Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (NYSE:ASR) Short Interest Up 8.2% in January

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. (NYSE:ASR - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 106,100 shares, a growth of 8.2% from the January 15th total of 98,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 50,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 days. Currently, 0.4% of the company's shares are sold short.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have weighed in on ASR. StockNews.com lowered Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, November 21st. Jefferies Financial Group cut their target price on Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. from $321.00 to $310.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V.

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 249,572 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $64,297,000 after acquiring an additional 6,552 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. by 4.5% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 164,576 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $46,536,000 after acquiring an additional 7,070 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. by 16.4% in the fourth quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 136,846 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $35,256,000 after acquiring an additional 19,302 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 106,311 shares of the transportation company's stock worth $27,389,000 after acquiring an additional 15,112 shares in the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI bought a new stake in shares of Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. in the third quarter worth about $19,274,000. 10.57% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. Trading Down 4.7 %

NYSE:ASR traded down $13.57 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $273.62. The company had a trading volume of 41,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,332. Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. has a fifty-two week low of $248.88 and a fifty-two week high of $357.90. The business's fifty day moving average is $270.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $271.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 4.65 and a current ratio of 4.65. The firm has a market cap of $8.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.31, a P/E/G ratio of 7.43 and a beta of 1.09.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. Company Profile

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S. A. B. de C. V. holds concessions to operate, maintain, and develop airports in the southeast region of Mexico. The company operates airports that are located in the cities of Cancún, Cozumel, Mérida, Huatulco, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Villahermosa, Tapachula, and Minatitlán.