A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) Short Interest Up 56.9% in February

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBYGet Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 43,000 shares, a growth of 56.9% from the February 13th total of 27,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 419,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Morgan Stanley cut shares of A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th.

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A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:AMKBY opened at $8.72 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $8.11 and its 200-day moving average price is $7.98. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a twelve month low of $6.26 and a twelve month high of $9.76. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 2.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.61 billion, a PE ratio of 4.47 and a beta of 1.07.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBYGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The transportation company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.27. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S had a net margin of 11.01% and a return on equity of 11.03%. Equities research analysts expect that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S will post 0.41 EPS for the current year.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th will be paid a $0.7832 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 20th. This is a boost from A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s previous dividend of $0.28. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s dividend payout ratio is 25.64%.

About A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S

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A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs.

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