Bank Hapoalim (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) Short Interest Update

Bank Hapoalim (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 6,817 shares, a growth of 1,157.7% from the July 30th total of 542 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 9,083 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Bank Hapoalim Trading Up 1.4%

Shares of BKHYY stock traded up $1.76 on Tuesday, hitting $129.95. The stock had a trading volume of 5,282 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,473. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. Bank Hapoalim has a twelve month low of $89.91 and a twelve month high of $146.00. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $120.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $125.60. The firm has a market cap of $33.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.48 and a beta of 1.21.

Bank Hapoalim (OTCMKTS:BKHYY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 11th. The bank reported $3.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.01 by $0.20. Bank Hapoalim had a return on equity of 14.65% and a net margin of 22.88%.The business had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.13 billion.

About Bank Hapoalim

Bank Hapoalim B.M. is one of Israel’s largest banking groups, providing a broad range of financial services to retail, corporate and institutional customers. Founded in 1921 by the Histadrut labor federation, the bank has developed into a full-service financial institution offering deposit accounts, consumer and mortgage lending, credit cards, payment services, and branch-based retail banking. It also serves small and medium-sized enterprises with working capital and trade finance solutions.

In addition to traditional retail banking, Bank Hapoalim operates significant corporate and investment banking divisions.