KBC Group NV (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) Short Interest Up 10.7% in January

KBC Group NV (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,200 shares, an increase of 10.7% from the January 15th total of 5,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 192,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

KBC Group Stock Performance

KBCSY traded up $0.18 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $42.97. 11,014 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 69,599. The stock has a market capitalization of $35.89 billion, a PE ratio of 11.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $38.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $37.82. KBC Group has a 1 year low of $33.41 and a 1 year high of $43.21.

KBC Group (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $1.47 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.26 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $3.13 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.96 billion. KBC Group had a return on equity of 12.49% and a net margin of 11.36%. Sell-side analysts expect that KBC Group will post 4.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

KBC Group Company Profile

KBC Group NV, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated bank-insurance services primarily for retail, private banking, small and medium sized enterprises, and mid-cap clients. The company offers demand deposits and savings accounts; home and mortgage loans; consumer finance and SME funding services; credit, investment fund and asset management, and life and non-life insurance; and cash management, payments, trade finance, lease, money market, capital market products, and stockbroking services.