Short Interest in Publicis Groupe S.A. (OTCMKTS:PUBGY) Increases By 55.4%

Publicis Groupe S.A. (OTCMKTS:PUBGY) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 20,200 shares, a growth of 55.4% from the January 31st total of 13,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 130,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Publicis Groupe Stock Up 0.2 %

PUBGY traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $24.88. 88,780 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 76,577. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $26.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $26.83. Publicis Groupe has a 1-year low of $24.04 and a 1-year high of $29.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.87.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Publicis Groupe from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th.

About Publicis Groupe

Publicis Groupe SA provides marketing, communications, and digital business transformation services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The company offers advisory services for brand strategy, and repositioning and their identity under the Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Marcel, Fallon, and BBH brands; online advertising services under the Razorfish and Moxie brand names; crisis communications, press relations, public affairs, institutional relations, financial communications, and strategy management services; media consulting, planning, and buying services; performance marketing services; and e-commerce services.