Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 36,600 shares, a growth of 36,500.0% from the December 31st total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 241,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Sampo Oyj Stock Performance

SAXPY opened at $20.57 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a current ratio of 0.33. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $20.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $21.63. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.14 billion, a PE ratio of 14.09 and a beta of 0.91. Sampo Oyj has a 52-week low of $19.58 and a 52-week high of $23.61.

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.08. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Sampo Oyj will post 1.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.