Woori Financial Group Inc. (NYSE:WF - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 18,200 shares, a growth of 58.3% from the February 28th total of 11,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 60,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.
Institutional Trading of Woori Financial Group
Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its position in shares of Woori Financial Group by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 572,589 shares of the bank's stock valued at $17,893,000 after purchasing an additional 35,187 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in Woori Financial Group by 39.8% during the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 287,852 shares of the bank's stock worth $8,995,000 after buying an additional 81,973 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in Woori Financial Group by 19.6% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 140,654 shares of the bank's stock valued at $4,395,000 after acquiring an additional 23,015 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its stake in shares of Woori Financial Group by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 91,806 shares of the bank's stock valued at $2,869,000 after acquiring an additional 3,968 shares during the period. Finally, O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Woori Financial Group by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC now owns 79,776 shares of the bank's stock worth $2,493,000 after purchasing an additional 12,012 shares during the last quarter. 3.41% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Woori Financial Group Price Performance
Shares of WF stock traded down $0.07 on Wednesday, reaching $33.81. The company's stock had a trading volume of 28,454 shares, compared to its average volume of 61,906. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $33.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $34.07. Woori Financial Group has a 1 year low of $28.49 and a 1 year high of $38.05. The company has a market capitalization of $8.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.77 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.
About Woori Financial Group
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Woori Financial Group Inc, a financial holding company, operates as a commercial bank that provides a range of financial products and services to individuals, corporations, and small- and medium-sized enterprises in Korea. It operates through Banking, Credit Card, Capital, Investment Banking, and Others segments.
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