Short Interest in Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Grows By 31.3%

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 164,350 shares, an increase of 31.3% from the February 26th total of 125,154 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 13 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 12,642.3 days.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Bouygues in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. BNP Paribas Exane began coverage on Bouygues in a research report on Wednesday, February 11th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Bouygues Price Performance

BOUYF opened at $51.05 on Tuesday. Bouygues has a 1 year low of $28.54 and a 1 year high of $51.05. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $50.85 and a 200 day moving average price of $47.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.93. The company has a market cap of $96.73 billion, a PE ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.42.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $1.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.00 by $0.41. Bouygues had a net margin of 2.07% and a return on equity of 8.31%. The company had revenue of $17.62 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $15.08 billion.

About Bouygues

Bouygues is a diversified French industrial group founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and headquartered in Paris. Over decades the company has expanded from its origins in construction into a multi‑sector conglomerate, maintaining a significant presence in construction and civil engineering, property development, telecommunications and media. Leadership has remained in the Bouygues family, with Martin Bouygues succeeding the founder and guiding the group through its diversification and international expansion.

The group’s core business activities are organized around several principal subsidiaries and divisions.