Short Interest in Jollibee Foods Co. (OTCMKTS:JBFCY) Grows By 100.0%

Jollibee Foods Co. (OTCMKTS:JBFCY) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a growth of 100.0% from the November 30th total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Jollibee Foods Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS JBFCY remained flat at $17.57 during trading hours on Friday. The company had a trading volume of 107 shares, compared to its average volume of 559. Jollibee Foods has a 1 year low of $14.42 and a 1 year high of $19.74. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $17.86 and its 200-day simple moving average is $16.90.

Jollibee Foods Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 25th were given a dividend of $0.1241 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 25th. This is a positive change from Jollibee Foods’s previous dividend of $0.05. Jollibee Foods’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 9.97%.

About Jollibee Foods

Jollibee Foods Corporation develops, operates, and franchises quick service restaurants. The company operates quick-service restaurants under the Jollibee, Chowking, Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Yong He King, Hong Zhuang Yuan, Mang Inasal, Burger King, Highlands Coffee, PHO24, Smashburger, Tim Ho Wan, Tortazo, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Yoshinoya, Milksha, and Panda Express names in the Philippines, the United States, Canada, the People's Republic of China, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Vietnam, Brunei, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Indonesia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Panama, Malaysia, South Korea, Australia, and India.