Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 37,800 shares, a decline of 42.6% from the December 15th total of 65,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 310,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Wal-Mart de México Stock Performance

Wal-Mart de México stock opened at $27.85 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $30.34. The company has a market cap of $48.59 billion, a PE ratio of 15.91, a PEG ratio of 2.14 and a beta of 0.85. Wal-Mart de México has a fifty-two week low of $25.01 and a fifty-two week high of $43.90.

Wal-Mart de México (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter. Wal-Mart de México had a return on equity of 26.30% and a net margin of 5.73%. The business had revenue of $12.18 billion for the quarter. As a group, analysts predict that Wal-Mart de México will post 1.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wal-Mart de México Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a $0.2194 dividend. This is an increase from Wal-Mart de México’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 9th. Wal-Mart de México’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.86%.

About Wal-Mart de México

Wal-Mart de México, SAB. de C.V. owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America. The company operates discount warehouses and stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and membership self-service wholesale stores. It operates Bodega Aurrerá discount stores, Walmart hypermarkets, Walmart Express supermarkets, and Sam’s Club membership self-service wholesale stores.