Siemens AG (OTCMKTS:SIEGY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Siemens AG (OTCMKTS:SIEGY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 171,910 shares, a growth of 82.7% from the December 31st total of 94,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 333,585 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 333,585 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.5 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on SIEGY. Evercore ISI started coverage on Siemens in a report on Monday, December 15th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Zacks Research raised shares of Siemens from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays reaffirmed an “underweight” rating on shares of Siemens in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Morgan Stanley cut shares of Siemens from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Kepler Capital Markets lowered Siemens from a “hold” rating to a “reduce” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Siemens has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

Siemens Price Performance

SIEGY stock opened at $154.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.37. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $141.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $137.81. The company has a market capitalization of $246.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 1.23. Siemens has a 52-week low of $94.55 and a 52-week high of $156.44.

Siemens (OTCMKTS:SIEGY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 13th. The technology company reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.61 by ($0.39). The company had revenue of $24.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.49 billion. Siemens had a net margin of 12.05% and a return on equity of 11.65%. Siemens has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.080-6.430 EPS. Research analysts expect that Siemens will post 6.59 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Siemens Company Profile

Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate headquartered in Munich that develops and sells infrastructure and industrial technology. The company’s activities cover a broad range of engineering and technology solutions, including industrial automation and control systems, software for product lifecycle and factory automation, building and energy management systems, and transportation solutions such as rolling stock and rail signaling. Siemens serves industrial, commercial and public-sector customers with products and turnkey systems as well as lifecycle services and digital solutions.

Siemens operates through multiple business units that emphasize digitalization, electrification and automation across industries.