Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) Short Interest Up 181.1% in June

Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,900 shares, an increase of 181.1% from the May 31st total of 5,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 186,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Allianz Stock Performance

Shares of ALIZY stock opened at $27.67 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $28.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $27.74. The stock has a market cap of $108.39 billion, a PE ratio of 11.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.14. Allianz has a 1 year low of $21.94 and a 1 year high of $30.10.

Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 15th. The company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.04. Allianz had a return on equity of 16.00% and a net margin of 5.47%. The firm had revenue of $27.01 billion during the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Allianz will post 2.73 earnings per share for the current year.

Allianz Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 28th. Investors of record on Friday, May 10th were paid a $1.0334 dividend. This is a positive change from Allianz’s previous dividend of $0.87. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 9th. Allianz’s dividend payout ratio is presently 42.39%.

Allianz Company Profile

Allianz SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides property-casualty insurance, life/health insurance, and asset management products and services worldwide. The company's Property-Casualty segment offers various insurance products, including motor liability and own damage, accident, general liability, fire and property, legal expense, credit, and travel to private and corporate customers.