Short Interest in A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) Increases By 27.4%

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,400 shares, a growth of 27.4% from the January 31st total of 21,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 581,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Morgan Stanley cut shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Trading Down 0.9 %

AMKBY stock opened at $8.82 on Thursday. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a 1-year low of $6.26 and a 1-year high of $9.75. The company has a current ratio of 2.45, a quick ratio of 2.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The business’s 50 day moving average is $8.01 and its 200-day moving average is $7.92. The firm has a market cap of $27.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.52 and a beta of 1.07.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The transportation company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.27. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S had a net margin of 11.01% and a return on equity of 11.03%. Equities analysts anticipate that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S will post 0.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be paid a $0.7832 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. This is a positive change from A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s previous dividend of $0.28. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s payout ratio is currently 25.64%.

About A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs.