Short Interest in SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CWYUF) Declines By 17.0%

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (OTCMKTS:CWYUF) saw a significant decline in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totalling 1,201,100 shares, a decline of 17.0% from the November 15th total of 1,447,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 19,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 63.2 days.

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Stock Down 0.9 %

OTCMKTS CWYUF traded down $0.16 on Monday, hitting $17.68. The stock had a trading volume of 1,413 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,734. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 0.39 and a quick ratio of 0.30. The stock has a market cap of $3.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.79 and a beta of 1.17. SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust has a 52-week low of $15.82 and a 52-week high of $20.23. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $18.28 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.91.

SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a $0.1097 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. This represents a yield of 7.31%. SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 206.06%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, TD Securities upgraded SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th.

About SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust

SmartCentres is one of Canada’s largest fully integrated REITs, with a best-in-class and growing mixed-use portfolio featuring 191 strategically located properties in communities across the country. SmartCentres has approximately $12.0 billion in assets and owns 35.0 million square feet of income producing value-oriented retail and first-class office properties with 98.5% in place and committed occupancy, on 3,500 acres of owned land across Canada.