Costamare Inc. (NYSE:CMRE – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,620,000 shares, an increase of 5.2% from the August 31st total of 2,490,000 shares. Currently, 6.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 520,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 5.0 days.
Costamare Trading Down 1.9 %
NYSE:CMRE traded down $0.30 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $15.42. The company had a trading volume of 344,147 shares, compared to its average volume of 519,108. Costamare has a 1 year low of $8.54 and a 1 year high of $17.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.61, a quick ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The company has a 50-day moving average of $14.08 and a 200 day moving average of $13.89. The company has a market cap of $1.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.98 and a beta of 1.37.
Costamare (NYSE:CMRE – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The shipping company reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.05. Costamare had a return on equity of 13.63% and a net margin of 19.63%. The business had revenue of $515.42 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $380.41 million. Sell-side analysts expect that Costamare will post 3.05 earnings per share for the current year.
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Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Costamare by 197.8% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 4,059 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 2,696 shares during the period. Quarry LP grew its holdings in Costamare by 48.5% in the fourth quarter. Quarry LP now owns 4,216 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $44,000 after purchasing an additional 1,376 shares during the last quarter. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of Costamare by 53.6% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,302 shares of the shipping company’s stock valued at $71,000 after buying an additional 1,502 shares in the last quarter. Redwood Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Costamare during the 2nd quarter worth $80,000. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Costamare in the 2nd quarter valued at about $185,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 58.08% of the company’s stock.
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