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Deutsche Post Trading Down 0.1 %

DHLGY traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $45.30. The stock had a trading volume of 65,205 shares, compared to its average volume of 329,369. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $39.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $54.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.51, a P/E/G ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.23. Deutsche Post has a 52 week low of $33.89 and a 52 week high of $48.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.91.

Deutsche Post (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.96 by $0.05. Deutsche Post had a net margin of 3.88% and a return on equity of 13.93%. The company had revenue of $24.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.27 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that Deutsche Post will post 3.01 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of Deutsche Post from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th.

About Deutsche Post

Deutsche Post AG operates as a mail and logistics company in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five segments: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight; Supply Chain; eCommerce Solutions; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express segment offers time-definite courier and express services to business and private customers.