Holcim Ltd Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:HCMLY) Short Interest Update

Holcim Ltd Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:HCMLY) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 30,948 shares, an increase of 406.8% from the June 30th total of 6,107 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 245,972 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Holcim Price Performance

Shares of HCMLY opened at $18.04 on Monday. Holcim has a one year low of $15.14 and a one year high of $27.15. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $18.60 and its 200-day moving average is $18.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 1.09.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HCMLY has been the topic of several analyst reports. DZ Bank raised Holcim from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Holcim from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating on shares of Holcim in a report on Monday, April 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Holcim in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Holcim from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 19th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $16.80.

Holcim Company Profile

Holcim is a global building materials and solutions company headquartered in Switzerland that produces and supplies cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, asphalt and a range of prefabricated and construction-related products and services. Its offerings are aimed at construction and infrastructure markets, serving contractors, developers, municipalities and industrial customers with materials for residential, commercial and civil engineering projects.

The company traces its modern form to the 2015 combination of Swiss cement maker Holcim and France’s Lafarge, which created one of the world’s largest building-materials groups; the combined enterprise later simplified its name to Holcim.