Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 35,700 shares, a growth of 16.3% from the October 15th total of 30,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.6 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Almacenes Éxito

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sanders Morris Harris LLC bought a new position in Almacenes Éxito during the 2nd quarter worth $42,000. Kathmere Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Almacenes Éxito in the second quarter worth $71,000. HBK Sorce Advisory LLC acquired a new position in Almacenes Éxito in the second quarter valued at about $77,000. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in Almacenes Éxito in the first quarter valued at about $205,000. Finally, Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in Almacenes Éxito during the second quarter worth about $259,000.

Almacenes Éxito Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of Almacenes Éxito stock traded down $0.02 on Friday, hitting $3.91. The stock had a trading volume of 8,296 shares, compared to its average volume of 115,600. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.35. Almacenes Éxito has a twelve month low of $3.71 and a twelve month high of $7.30. The business’s 50 day moving average is $4.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.33.

Almacenes Éxito (NYSE:EXTO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 13th. The company reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter.

Almacenes Éxito Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 16th. Investors of record on Monday, October 7th were paid a $0.037 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 7th. This represents a $0.15 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.79%.

About Almacenes Éxito

Almacenes Éxito SA operates as a retail commerce company in South America. The company operates a chain of retail stores primarily under the Éxito, Carulla, Surtimax, Super Inter, Surti Mayorista, Libertad, Mini Libertad, Devoto, Disco, and Géant brands. It is also involved in the online commerce activities.