Acerinox, S.A. (OTCMKTS:ANIOY) Short Interest Down 50.0% in February

Acerinox, S.A. (OTCMKTS:ANIOY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a decrease of 50.0% from the January 31st total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Acerinox Price Performance

ANIOY remained flat at $5.75 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.25 and a quick ratio of 1.37. Acerinox has a fifty-two week low of $4.45 and a fifty-two week high of $5.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 71.88 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $5.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $5.06.

Acerinox (OTCMKTS:ANIOY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.10). The firm had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.24 billion. Acerinox had a net margin of 0.79% and a return on equity of 7.94%. On average, equities analysts predict that Acerinox will post 0.48 earnings per share for the current year.

Acerinox Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd were given a dividend of $0.0983 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, January 23rd. Acerinox's payout ratio is 40.43%.

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About Acerinox

Acerinox, SA, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, process, and markets stainless steel products in Spain, the United States, Africa, Asia, Rest of Europe, and internationally. It operates through Stainless steel, and High-performance Alloys segments. The company offers flat products, including hot and cold rolled coils and sheets, strips, flat bars, and discs, as well as engraved coil and sheet, black coil, slabs, circles, billets, and plates.