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

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

Allianz Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of ALIZY stock opened at $32.43 on Monday. Allianz has a twelve month low of $22.91 and a twelve month high of $33.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $127.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.12. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $30.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.28.

Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $27.38 billion during the quarter. Allianz had a return on equity of 15.52% and a net margin of 5.48%. Research analysts predict that Allianz will post 2.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.