Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 28,400 shares, a drop of 22.4% from the January 15th total of 36,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 156,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Sampo Oyj Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:SAXPY opened at $21.22 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $20.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $21.58. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.78 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.33 and a quick ratio of 0.33. Sampo Oyj has a 1 year low of $19.58 and a 1 year high of $23.61.

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.01. As a group, research analysts predict that Sampo Oyj will post 1.32 EPS 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.