Short Interest in Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) Grows By 66.5%

Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 31,300 shares, an increase of 66.5% from the March 31st total of 18,800 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 528,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Citigroup reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Allianz in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th.

Allianz Trading Down 0.2 %

ALIZY opened at $41.26 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $37.65 and its 200 day moving average price is $33.67. Allianz has a 12-month low of $26.50 and a 12-month high of $41.36. The firm has a market cap of $159.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.75, a PEG ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 0.93.

Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 28th. The company reported $0.67 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.04. Allianz had a net margin of 5.54% and a return on equity of 16.34%. The business had revenue of $29.61 billion during the quarter. On average, research analysts forecast that Allianz will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current year.

About Allianz

Allianz SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides property-casualty insurance, life/health insurance, and asset management products and services worldwide. The company’s Property-Casualty segment offers various insurance products, including motor liability and own damage, accident, general liability, fire and property, legal expense, credit, and travel to private and corporate customers.