Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) Short Interest Update

Allianz SE (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) saw a large decline in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 111,309 shares, a decline of 89.1% from the May 31st total of 1,022,882 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 393,429 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Allianz Stock Performance

ALIZY opened at $46.30 on Friday. Allianz has a 1 year low of $38.44 and a 1 year high of $46.58. The company has a market cap of $176.13 billion, a PE ratio of 12.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 0.64. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $44.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $44.13.

Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The company reported $1.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.13 by $0.02. Allianz had a net margin of 6.48% and a return on equity of 19.92%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Allianz will post 3.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on ALIZY. Citigroup reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of Allianz in a research note on Friday, May 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded Allianz from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Allianz Company Profile

Allianz SE is a multinational financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany, with a history dating back to 1890. The company is primarily known as a major global insurer and asset manager, offering a wide range of insurance and risk management products for individuals, businesses and institutional clients. Allianz’s operations encompass property and casualty insurance, life and health insurance, retirement solutions and specialty risk coverage for commercial and corporate customers.

In addition to underwriting insurance, Allianz operates substantial asset management businesses that manage investments on behalf of its insurance operations and external clients.