Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) Short Interest Update

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) saw a large increase in short interest in November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 39,900 shares, an increase of 11.8% from the October 31st total of 35,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 27,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.4 days.

Almacenes Éxito Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:EXTO opened at $3.85 on Wednesday. Almacenes Éxito has a 1-year low of $3.71 and a 1-year high of $7.30. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $4.14 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $4.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a current ratio of 0.73.

Almacenes Éxito Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th will be given a dividend of $0.0248 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 9th. This is an increase from Almacenes Éxito’s previous — dividend of $0.01.

Institutional Trading of Almacenes Éxito

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of EXTO. Caprock Group LLC purchased a new stake in Almacenes Éxito in the second quarter worth $259,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC bought a new position in Almacenes Éxito in the second quarter valued at about $77,000. Kathmere Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Almacenes Éxito in the second quarter worth about $71,000. Finally, Sanders Morris Harris LLC purchased a new stake in Almacenes Éxito in the second quarter worth about $42,000.

Almacenes Éxito Company Profile

Almacenes Éxito SA operates as a retail commerce company in South America. The company operates a chain of retail stores primarily under the Éxito, Carulla, Surtimax, Super Inter, Surti Mayorista, Libertad, Mini Libertad, Devoto, Disco, and Géant brands. It is also involved in the online commerce activities.