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) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 308,300 shares, an increase of 233.3% from the September 30th total of 92,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 248,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Wal-Mart de México Price Performance

Shares of WMMVY traded down $1.52 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $29.67. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 230,659 shares, compared to its average volume of 85,679. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35, a current ratio of 1.12 and a quick ratio of 0.47. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $31.07 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.36. Wal-Mart de México has a fifty-two week low of $28.91 and a fifty-two week high of $43.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $51.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.76, a PEG ratio of 1.95 and a beta of 0.86.

Wal-Mart de México (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.01). Wal-Mart de México had a return on equity of 27.32% and a net margin of 5.91%. The business had revenue of $13.21 billion during the quarter. On average, research analysts predict that Wal-Mart de México will post 1.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised Wal-Mart de México from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 9th.

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.