Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) Short Interest Up 32.9% in March

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 256,700 shares, an increase of 32.9% from the March 15th total of 193,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 252,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in EXTO. US Bancorp DE grew its position in Almacenes Éxito by 149.5% in the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 3,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 2,305 shares in the last quarter. Sagil Capital LLP purchased a new position in Almacenes Éxito in the third quarter worth $39,000. Portland Hill Asset Management Ltd purchased a new position in Almacenes Éxito in the third quarter worth $50,000. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Almacenes Éxito in the third quarter worth $122,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Almacenes Éxito in the third quarter worth $153,000.

Almacenes Éxito Stock Down 1.4 %

Almacenes Éxito stock opened at $5.09 on Monday. Almacenes Éxito has a fifty-two week low of $4.58 and a fifty-two week high of $7.30. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $5.07 and its 200-day moving average price is $6.16.

Almacenes Éxito Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a — dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, April 12th will be issued a $0.0085 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, April 11th. This represents a dividend yield of 0.17%.

Almacenes Éxito Company Profile

Almacenes Éxito SA operates as a retail commerce company in South America. The company operates a chain of retail stores primarily under the Éxito, Carulla, Surtimax, Super Inter, Surti Mayorista, Libertad, Mini Libertad, Devoto, Disco, and Géant brands. It is also involved in the online commerce activities.