Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) Short Interest Update

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 37,800 shares, a growth of 152.0% from the May 31st total of 15,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 264,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:ADRNY traded down €0.42 ($0.45) during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching €29.75 ($31.99). The company had a trading volume of 48,000 shares, compared to its average volume of 97,309. The company’s 50-day moving average price is €30.74 and its 200-day moving average price is €29.69. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize has a one year low of €27.51 ($29.58) and a one year high of €35.17 ($37.81). The company has a current ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market cap of $28.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.37, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.48.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize (OTCMKTS:ADRNY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 8th. The company reported €0.64 ($0.69) EPS for the quarter. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize had a net margin of 2.06% and a return on equity of 15.97%. The firm had revenue of €23.59 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize will post 2.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 25th. Investors of record on Monday, April 15th were issued a $0.5226 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 12th. This is a boost from Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize’s previous dividend of $0.42. Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 49.76%.

About Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize

Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. operates retail food stores and e-commerce in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company's stores offer produce, dairy, meat, deli, bakery, seafood, and frozen products; grocery, beer, and wine; floral, pet food, health and beauty care, kitchen and cookware, gardening tools, general merchandise articles, electronics, newspapers and magazines, tobacco, etc.; gasoline; and pharmacy products.