Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFF) Short Interest Up 24.4% in February

Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFF) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 82,500 shares, an increase of 24.4% from the January 31st total of 66,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 13.1 days.

Standard Chartered Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of SCBFF traded down $0.24 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $16.10. The company had a trading volume of 348 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,652. The stock has a market capitalization of $39.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.51 and a beta of 0.75. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $13.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $11.86. Standard Chartered has a 52-week low of $7.70 and a 52-week high of $16.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84.

Standard Chartered (OTCMKTS:SCBFF) last issued its earnings results on Friday, February 21st. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $4.80 billion during the quarter. Standard Chartered had a net margin of 8.56% and a return on equity of 8.80%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Standard Chartered will post 1.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. The company operates in three segments: Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking; Consumer, Private & Business Banking; and Ventures.