Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Short Interest Update

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 164,350 shares, an increase of 31.3% from the February 26th total of 125,154 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 13 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 12,642.3 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Bouygues in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Bouygues in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Bouygues Price Performance

OTCMKTS BOUYF remained flat at $51.05 during mid-day trading on Friday. Bouygues has a one year low of $28.54 and a one year high of $51.05. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $50.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.41. The company has a market cap of $96.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.41. Bouygues had a return on equity of 8.31% and a net margin of 2.07%.The company had revenue of $17.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.08 billion.

About Bouygues

Bouygues is a diversified French industrial group founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and headquartered in Paris. Over decades the company has expanded from its origins in construction into a multi‑sector conglomerate, maintaining a significant presence in construction and civil engineering, property development, telecommunications and media. Leadership has remained in the Bouygues family, with Martin Bouygues succeeding the founder and guiding the group through its diversification and international expansion.

The group’s core business activities are organized around several principal subsidiaries and divisions.