Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) Short Interest Up 1,290.1% in February

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 225,200 shares, an increase of 1,290.1% from the February 13th total of 16,200 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 268,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Sampo Oyj Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of SAXPY stock traded up $0.11 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $18.75. 2,375,897 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 159,319. Sampo Oyj has a 1 year low of $15.66 and a 1 year high of $22.39. The firm has a market cap of $100.89 billion, a PE ratio of 15.36 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50 day moving average is $20.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

Sampo Oyj (OTCMKTS:SAXPY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.01.

About Sampo Oyj

Sampo Oyj, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of non-life insurance products and services in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through If, Topdanmark, Hastings, Mandatum, and Holding segments. It offers property, casualty, liability, accident, sickness, household, homeowner, motor, travel, marine, aviation, transport, forest, livestock, health, workers compensation, car, van, and bike insurance services, as well as reinsurance services.