DHL Group Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) Short Interest Up 232.1% in April

DHL Group Sponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 44,333 shares, an increase of 232.1% from the April 15th total of 13,349 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 208,625 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on DHLGY shares. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of DHL Group in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of DHL Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of DHL Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Barclays upgraded shares of DHL Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of DHL Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

DHL Group Stock Performance

Shares of DHLGY stock traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $27.89. 145,879 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 579,555. DHL Group has a 12 month low of $21.50 and a 12 month high of $30.59. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $37.19 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a current ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.43 billion, a PE ratio of 12.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.22.

DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $1.05 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by ($0.10). DHL Group had a net margin of 4.28% and a return on equity of 16.35%. The business had revenue of $25.72 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.51 billion. On average, research analysts forecast that DHL Group will post 2.02 EPS for the current year.

DHL Group Company Profile

DHL Group (OTCMKTS: DHLGY) is the international logistics and postal services business of Deutsche Post DHL Group, headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The company operates a global network that serves corporate and individual customers with a range of logistics solutions spanning domestic and international mail and parcel services, express courier operations, freight forwarding, contract logistics and supply chain management. It offers services to e-commerce retailers, manufacturers, healthcare and automotive companies, among other industries.

Its principal operating activities are organized across distinct logistics businesses including express courier services for time‑sensitive international shipments, global forwarding and freight for air, ocean and road transport, contract logistics for warehousing and distribution, e‑commerce fulfillment solutions, and national postal and parcel operations in Germany.