Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Short Interest Down 51.3% in March

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 36,000 shares, a decrease of 51.3% from the March 15th total of 73,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 266,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Wal-Mart de México Stock Performance

Shares of WMMVY opened at $30.48 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $27.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.82. Wal-Mart de México has a fifty-two week low of $24.30 and a fifty-two week high of $41.40. The company has a market capitalization of $53.18 billion, a PE ratio of 18.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.76.

Wal-Mart de México (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.48 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $13.59 billion for the quarter. Wal-Mart de México had a net margin of 5.63% and a return on equity of 25.22%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Wal-Mart de México will post 1.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays upgraded shares of Wal-Mart de México from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 20th.

About Wal-Mart de México

Wal-Mart de México, SAB. de C.V. owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America. The company operates discount warehouses and stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and membership self-service wholesale stores. It operates Bodega Aurrerá discount stores, Walmart hypermarkets, Walmart Express supermarkets, and Sam’s Club membership self-service wholesale stores.