FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Sees Large Decrease in Short Interest

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

FUCHS Price Performance

OTCMKTS FUPBY remained flat at $11.45 during trading on Tuesday. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 7,106 shares, compared to its average volume of 17,788. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average of $10.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.96. FUCHS has a fifty-two week low of $9.27 and a fifty-two week high of $14.31. The company has a market capitalization of $6.00 billion, a PE ratio of 16.36, a PEG ratio of 2.84 and a beta of 0.94.

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.03. The firm 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%. Research analysts expect that FUCHS will post 0.72 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Kepler Capital Markets lowered shares of FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. DZ Bank upgraded shares of FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

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.