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

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 62,700 shares, a drop of 33.9% from the February 13th total of 94,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 228,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays upgraded Wal-Mart de México from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 20th.

Wal-Mart de México Price Performance

Shares of Wal-Mart de México stock opened at $26.78 on Monday. Wal-Mart de México has a 1 year low of $24.30 and a 1 year high of $41.51. The stock has a market cap of $46.72 billion, a PE ratio of 15.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.87. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $27.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.30.

Wal-Mart de México (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.48 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $13.59 billion during the quarter. Wal-Mart de México had a net margin of 5.63% and a return on equity of 25.22%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Wal-Mart de México will post 1.68 EPS for the current year.

Wal-Mart de México Company Profile

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.