Brenntag SE (OTCMKTS:BNTGY) Short Interest Up 28.8% in September

Brenntag SE (OTCMKTS:BNTGY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 16,100 shares, a growth of 28.8% from the September 15th total of 12,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 28,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.6 days.

Brenntag Trading Up 0.2 %

Brenntag stock traded up $0.03 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $14.21. The company had a trading volume of 39,583 shares, compared to its average volume of 34,784. Brenntag has a 12 month low of $13.03 and a 12 month high of $18.72. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $14.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $14.68. The company has a market capitalization of $10.26 billion, a PE ratio of 15.97 and a beta of 1.11.

Brenntag (OTCMKTS:BNTGY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 13th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $4.50 billion for the quarter. Brenntag had a return on equity of 13.45% and a net margin of 3.72%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Brenntag will post 0.96 EPS for the current year.

About Brenntag

Brenntag SE purchases and supplies various industrial and specialty chemicals, and ingredients in Germany, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties. It provides just-in-time delivery, product mixing, blending, repackaging, inventory management, and drum return handling.