EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:ESLOY) Short Interest Up 89.8% in March

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme (OTCMKTS:ESLOY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 11,200 shares, an increase of 89.8% from the February 28th total of 5,900 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 61,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. UBS Group downgraded shares of EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. Royal Bank of Canada raised EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme from a "hold" rating to a "moderate buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 29th.

EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of ESLOY traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $144.13. The stock had a trading volume of 18,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,875. EssilorLuxottica Société anonyme has a 52 week low of $103.41 and a 52 week high of $155.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.88 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $144.51 and a 200 day moving average of $128.31.

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.