Short Interest in thyssenkrupp AG (OTCMKTS:TYEKF) Grows By 65.1%

thyssenkrupp AG (OTCMKTS:TYEKF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 1,342,300 shares, a growth of 65.1% from the February 13th total of 812,800 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 47,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 28.6 days.

thyssenkrupp Stock Performance

Shares of TYEKF stock opened at $9.95 on Monday. thyssenkrupp has a one year low of $3.10 and a one year high of $10.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.76. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $5.89 and a 200 day moving average price of $4.50. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.52 and a beta of 1.67.

thyssenkrupp (OTCMKTS:TYEKF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter. thyssenkrupp had a negative return on equity of 11.07% and a negative net margin of 3.58%. The company had revenue of $8.35 billion for the quarter.

thyssenkrupp Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 4th were given a $0.15 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 3.87%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 3rd.

thyssenkrupp Company Profile

thyssenkrupp AG operates as an industrial and technology company in Germany and internationally. It operates through five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe, and Marine Systems. The Automotive Technology segment offers components, systems, and automation solutions for vehicle manufacturing, such as axle assembly, body in white, camshafts and electric engine components, dampers, dies, springs and stabilizers, crankshafts and conrods, steering, and undercarriages.