Woolworths Holdings Limited (OTCMKTS:WLWHY) Short Interest Update

Woolworths Holdings Limited (OTCMKTS:WLWHY – Get Rating) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 600 shares, a decline of 62.5% from the April 30th total of 1,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.5 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Investec upgraded shares of Woolworths to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 23rd.

Woolworths Stock Performance

Shares of WLWHY opened at $3.12 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $3.52 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3.91. Woolworths has a 1-year low of $3.07 and a 1-year high of $4.63.

Woolworths Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 17th were given a dividend of $0.0603 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 3.24%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 16th.

About Woolworths

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Woolworths Holdings Ltd. is an investment company, which engages in the provision of retail and financial services. It operates through the following segments: Woolworths Fashion, Beauty, and Home; Woolworths Food; Woolworths Financial Services; Woolworths Logistics; David Jones; Country Road Group; Woolworths Financial Services, and Treasury.