Short Interest in thyssenkrupp AG (OTCMKTS:TKAMY) Grows By 92.2%

thyssenkrupp AG (OTCMKTS:TKAMY - Get Free Report) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 22,300 shares, a growth of 92.2% from the January 31st total of 11,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 46,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group cut shares of thyssenkrupp from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th.

thyssenkrupp Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:TKAMY traded up $0.84 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $9.91. The company had a trading volume of 400,702 shares, compared to its average volume of 109,752. The firm has a market cap of $6.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.50 and a beta of 1.85. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $5.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.22. thyssenkrupp has a 52 week low of $3.08 and a 52 week high of $9.95.

thyssenkrupp (OTCMKTS:TKAMY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $8.35 billion during the quarter. thyssenkrupp had a negative return on equity of 11.24% and a negative net margin of 3.63%.

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thyssenkrupp Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 4th were given a dividend of $0.1552 per share. This is a boost from thyssenkrupp's previous dividend of $0.10. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 4th. thyssenkrupp's payout ratio is presently -4.09%.

About thyssenkrupp

thyssenkrupp AG operates as an industrial and technology company in Germany and internationally. It operates through five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe, and Marine Systems. The Automotive Technology segment offers components, systems, and automation solutions for vehicle manufacturing, such as axle assembly, body in white, camshafts and electric engine components, dampers, dies, springs and stabilizers, crankshafts and conrods, steering, and undercarriages.