Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Short Interest Up 87.0% in January

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 70,700 shares, an increase of 87.0% from the December 31st total of 37,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 179,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays raised shares of Wal-Mart de México from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 20th.

Wal-Mart de México Price Performance

Shares of WMMVY stock opened at $25.98 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $27.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $29.75. The firm has a market cap of $45.32 billion, a PE ratio of 14.85, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.85. Wal-Mart de México has a 1-year low of $25.01 and a 1-year high of $43.90.

Wal-Mart de México Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 9th were paid a dividend of $0.2194 per share. This is a boost from Wal-Mart de México’s previous dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. Wal-Mart de México’s dividend payout ratio is 27.43%.

About Wal-Mart de México

Wal-Mart de México, SAB. de C.V. owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America. The company operates discount warehouses and stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and membership self-service wholesale stores. It operates Bodega Aurrerá discount stores, Walmart hypermarkets, Walmart Express supermarkets, and Sam’s Club membership self-service wholesale stores.