EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:ESLOY) Short Interest Update

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:ESLOY) saw a significant drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 5,900 shares, a drop of 60.1% from the February 13th total of 14,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 59,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS ESLOY traded up $1.24 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $147.05. 36,062 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 35,780. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $138.42 and a 200 day moving average of $125.76. EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme has a 1 year low of $103.41 and a 1 year high of $155.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.62.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. UBS Group cut shares of EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd.

About EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme designs, manufactures, and distributes ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and North America. It operates through Professional Solutions and Direct to Consumer segments. The company offers lens under the Essilor, Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest, Xperio, Transitions, Ray-Ban, Oakley, Barberini, KODAK Lens, Nikon, Shamir, eyexpert, iWear, Humanware, and Optifog brands.