Short Interest in Brenntag SE (OTCMKTS:BNTGY) Increases By 72.0%

Brenntag SE (OTCMKTS:BNTGY - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 27,700 shares, a growth of 72.0% from the September 30th total of 16,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 37,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days.

Brenntag Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of BNTGY stock traded down $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $13.20. 33,659 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 34,725. The company has a market cap of $9.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.04 and a beta of 1.11. Brenntag has a 1-year low of $13.03 and a 1-year high of $18.72. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $14.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.47.

Brenntag (OTCMKTS:BNTGY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 13th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $4.50 billion for the quarter. Brenntag had a return on equity of 13.45% and a net margin of 3.72%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Brenntag will post 0.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brenntag Company Profile

Brenntag SE purchases and supplies various industrial and specialty chemicals, and ingredients in Germany, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties. It provides just-in-time delivery, product mixing, blending, repackaging, inventory management, and drum return handling.