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

FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) was the target of a large decline in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 12,053 shares, a decline of 78.4% from the April 15th total of 55,711 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 280,349 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FUPBY has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. DZ Bank upgraded shares of FUCHS from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Kepler Capital Markets downgraded 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 Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

FUCHS Price Performance

OTCMKTS FUPBY traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $10.67. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,462 shares, compared to its average volume of 32,856. FUCHS has a 1 year low of $9.27 and a 1 year high of $14.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The company has a market capitalization of $5.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.24, a PEG ratio of 2.70 and a beta of 0.94. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $10.67 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.98.

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. FUCHS had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 16.57%. The firm had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.08 billion. On average, equities research analysts predict that FUCHS will post 0.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About FUCHS

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.