Short Interest in A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) Drops By 44.2%

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 21,700 shares, a decrease of 44.2% from the March 15th total of 38,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 283,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Trading Up 1.4 %

OTCMKTS:AMKBY opened at $8.06 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $25.52 billion, a PE ratio of 4.13 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 2.45 and a quick ratio of 2.33. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S has a one year low of $6.60 and a one year high of $9.76. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $8.45 and a 200-day moving average of $8.07.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S (OTCMKTS:AMKBY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The transportation company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.27. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S had a return on equity of 11.03% and a net margin of 11.01%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S will post 0.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 7th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were paid a dividend of $0.7832 per share. This is a boost from A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s previous dividend of $0.28. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S’s payout ratio is presently 26.67%.

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S Company Profile

A.P. Møller – Mærsk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the ocean transport and logistics business in Denmark and internationally. It operates through Ocean, Logistics & Services, Terminals, and Towage & Maritime Services segments. The Ocean segment is involved in container shipping activities, including demurrage and detention, terminal handling, documentation and container services, and container storage, as well as transshipment hubs.