Koninklijke KPN (OTCMKTS:KKPNF) Short Interest Update

Koninklijke KPN (OTCMKTS:KKPNF - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 2,932,100 shares, a growth of 29.0% from the January 15th total of 2,272,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 32,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 89.4 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

KKPNF has been the subject of several recent research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein cut shares of Koninklijke KPN from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Barclays cut shares of Koninklijke KPN from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th.

Koninklijke KPN Stock Performance

KKPNF stock traded down $0.04 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $3.59. The stock had a trading volume of 16,193 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,700. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.96 billion, a PE ratio of 17.95 and a beta of 0.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46, a current ratio of 0.70 and a quick ratio of 0.68. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $3.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $3.86. Koninklijke KPN has a fifty-two week low of $3.48 and a fifty-two week high of $4.32.

Koninklijke KPN (OTCMKTS:KKPNF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.05. Koninklijke KPN had a net margin of 15.04% and a return on equity of 23.41%. Analysts predict that Koninklijke KPN will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Koninklijke KPN Company Profile

Koninklijke KPN N.V. provides telecommunications and information technology (IT) services in the Netherlands. It operates through Consumer; Business; Wholesale; and Network, Operations & IT segments. The company offers fixed and mobile telephony, fixed and mobile broadband internet, and television services to retail and business consumers; infrastructure and network related IT solutions to business customers; and wholesale network services to third parties.