Short Interest in Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) Drops By 89.6%

Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY - Get Free Report) saw a significant decline in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 18,800 shares, a decline of 89.6% from the March 15th total of 181,300 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 475,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Allianz Price Performance

OTCMKTS ALIZY traded up $0.38 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $39.57. 474,841 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 192,395. The company has a market cap of $152.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.93. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $36.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $33.24. Allianz has a 1 year low of $26.50 and a 1 year high of $39.71.

Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 28th. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $29.61 billion during the quarter. Allianz had a net margin of 5.54% and a return on equity of 16.34%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Allianz will post 2.63 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Citigroup reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of Allianz in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th.

About Allianz

Allianz SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides property-casualty insurance, life/health insurance, and asset management products and services worldwide. The company's Property-Casualty segment offers various insurance products, including motor liability and own damage, accident, general liability, fire and property, legal expense, credit, and travel to private and corporate customers.