Constellation Software Inc. (OTCMKTS:CNSWF) Short Interest Down 6.0% in September

Constellation Software Inc. (OTCMKTS:CNSWF - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 34,500 shares, a decline of 6.0% from the September 15th total of 36,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 24.6 days.

Constellation Software Trading Up 0.3 %

CNSWF stock traded up $10.95 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $3,215.69. The company had a trading volume of 486 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,440. Constellation Software has a 52-week low of $1,922.30 and a 52-week high of $3,423.95. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $3,153.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $2,934.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 129.07 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.89, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.27.

Constellation Software (OTCMKTS:CNSWF - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 9th. The company reported $22.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $2.47 billion for the quarter. Constellation Software had a return on equity of 78.00% and a net margin of 6.47%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Constellation Software will post 79.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Constellation Software Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th were paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 20th. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.12%. Constellation Software's dividend payout ratio is presently 16.11%.

About Constellation Software

Constellation Software Inc, together with its subsidiaries, acquires, builds, and manages vertical market software businesses in Canada, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides mission critical software solutions for public and private sector markets. The company is also involved in the software licensing; and sale of third-party hardware.