Koninklijke KPN NV (OTCMKTS:KKPNF) Short Interest Update

Koninklijke KPN NV (OTCMKTS:KKPNF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 7,778,901 shares, an increase of 24.3% from the January 29th total of 6,257,217 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 27,063 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 287.4 days. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Currently, 0.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 27,063 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 287.4 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Zacks Research raised Koninklijke KPN from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy”.

Koninklijke KPN Stock Performance

KKPNF stock remained flat at $5.56 during mid-day trading on Wednesday. 11,264 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 175,011. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $4.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $4.78. Koninklijke KPN has a 52-week low of $3.71 and a 52-week high of $5.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.82, a current ratio of 0.72 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.17 and a beta of 0.24.

Koninklijke KPN (OTCMKTS:KKPNF) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by ($0.01). The firm had revenue of $1.73 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.70 billion. Koninklijke KPN had a net margin of 14.72% and a return on equity of 24.84%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Koninklijke KPN will post 0.26 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Koninklijke KPN Company Profile

Koninklijke KPN N.V. (Royal KPN) is a Dutch telecommunications and ICT services company headquartered in The Hague. The group traces its origins to the Dutch national postal and telecommunications service and evolved into a privatized commercial operator. KPN is primarily listed on Euronext Amsterdam and its American depositary receipts trade over the counter under the symbol KKPNF.

KPN’s core activities cover a full range of telecommunications and digital infrastructure services. For consumer markets it offers fixed-line and mobile voice services, broadband internet, television and bundled connectivity packages.