Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) Short Interest Up 35.7% in September

Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 19,000 shares, a growth of 35.7% from the September 15th total of 14,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 171,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group raised Allianz to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th.

Allianz Stock Performance

OTCMKTS ALIZY opened at $32.43 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $30.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $29.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $127.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.12. Allianz has a fifty-two week low of $22.91 and a fifty-two week high of $33.19.

Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $27.38 billion for the quarter. Allianz had a return on equity of 15.52% and a net margin of 5.48%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Allianz will post 2.66 EPS for the current year.

Allianz Company Profile

Allianz SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides property-casualty insurance, life/health insurance, and asset management products and services worldwide. The company's Property-Casualty segment offers various insurance products, including motor liability and own damage, accident, general liability, fire and property, legal expense, credit, and travel to private and corporate customers.