Publicis Groupe S.A. (OTCMKTS:PUBGY) Short Interest Up 47.0% in February

Publicis Groupe S.A. (OTCMKTS:PUBGY) saw a large increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 29,700 shares, an increase of 47.0% from the February 13th total of 20,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 98,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised Publicis Groupe from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 11th.

Publicis Groupe Price Performance

Shares of PUBGY opened at $25.05 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $26.20 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.74. Publicis Groupe has a 12 month low of $23.83 and a 12 month high of $29.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17.

Publicis Groupe Company Profile

Publicis Groupe SA provides marketing, communications, and digital business transformation services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East. The company offers advisory services for brand strategy, and repositioning and their identity under the Publicis Worldwide, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Marcel, Fallon, and BBH brands; online advertising services under the Razorfish and Moxie brand names; crisis communications, press relations, public affairs, institutional relations, financial communications, and strategy management services; media consulting, planning, and buying services; performance marketing services; and e-commerce services.