Short Interest in Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Grows By 233.3%

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) saw a significant increase in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 308,300 shares, an increase of 233.3% from the September 30th total of 92,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 248,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Wal-Mart de México from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 9th.

Wal-Mart de México Stock Down 3.3 %

Shares of OTCMKTS WMMVY opened at $28.70 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Wal-Mart de México has a 12 month low of $28.50 and a 12 month high of $43.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $50.07 billion, a PE ratio of 16.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.86. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.25.

Wal-Mart de México (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.01). Wal-Mart de México had a return on equity of 27.32% and a net margin of 5.91%. The company had revenue of $13.21 billion during the quarter. Equities analysts expect that Wal-Mart de México will post 1.67 earnings per share for the current year.

About Wal-Mart de México

Wal-Mart de México, SAB. de C.V. owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America. The company operates discount warehouses and stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and membership self-service wholesale stores. It operates Bodega Aurrerá discount stores, Walmart hypermarkets, Walmart Express supermarkets, and Sam’s Club membership self-service wholesale stores.