Bank Hapoalim B.M. (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Bank Hapoalim B.M. (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 300 shares, a growth of 50.0% from the May 31st total of 200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Bank Hapoalim B.M. Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of OTCMKTS BKHYY opened at $44.20 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.92, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. Bank Hapoalim B.M. has a twelve month low of $33.20 and a twelve month high of $47.00. The company’s fifty day moving average is $45.12 and its 200-day moving average is $44.27. The stock has a market cap of $11.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 1.06.

Bank Hapoalim B.M. (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) last posted its earnings results on Sunday, May 19th. The bank reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.39 billion during the quarter. Bank Hapoalim B.M. had a return on equity of 14.05% and a net margin of 18.81%. Equities research analysts predict that Bank Hapoalim B.M. will post 6.72 EPS for the current year.

Bank Hapoalim B.M. Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, June 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd were issued a dividend of $0.5726 per share. This is an increase from Bank Hapoalim B.M.’s previous dividend of $0.25. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 3rd. Bank Hapoalim B.M.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 30.65%.

Bank Hapoalim B.M. Company Profile

Bank Hapoalim B.M., together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking and financial products and services in Israel and internationally. It operates through Household, Private Banking, Small businesses and micro businesses, Mid-sized businesses, Large businesses, Institutional entities, and Financial management segments.