Publicis Groupe S.A. (OTCMKTS:PUBGY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Publicis Groupe S.A. (OTCMKTS:PUBGY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 234,100 shares, a growth of 525.9% from the March 31st total of 37,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 903,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Publicis Groupe Trading Up 2.0 %

PUBGY traded up $0.49 during trading on Friday, hitting $25.42. The company's stock had a trading volume of 70,761 shares, compared to its average volume of 160,157. Publicis Groupe has a one year low of $20.71 and a one year high of $29.25. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $24.53 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Publicis Groupe to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th.

Publicis Groupe Company Profile

Publicis Groupe SA provides marketing, communications, and digital business transformation services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The company offers advisory services for brand strategy, and repositioning and their identity under the Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Marcel, Fallon, and BBH brands; online advertising services under the Razorfish and Moxie brand names; crisis communications, press relations, public affairs, institutional relations, financial communications, and strategy management services; media consulting, planning, and buying services; performance marketing services; and e-commerce services.

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