EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:ESLOY) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:ESLOY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,400 shares, a decline of 20.4% from the May 31st total of 9,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 54,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme Stock Performance

ESLOY traded down $0.40 during trading on Friday, hitting $108.38. The company's stock had a trading volume of 39,841 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,392. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $110.81 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $106.71. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17. EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme has a 12 month low of $84.17 and a 12 month high of $115.51.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 6th were given a $2.1107 dividend. This is an increase from EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme's previous dividend of $1.45. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 3rd.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme Company Profile

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme designs, manufactures, and distributes ophthalmic lenses, frames, and sunglasses in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, the Asia-Pacific, and North America. It operates through Professional Solutions and Direct to Consumer segments. The company offers lens under the Essilor, Varilux, Crizal, Eyezen, Stellest, Xperio, Transitions, Ray-Ban, Oakley, Barberini, KODAK Lens, Nikon, Shamir, eyexpert, iWear, Humanware, and Optifog brands.

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