Short Interest in RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) Grows By 50.0%

RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 17,100 shares, a growth of 50.0% from the May 31st total of 11,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 71,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Stock Up 2.4 %

OTCMKTS:RWEOY traded up $0.84 on Monday, hitting $35.04. The stock had a trading volume of 45,970 shares, compared to its average volume of 77,269. RWE Aktiengesellschaft has a 1 year low of $32.68 and a 1 year high of $46.13. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $37.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.56. The stock has a market cap of $23.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.00 and a beta of 0.87.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 15th. The utilities provider reported $1.17 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.04 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $7.20 billion during the quarter. RWE Aktiengesellschaft had a return on equity of 10.69% and a net margin of 6.99%. Analysts predict that RWE Aktiengesellschaft will post 2.97 earnings per share for the current year.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, May 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 7th were paid a $0.7577 dividend. This is a positive change from RWE Aktiengesellschaft’s previous dividend of $0.66. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 6th. RWE Aktiengesellschaft’s dividend payout ratio is currently 28.52%.

RWE Aktiengesellschaft Company Profile

RWE Aktiengesellschaft generates and supplies electricity from renewable and conventional sources in Germany, the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, and internationally. It operates through five segments: Offshore Wind; Onshore Wind/Solar; Hydro/Biomass/Gas; Supply & Trading; and Coal/Nuclear.