Bouygues SA (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) Sees Significant Decline in Short Interest

Bouygues SA (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 166,500 shares, a decline of 20.4% from the February 13th total of 209,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1,665.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Bouygues Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:BOUYF opened at $38.40 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.85, a current ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.76. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $32.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $32.82. The company has a market cap of $72.77 billion, a PE ratio of 12.51 and a beta of 0.67. Bouygues has a fifty-two week low of $28.54 and a fifty-two week high of $40.00.

Bouygues (OTCMKTS:BOUYF) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $16.28 billion for the quarter. Bouygues had a net margin of 1.88% and a return on equity of 7.65%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating on shares of Bouygues in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th.

Bouygues Company Profile

Bouygues SA, together with its subsidiaries, operates in the construction, energy, telecom, media, and transport infrastructure sectors in France and internationally. The company designs, builds, renovates, operates, and deconstructs building, infrastructure, and industrial projects; develops urban planning, residential, and commercial projects; builds and maintains roads and motorways, airport runways, ports, industrial logistics hubs, external works and amenities, reserved-lane public transport, recreational facilities, and environmental projects, as well as undertakes civil engineering, road safety, and signaling activities; produces, distributes, sells, and recycles aggregates, emulsions, asphalt mixes, ready-mix concrete, and bitumen; construction, renewal, and maintenance of rail networks; and installation and maintenance of pipes and pipelines.