Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) Short Interest Up 53.8% in September

Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 14,000 shares, a growth of 53.8% from the August 31st total of 9,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 166,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Allianz to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 18th.

Allianz Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of OTCMKTS ALIZY opened at $33.08 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. Allianz has a 12-month low of $22.91 and a 12-month high of $33.09. The company has a market cap of $129.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.12. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $29.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $29.04.

Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $27.38 billion during the quarter. Allianz had a return on equity of 15.52% and a net margin of 5.48%. Research analysts anticipate that Allianz will post 2.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Allianz Company Profile

Allianz SE, together with its subsidiaries, provides property-casualty insurance, life/health insurance, and asset management products and services worldwide. The company's Property-Casualty segment offers various insurance products, including motor liability and own damage, accident, general liability, fire and property, legal expense, credit, and travel to private and corporate customers.