A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) Short Interest Up 56.9% in February

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 43,000 shares, a growth of 56.9% from the February 13th total of 27,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 419,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 4th.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Stock Performance

Shares of AMKBY stock opened at $8.72 on Monday. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a one year low of $6.26 and a one year high of $9.76. The company’s 50-day moving average is $8.11 and its 200 day moving average is $7.98. The company has a market capitalization of $27.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.47 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a current ratio of 2.45.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The transportation company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.27. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S had a net margin of 11.01% and a return on equity of 11.03%. Sell-side analysts expect that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S will post 0.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Investors of record on Thursday, March 20th will be given a dividend of $0.7832 per share. This is an increase from A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s dividend payout ratio is 25.64%.

About A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs.