Short Interest in Deutsche Boerse AG (OTCMKTS:DBOEY) Expands By 234.3%

Deutsche Boerse AG (OTCMKTS:DBOEY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 41,925 shares, an increase of 234.3% from the May 14th total of 12,543 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 298,215 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on DBOEY shares. Oddo Bhf upgraded shares of Deutsche Boerse to an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated a “sector perform” rating on shares of Deutsche Boerse in a report on Friday, May 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Deutsche Boerse Stock Down 0.3%

Shares of Deutsche Boerse stock traded down $0.08 during trading on Thursday, reaching $28.30. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 57,528 shares, compared to its average volume of 337,423. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.57 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $27.30. The company has a market cap of $50.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.43. Deutsche Boerse has a 1-year low of $23.25 and a 1-year high of $32.78.

Deutsche Boerse (OTCMKTS:DBOEY) last released its earnings results on Monday, April 27th. The financial services provider reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.92 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.90 billion. Deutsche Boerse had a net margin of 32.67% and a return on equity of 19.99%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Deutsche Boerse will post 1.42 earnings per share for the current year.

Deutsche Boerse Company Profile

Deutsche Börse AG is a Germany‑based provider of marketplace infrastructure, trading technology and post‑trade services to the global financial industry. The company operates electronic trading platforms and derivatives markets, offers clearing and settlement services, and supplies market data, analytics and index products to investment banks, brokers, asset managers and listed companies.

Key businesses within the group include electronic equity trading via the Xetra trading system, derivatives trading through the Eurex exchange, and post‑trade and custody services provided by Clearstream.