Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 225,200 shares, an increase of 1,290.1% from the February 13th total of 16,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 268,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

Sampo Oyj Stock Performance

Shares of SAXPY stock traded up $0.28 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $18.96. The stock had a trading volume of 24,954 shares, compared to its average volume of 151,717. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.33 and a quick ratio of 0.33. Sampo Oyj has a twelve month low of $15.66 and a twelve month high of $22.39. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $20.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $21.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $102.05 billion, a PE ratio of 15.54 and a beta of 0.89.

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.01.

About Sampo Oyj

Sampo Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of non-life insurance products and services in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through If, Topdanmark, Hastings, Mandatum, and Holding segments. It offers property, casualty, liability, accident, sickness, household, homeowner, motor, travel, marine, aviation, transport, forest, livestock, health, workers compensation, car, van, and bike insurance services, as well as reinsurance services.