FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,623 shares, a decline of 53.3% from the April 30th total of 12,053 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 26,170 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

FUCHS Price Performance

FUPBY stock opened at $11.40 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.29, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. FUCHS has a 12-month low of $9.27 and a 12-month high of $14.31. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $10.96.

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.08 billion. FUCHS had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 16.57%. On average, analysts expect that FUCHS will post 0.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

FUPBY has been the topic of a number of research reports. DZ Bank raised shares of FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Kepler Capital Markets cut shares of FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

FUCHS Company Profile

FUCHS Petrolub SE, traded over the counter under the symbol FUPBY, is a German-based manufacturer specialized in the development, production and marketing of lubricants and related specialty products. Founded in 1931 by Rudolf Fuchs and headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, the company has grown to become the world’s largest independent supplier of lubricants, serving a broad spectrum of industries from automotive and metalworking to mining and renewable energy.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses engine oils, industrial lubricants, greases, hydraulic fluids, metalworking fluids and process oils, as well as tailor-made solutions for customers’ specific requirements.