Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFF) Sees Large Decline in Short Interest

Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFFGet Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 39,900 shares, a decrease of 51.6% from the February 13th total of 82,500 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 11,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.4 days.

Standard Chartered Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS SCBFF remained flat at $14.51 during trading hours on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $35.62 billion, a PE ratio of 13.07 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48. Standard Chartered has a one year low of $7.70 and a one year high of $16.43. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $13.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $12.11.

Standard Chartered (OTCMKTS:SCBFFGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 21st. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter. Standard Chartered had a return on equity of 8.80% and a net margin of 8.56%. The business had revenue of $4.80 billion for the quarter. Analysts predict that Standard Chartered will post 1.66 EPS for the current year.

Standard Chartered Company Profile

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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.

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