Short Interest in FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Drops By 53.3%

FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 5,623 shares, a decrease of 53.3% from the April 30th total of 12,053 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 26,170 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

FUCHS Price Performance

OTCMKTS FUPBY traded up $0.02 on Monday, hitting $11.42. The company had a trading volume of 1,726 shares, compared to its average volume of 31,890. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 1.37. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $10.87 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.96. The company has a market capitalization of $5.98 billion, a PE ratio of 16.31, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.92. FUCHS has a 12-month low of $9.27 and a 12-month high of $14.31.

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) last posted 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. The business had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. FUCHS had a net margin of 8.91% and a return on equity of 16.57%. As a group, analysts predict that FUCHS will post 0.72 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the stock. DZ Bank raised shares of FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Kepler Capital Markets downgraded shares of FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

FUCHS Company Profile

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.