Diageo plc (OTCMKTS:DGEAF) Short Interest Up 14.6% in January

Diageo plc (OTCMKTS:DGEAF) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,015,900 shares, a growth of 14.6% from the December 31st total of 886,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 188.1 days.

Diageo Stock Performance

Shares of DGEAF stock opened at $30.00 on Monday. Diageo has a 1 year low of $28.22 and a 1 year high of $38.17. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $30.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $31.53.

About Diageo

Diageo plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production, marketing, and sale of alcoholic beverages. It offers scotch, gin, vodka, rum, raki, liqueur, wine, tequila, Chinese white spirits, cachaça, and brandy, as well as beer, including cider and flavoured malt beverages. The company also provides Canadian, Irish, American, and Indian-Made Foreign Liquor whiskies, as well as ready to drink and non-alcoholic products.