Short Interest in Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) Increases By 16.3%

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) was the target of a large increase in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 35,700 shares, an increase of 16.3% from the October 15th total of 30,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 22,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.6 days.

Institutional Trading of Almacenes Éxito

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EXTO. Sanders Morris Harris LLC acquired a new position in Almacenes Éxito during the 2nd quarter worth $42,000. Kathmere Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Almacenes Éxito during the second quarter valued at about $71,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Almacenes Éxito in the second quarter worth about $77,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Almacenes Éxito in the 1st quarter valued at about $205,000. Finally, Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in Almacenes Éxito during the 2nd quarter valued at about $259,000.

Almacenes Éxito Stock Performance

NYSE:EXTO opened at $3.91 on Monday. Almacenes Éxito has a 12-month low of $3.71 and a 12-month high of $7.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.35 and a current ratio of 0.73. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.33.

Almacenes Éxito Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 16th. Investors of record on Monday, October 7th were issued a $0.037 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 7th. This represents a $0.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.78%.

Almacenes Éxito Company Profile

Almacenes Éxito SA operates as a retail commerce company in South America. The company operates a chain of retail stores primarily under the Éxito, Carulla, Surtimax, Super Inter, Surti Mayorista, Libertad, Mini Libertad, Devoto, Disco, and Géant brands. It is also involved in the online commerce activities.