Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) Short Interest Update

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 70,300 shares, an increase of 233.2% from the November 30th total of 21,100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 34,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.1 days.

Almacenes Éxito Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of EXTO stock traded down $0.04 during trading on Thursday, hitting $3.69. 54,291 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 106,872. Almacenes Éxito has a 52-week low of $3.56 and a 52-week high of $7.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $598.64 million, a P/E ratio of 10.54 and a beta of -0.50. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $3.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $4.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.32.

Almacenes Éxito Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a dividend of $0.0248 per share. This represents a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. This is a positive change from Almacenes Éxito’s previous — dividend of $0.01. Almacenes Éxito’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.43%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Almacenes Éxito

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in EXTO. Caprock Group LLC acquired a new position in Almacenes Éxito during the 2nd quarter worth about $259,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Almacenes Éxito during the second quarter worth about $77,000. Finally, Kathmere Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Almacenes Éxito during the second quarter worth about $71,000.

About Almacenes Éxito

Almacenes Éxito SA operates as a retail commerce company in South America. The company operates a chain of retail stores primarily under the Éxito, Carulla, Surtimax, Super Inter, Surti Mayorista, Libertad, Mini Libertad, Devoto, Disco, and Géant brands. It is also involved in the online commerce activities.