RWE AG (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) Short Interest Up 84.1% in July

RWE AG (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 25,494 shares, a growth of 84.1% from the June 30th total of 13,849 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 150,358 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

RWE Price Performance

OTCMKTS:RWEOY traded up $0.72 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $65.97. 51,845 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 67,821. The company has a market cap of $47.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.62. RWE has a 1 year low of $39.15 and a 1 year high of $74.10. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $64.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $64.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38.

RWE (OTCMKTS:RWEOY) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 13th. The utilities provider reported $0.99 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.61 by $0.38. RWE had a net margin of 15.16% and a return on equity of 4.77%. The firm had revenue of $5.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.76 billion. RWE has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.576-3.395 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that RWE will post 3.33 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on RWEOY. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of RWE in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of RWE in a research report on Wednesday. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of RWE in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Zacks Research downgraded RWE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lowered RWE from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $53.30.

About RWE

RWE AG, traded in the U.S. as OTCMKTS:RWEOY, is a leading European energy company headquartered in Essen, Germany. The firm operates as an integrated utility, encompassing power generation, supply, trading and renewable energy development. Its diversified portfolio spans conventional assets—such as gas- and coal-fired power plants—and an expanding array of wind, solar and battery-storage projects managed through its RWE Renewables division.

In its conventional business, RWE Generation produces baseload and peak‐load electricity to meet industrial and consumer demand across Germany, the Netherlands and the UK.