Short Interest in Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) Decreases By 42.6%

Wal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V. (OTCMKTS:WMMVY) was the recipient of a significant decline in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 37,800 shares, a decline of 42.6% from the December 31st total of 65,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 310,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Barclays raised shares of Wal-Mart de México from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 20th.

Wal-Mart de México Stock Performance

WMMVY opened at $27.21 on Wednesday. Wal-Mart de México has a fifty-two week low of $25.01 and a fifty-two week high of $43.90. The company has a market capitalization of $47.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.55, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $27.40 and a 200-day moving average of $29.87.

Wal-Mart de México Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 20th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 9th were issued a dividend of $0.2194 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 9th. This is an increase from Wal-Mart de México’s previous dividend of $0.22. Wal-Mart de México’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.43%.

Wal-Mart de México Company Profile

Wal-Mart de México, SAB. de C.V. owns and operates self-service stores in Mexico and Central America. The company operates discount warehouses and stores, hypermarkets, supermarkets, and membership self-service wholesale stores. It operates Bodega Aurrerá discount stores, Walmart hypermarkets, Walmart Express supermarkets, and Sam’s Club membership self-service wholesale stores.