thyssenkrupp AG (OTCMKTS:TKAMY) Short Interest Update

thyssenkrupp AG (OTCMKTS:TKAMY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 19,400 shares, an increase of 1,516.7% from the December 31st total of 1,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 12,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days.

thyssenkrupp Stock Performance

thyssenkrupp stock traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $5.09. 27,184 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 30,062. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $4.24 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3.87. thyssenkrupp has a fifty-two week low of $3.08 and a fifty-two week high of $6.29. The stock has a market cap of $3.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.92 and a beta of 1.97.

thyssenkrupp Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.1552 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 4th. This is a boost from thyssenkrupp’s previous dividend of $0.10. thyssenkrupp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -3.77%.

thyssenkrupp Company Profile

thyssenkrupp AG operates as an industrial and technology company in Germany and internationally. It operates through five segments: Automotive Technology, Decarbon Technologies, Materials Services, Steel Europe, and Marine Systems. The Automotive Technology segment offers components, systems, and automation solutions for vehicle manufacturing, such as axle assembly, body in white, camshafts and electric engine components, dampers, dies, springs and stabilizers, crankshafts and conrods, steering, and undercarriages.