Empire State Realty OP, L.P. (NYSE:ESBA) Short Interest Update

Empire State Realty OP, L.P. (NYSE:ESBA) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,200 shares, a drop of 7.7% from the September 30th total of 1,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 5,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Empire State Realty OP

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its stake in Empire State Realty OP by 20.2% during the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 75,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $689,000 after buying an additional 12,713 shares in the last quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in Empire State Realty OP in the 1st quarter valued at about $210,000. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Empire State Realty OP during the 1st quarter valued at about $86,000.

Empire State Realty OP Stock Performance

ESBA stock traded down $0.02 on Thursday, reaching $10.55. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,257 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,508. Empire State Realty OP has a 52 week low of $7.30 and a 52 week high of $11.50. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $10.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $9.91.

Empire State Realty OP Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.035 per share. This represents a $0.14 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 16th.

About Empire State Realty OP

Empire State Realty OP, L.P. operates as a subsidiary of Empire State Realty Trust, Inc