ATCO Ltd. (OTCMKTS:ACLLF) Short Interest Up 8.0% in December

ATCO Ltd. (OTCMKTS:ACLLF) saw a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 473,900 shares, a growth of 8.0% from the November 30th total of 438,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 41.2 days.

ATCO Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of ACLLF stock opened at $33.14 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $34.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $32.79. ATCO has a one year low of $25.82 and a one year high of $36.10.

ATCO Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th were paid a $0.3561 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, December 5th. This represents a dividend yield of 4.11%. ATCO’s dividend payout ratio is presently 24.22%.

ATCO Company Profile

ATCO Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of energy, logistics and transportation, water, food and agriculture, real estate, and shelter services in Canada, Australia, and internationally. The company engages in the electricity and natural gas transmission and distribution, and international electricity operations; energy storage, electricity generation, industrial water solutions, and clean fuels; and electricity and natural gas retail sales, and whole-home solutions.