Short Interest in Commerzbank AG (OTCMKTS:CRZBY) Declines By 11.0%

Commerzbank AG (OTCMKTS:CRZBY) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,400 shares, a decline of 11.0% from the May 31st total of 17,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Commerzbank Price Performance

CRZBY opened at $15.66 on Wednesday. Commerzbank has a 1 year low of $9.72 and a 1 year high of $17.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 14.86, a current ratio of 32.55 and a quick ratio of 32.55. The company has a market capitalization of $19.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 1.02. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $15.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.64.

Commerzbank (OTCMKTS:CRZBY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 15th. The financial services provider reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter. Commerzbank had a net margin of 10.27% and a return on equity of 6.71%. The company had revenue of $2.98 billion for the quarter. As a group, analysts anticipate that Commerzbank will post 2.05 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Commerzbank Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 16th. Investors of record on Friday, May 3rd were given a dividend of $0.2575 per share. This is a positive change from Commerzbank’s previous dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, May 2nd. Commerzbank’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.40%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Citigroup downgraded Commerzbank from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, June 3rd.

About Commerzbank

Commerzbank AG provides banking and capital market products and services to private and small business customers, corporate, financial service providers, and institutional clients in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Private and Small-Business Customers, and Corporate Clients.