Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 60,500 shares, a decrease of 13.9% from the December 15th total of 70,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 51,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Institutional Trading of Almacenes Éxito

An institutional investor recently bought a new position in Almacenes Éxito stock. Kathmere Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Almacenes Éxito S.A. (NYSE:EXTO) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 16,834 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $71,000.

Almacenes Éxito Stock Up 0.3 %

EXTO traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $3.64. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 138,955 shares, compared to its average volume of 76,696. Almacenes Éxito has a fifty-two week low of $3.00 and a fifty-two week high of $7.30. The company has a quick ratio of 0.32, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $3.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $4.09.

Almacenes Éxito Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a — dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 17th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th were given a $0.0248 dividend. This is a boost from Almacenes Éxito’s previous — dividend of $0.01. This represents a yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th.

About Almacenes Éxito

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.