Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Short Interest Update

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 81,400 shares, a growth of 126.1% from the March 31st total of 36,000 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 285,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Wal-Mart de México Price Performance

OTCMKTS:WMMVY opened at $31.34 on Monday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $28.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $27.86. The stock has a market cap of $54.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.54, a PEG ratio of 2.28 and a beta of 0.76. Wal-Mart de México has a 1-year low of $24.30 and a 1-year high of $41.40.

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

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.

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