Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) Short Interest Update

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) saw a large increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 39,000 shares, an increase of 197.7% from the May 31st total of 13,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 115,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Sampo Oyj Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of Sampo Oyj stock traded up $0.22 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $21.43. 46,190 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 45,440. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $21.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.19 and a beta of 0.94. Sampo Oyj has a twelve month low of $19.06 and a twelve month high of $23.00.

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th. The financial services provider reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.27. Research analysts forecast that Sampo Oyj will post 1.35 EPS for the current year.

Sampo Oyj Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, May 22nd. Investors of record on Monday, April 29th were given a dividend of $0.965 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 26th. Sampo Oyj’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 28.48%.

About Sampo Oyj

Sampo Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of non-life insurance products and services in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through If, Topdanmark, Hastings, Mandatum, and Holding segments. It offers property, casualty, liability, accident, sickness, household, homeowner, motor, travel, marine, aviation, transport, forest, livestock, health, workers compensation, car, van, and bike insurance services, as well as reinsurance services.