KBC Group NV (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) Short Interest Up 168.0% in January

KBC Group NV (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 26,800 shares, a growth of 168.0% from the December 31st total of 10,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 54,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days.

KBC Group Trading Down 0.9 %

KBCSY stock traded down $0.35 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $38.75. 20,324 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 72,238. KBC Group has a one year low of $30.13 and a one year high of $40.32. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $37.71 and a 200 day simple moving average of $37.67. The company has a market cap of $32.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.96, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.12.

KBC Group (OTCMKTS:KBCSY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $1.18 earnings per share for the quarter. KBC Group had a return on equity of 12.49% and a net margin of 11.36%. The firm had revenue of $6.92 billion for the quarter. Analysts forecast that KBC Group will post 4.43 earnings per share for the current year.

KBC Group Company Profile

KBC Group NV, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated bank-insurance services primarily for retail, private banking, small and medium sized enterprises, and mid-cap clients. The company offers demand deposits and savings accounts; home and mortgage loans; consumer finance and SME funding services; credit, investment fund and asset management, and life and non-life insurance; and cash management, payments, trade finance, lease, money market, capital market products, and stockbroking services.