A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) Short Interest Update

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 116,900 shares, an increase of 300.3% from the May 31st total of 29,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 381,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

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

Shares of AMKBY stock opened at $8.64 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $32.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.94 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 2.43 and a quick ratio of 2.30. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $8.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.06. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a one year low of $6.26 and a one year high of $10.60.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The transportation company reported $0.07 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.04 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $12.36 billion for the quarter. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S had a net margin of 3.48% and a return on equity of 0.66%. As a group, equities analysts predict that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S will post 0.13 EPS for the current year.

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

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, June 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, May 30th were paid a $0.2839 dividend. This is an increase from A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s previous dividend of $0.24. This represents a dividend yield of 3.31%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, May 29th. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 47.06%.

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.