KBC Group NV (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) Short Interest Up 14.0% in July

KBC Group NV (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,900 shares, an increase of 14.0% from the June 30th total of 4,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 37,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

KBC Group Trading Down 0.0 %

Shares of OTCMKTS KBCSY opened at $38.61 on Tuesday. KBC Group has a 12-month low of $26.84 and a 12-month high of $38.70. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.29 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $35.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.22 billion, a PE ratio of 9.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.18.

KBC Group (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 16th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter. KBC Group had a net margin of 11.68% and a return on equity of 12.67%. The firm had revenue of $2.94 billion during the quarter. On average, equities analysts predict that KBC Group will post 5.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

KBC Group Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 28th were issued a $0.2337 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, May 24th. KBC Group’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.07%.

KBC Group Company Profile

KBC Group NV, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated bank-insurance services primarily for retail, private banking, small and medium sized enterprises, and mid-cap clients. The company offers demand deposits and savings accounts; home and mortgage loans; consumer finance and SME funding services; credit, investment fund and asset management, and life and non-life insurance; and cash management, payments, trade finance, lease, money market, capital market products, and stockbroking services.