Short Interest in RWE AG (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) Grows By 84.1%

RWE AG (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,494 shares, an increase of 84.1% from the June 30th total of 13,849 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 150,358 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

RWE Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of RWEOY stock traded up $0.10 on Friday, hitting $65.35. 10,397 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 88,650. The stock has a market capitalization of $47.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.24, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 0.62. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $64.62 and its 200 day simple moving average is $64.79. RWE has a one year low of $39.15 and a one year high of $74.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.26.

RWE (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The utilities provider reported $0.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.38. RWE had a net margin of 15.16% and a return on equity of 4.77%. The business had revenue of $5.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.76 billion. RWE has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.576-3.395 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that RWE will post 3.33 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on RWEOY shares. Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of RWE in a research note on Wednesday. Zacks Research lowered shares of RWE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of RWE in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of RWE in a research note on Thursday, July 9th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane cut RWE from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 21st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $53.30.

RWE Company Profile

RWE AG, traded in the U.S. as OTCMKTS:RWEOY, is a leading European energy company headquartered in Essen, Germany. The firm operates as an integrated utility, encompassing power generation, supply, trading and renewable energy development. Its diversified portfolio spans conventional assets—such as gas- and coal-fired power plants—and an expanding array of wind, solar and battery-storage projects managed through its RWE Renewables division.

In its conventional business, RWE Generation produces baseload and peak‐load electricity to meet industrial and consumer demand across Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.