Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 37,800 shares, an increase of 152.0% from the May 31st total of 15,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 264,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Stock Performance

ADRNY stock traded up €0.14 ($0.15) on Thursday, hitting €29.89 ($32.14). The company's stock had a trading volume of 217,900 shares, compared to its average volume of 98,289. The firm has a 50 day moving average of €30.74 and a two-hundred day moving average of €29.69. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize has a 1 year low of €27.51 ($29.58) and a 1 year high of €35.17 ($37.81). The stock has a market cap of $28.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 8th. The company reported €0.64 ($0.69) EPS for the quarter. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize had a net margin of 2.06% and a return on equity of 15.97%. The company had revenue of €23.59 billion during the quarter. Equities analysts predict that Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize will post 2.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 15th were paid a $0.5226 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 12th. This is a boost from Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize's previous dividend of $0.42. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 49.76%.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Company Profile

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's stores offer produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, and frozen products; grocery, beer, and wine; floral, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchen and cookware, gardening tools, general merchandise articles, electronics, newspapers and magazines, tobacco, etc.; gasoline; and pharmacy products.