Woori Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:WF) Short Interest Update

Woori Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:WF) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 18,200 shares, an increase of 58.3% from the February 28th total of 11,500 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 60,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Institutional Trading of Woori Financial Group

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in WF. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in Woori Financial Group by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 572,589 shares of the bank’s stock worth $17,893,000 after acquiring an additional 35,187 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Woori Financial Group by 39.8% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 287,852 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $8,995,000 after buying an additional 81,973 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Woori Financial Group by 19.6% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 140,654 shares of the bank’s stock worth $4,395,000 after buying an additional 23,015 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Woori Financial Group by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 91,806 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,869,000 after acquiring an additional 3,968 shares during the last quarter. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Woori Financial Group by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 79,776 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $2,493,000 after acquiring an additional 12,012 shares during the period. 3.41% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Woori Financial Group Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:WF traded down $0.59 during trading on Friday, hitting $33.14. 51,919 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 62,152. The company has a market cap of $8.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.31, a PEG ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.09. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $33.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.09. Woori Financial Group has a 52-week low of $28.49 and a 52-week high of $38.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

Woori Financial Group Company Profile

Woori Financial Group Inc, a financial holding company, operates as a commercial bank that provides a range of financial products and services to individuals, corporations, and small- and medium-sized enterprises in Korea. It operates through Banking, Credit Card, Capital, Investment Banking, and Others segments.