Short Interest in DNB Bank ASA (OTCMKTS:DNBBY) Rises By 30.3%

DNB Bank ASA (OTCMKTS:DNBBYGet Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 18,500 shares, an increase of 30.3% from the October 15th total of 14,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 97,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

DNB Bank ASA Price Performance

Shares of DNBBY stock traded up $0.39 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $20.73. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 113,222 shares, compared to its average volume of 68,683. The company has a quick ratio of 1.42, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.49. The company has a market capitalization of $32.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.16, a PEG ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.30. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $20.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.06. DNB Bank ASA has a fifty-two week low of $17.40 and a fifty-two week high of $22.07.

DNB Bank ASA (OTCMKTS:DNBBYGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The company reported $0.73 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $2.14 billion during the quarter. DNB Bank ASA had a return on equity of 14.70% and a net margin of 19.22%. Sell-side analysts forecast that DNB Bank ASA will post 2.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Citigroup raised DNB Bank ASA to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 11th.

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DNB Bank ASA Company Profile

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DNB Bank ASA provides financial services for individual and business customers in Norway and internationally. The company offers savings, current, and pension accounts; fixed rate and security deposits; home and cabin mortgages, car and consumer loans, business loans, and refinancing; car, house, home contents, travel, personal, and non-life insurance product; payment services; and online and mobile banking services, as well as cards.

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