Swedbank AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:SWDBY) Short Interest Up 180.3% in January

Swedbank AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:SWDBY) saw a large growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 52,700 shares, a growth of 180.3% from the December 31st total of 18,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 89,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Swedbank AB (publ) Stock Performance

Shares of SWDBY traded down SEK 0.42 during trading hours on Friday, hitting SEK 21.80. The stock had a trading volume of 6,628 shares, compared to its average volume of 30,111. Swedbank AB has a fifty-two week low of SEK 18.52 and a fifty-two week high of SEK 22.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.28, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.50. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of SEK 20.31 and a 200 day moving average price of SEK 20.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.44, a PEG ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 0.91.

Swedbank AB (publ) (OTCMKTS:SWDBY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 23rd. The financial services provider reported SEK 0.70 EPS for the quarter. Swedbank AB (publ) had a return on equity of 17.32% and a net margin of 23.64%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Swedbank AB will post 2.3 EPS for the current year.

About Swedbank AB (publ)

Swedbank AB (publ) provides various banking products and services to private and corporate customers in Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, the United States, Finland, Denmark, Luxembourg, and China. The company operates through three business areas: Swedish Banking, Baltic Banking, and Corporates and Institutions.