Bankinter, S.A. (OTCMKTS:BKNIY) Short Interest Up 18.4% in February

Bankinter, S.A. (OTCMKTS:BKNIY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 13,500 shares, a growth of 18.4% from the February 13th total of 11,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 15,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.9 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Bankinter Trading Down 3.3 %

OTCMKTS BKNIY opened at $11.42 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.04, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.52. Bankinter has a twelve month low of $7.08 and a twelve month high of $11.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $10.26 billion, a PE ratio of 10.19 and a beta of 0.73. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $9.71 and its 200 day moving average is $8.75.

Bankinter (OTCMKTS:BKNIY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The bank reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.08. Bankinter had a return on equity of 16.74% and a net margin of 18.98%. Research analysts forecast that Bankinter will post 1 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BKNIY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada upgraded Bankinter to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Bankinter in a research report on Thursday, March 6th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered Bankinter from a “hold” rating to a “moderate sell” rating in a research report on Friday, November 22nd.

Bankinter Company Profile

Bankinter, SA provides various banking products and services to individuals and corporate customers, and small- and medium-sized enterprises in Spain. It offers payroll, pension, business, salary, non-salary, youth salary, current, currency, professional, basic, and management accounts; deposit products; and mortgages and loan products, as well as financing services.