Bankinter, S.A. (OTCMKTS:BKNIY) Short Interest Up 18.4% in February

Bankinter, S.A. (OTCMKTS:BKNIY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 13,500 shares, an increase of 18.4% from the February 13th total of 11,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 15,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Bankinter Stock Performance

Shares of BKNIY stock opened at $11.78 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52. Bankinter has a 52-week low of $7.08 and a 52-week high of $11.87. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $9.57 and a 200-day simple moving average of $8.71. The stock has a market cap of $10.59 billion, a PE ratio of 10.52 and a beta of 0.73.

Bankinter (OTCMKTS:BKNIY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The bank reported $0.26 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.08. Bankinter had a return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 18.98%. On average, equities analysts expect that Bankinter will post 1 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on BKNIY. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Bankinter in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut Bankinter from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised Bankinter to a “moderate buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 16th.

Bankinter Company Profile

Bankinter, SA provides various banking products and services to individuals and corporate customers, and small- and medium-sized enterprises in Spain. It offers payroll, pension, business, salary, non-salary, youth salary, current, currency, professional, basic, and management accounts; deposit products; and mortgages and loan products, as well as financing services.