Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 70,700 shares, a growth of 87.0% from the December 31st total of 37,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 179,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Wal-Mart de México Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:WMMVY traded up $0.44 on Tuesday, hitting $26.42. The company had a trading volume of 149,198 shares, compared to its average volume of 125,814. The stock has a market cap of $46.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $27.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.50. Wal-Mart de México has a 1-year low of $24.30 and a 1-year high of $43.90.

Wal-Mart de México Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a dividend of $0.2194 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. This is a positive change from Wal-Mart de México's previous dividend of $0.22. Wal-Mart de México's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.43%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Barclays raised 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.