Short Interest in Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Declines By 51.3%

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large drop in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 36,000 shares, a drop of 51.3% from the March 15th total of 73,900 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 266,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Wal-Mart de México Price Performance

Wal-Mart de México stock traded up $0.91 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $30.48. The company had a trading volume of 43,685 shares, compared to its average volume of 129,493. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $27.67 and its 200-day simple moving average is $27.80. Wal-Mart de México has a 1 year low of $24.30 and a 1 year high of $41.40. The company has a market capitalization of $53.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.04, a P/E/G ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.76.

Wal-Mart de México (OTCMKTS:WMMVY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.05). The firm had revenue of $13.59 billion during the quarter. Wal-Mart de México had a return on equity of 25.22% and a net margin of 5.63%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Wal-Mart de México will post 1.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays upgraded shares of Wal-Mart de México from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Monday, January 20th.

About Wal-Mart de México

Wal-Mart de México, SAB. de C.V. owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America. The company operates discount warehouses and stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and membership self-service wholesale stores. It operates Bodega Aurrerá discount stores, Walmart hypermarkets, Walmart Express supermarkets, and Sam's Club membership self-service wholesale stores.