Constellation Software Inc. (OTCMKTS:CNSWF) Short Interest Up 6.9% in December

Constellation Software Inc. (OTCMKTS:CNSWF) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 38,600 shares, a growth of 6.9% from the November 30th total of 36,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 19.3 days.

Constellation Software Trading Down 0.5 %

OTCMKTS:CNSWF opened at $3,099.00 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $65.67 billion, a PE ratio of 111.96 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a current ratio of 0.93, a quick ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $3,202.86 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3,124.08. Constellation Software has a 12 month low of $2,405.00 and a 12 month high of $3,450.00.

Constellation Software Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 10th. Investors of record on Friday, December 20th will be issued a $1.00 dividend. This represents a $4.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.13%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 20th. Constellation Software’s payout ratio is currently 14.45%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, UBS Group raised shares of Constellation Software to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, November 21st.

Constellation Software Company Profile

Constellation Software Inc, together with its subsidiaries, acquires, builds, and manages vertical market software businesses in Canada, the United States, Europe, and internationally. It provides mission critical software solutions for public and private sector markets. The company is also involved in the software licensing; and sale of third-party hardware.