FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) Short Interest Down 41.6% in May

FUCHS SE – Unsponsored ADR (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 3,286 shares, a drop of 41.6% from the May 14th total of 5,623 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 48,461 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on FUPBY shares. DZ Bank raised FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Kepler Capital Markets lowered FUCHS from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, FUCHS has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

FUCHS Trading Down 0.2%

FUPBY opened at $11.30 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $11.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $10.96. The company has a market capitalization of $5.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.14, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.92. FUCHS has a 52 week low of $9.27 and a 52 week high of $14.31. The company has a quick ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03.

FUCHS (OTCMKTS:FUPBY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.09 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.08 billion. FUCHS had a return on equity of 16.57% and a net margin of 8.91%. Analysts forecast that FUCHS will post 0.72 earnings per share for the current year.

About FUCHS

FUCHS Petrolub SE, traded over the counter under the symbol FUPBY, is a German-based manufacturer specialized in the development, production and marketing of lubricants and related specialty products. Founded in 1931 by Rudolf Fuchs and headquartered in Mannheim, Germany, the company has grown to become the world’s largest independent supplier of lubricants, serving a broad spectrum of industries from automotive and metalworking to mining and renewable energy.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses engine oils, industrial lubricants, greases, hydraulic fluids, metalworking fluids and process oils, as well as tailor-made solutions for customers’ specific requirements.