Short Interest in Royal Vopak (OTCMKTS:VOPKY) Grows By 224.7%

Royal Vopak (OTCMKTS:VOPKY) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,195 shares, an increase of 224.7% from the August 15th total of 368 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 383 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Royal Vopak Stock Performance

Shares of VOPKY stock opened at $57.92 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a current ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.07 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $54.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $53.35. Royal Vopak has a fifty-two week low of $42.44 and a fifty-two week high of $57.92.

Royal Vopak (OTCMKTS:VOPKY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $1.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $399.80 million for the quarter. Royal Vopak had a net margin of 35.60% and a return on equity of 11.68%.

About Royal Vopak

Royal Vopak N.V. is a Netherlands-based independent provider of infrastructure for the storage and handling of liquid bulk products, gases and energy products. The company operates terminals that receive, store and transfer products such as chemicals, oil and refined products, liquefied gases, biofuels and other industrial materials.

Vopak’s facilities are generally located at major ports and logistics hubs, where they connect producers, manufacturers, distributors and transport networks.