Siemens Healthineers AG (OTCMKTS:SMMNY) Short Interest Update

Siemens Healthineers AG (OTCMKTS:SMMNY) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,100 shares, a drop of 89.4% from the January 31st total of 19,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 63,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of Siemens Healthineers to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th.

Siemens Healthineers Trading Up 0.1 %

OTCMKTS:SMMNY traded up $0.02 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $27.87. The company had a trading volume of 69,076 shares, compared to its average volume of 62,592. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.87 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.74. Siemens Healthineers has a twelve month low of $25.54 and a twelve month high of $31.73.

Siemens Healthineers (OTCMKTS:SMMNY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by ($0.11).

Siemens Healthineers Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, March 7th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 20th will be paid a $0.4862 dividend. This is a positive change from Siemens Healthineers’s previous dividend of $0.31. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 20th.

About Siemens Healthineers

Siemens Healthineers AG, through its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells a range of diagnostic and therapeutic products and services to healthcare providers worldwide. It operates through four segments: Imaging, Diagnostics, Varian, and Advanced Therapies. The Imaging segment provides magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, X-ray systems, molecular imaging, and ultrasound systems.