Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Short Interest Up 8,022.2% in August

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 219,300 shares, a growth of 8,022.2% from the August 15th total of 2,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 195,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Wal-Mart de México Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of WMMVY opened at $31.01 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. Wal-Mart de México has a 52-week low of $29.00 and a 52-week high of $43.90. The company has a market cap of $54.10 billion, a PE ratio of 17.52, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.86. The business has a fifty day moving average of $33.18 and a 200 day moving average of $36.30.

Wal-Mart de México (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) last released its 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). The firm had revenue of $13.21 billion during the quarter. Wal-Mart de México had a return on equity of 27.32% and a net margin of 5.91%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Wal-Mart de México will post 1.92 EPS for the current year.

Wal-Mart de México Company Profile

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.