--- title: "Short Interest in Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFF) Increases By 256.8%" description: "Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFF) experienced a significant increase in short interest, rising by 256.8% in October, totaling 1,478,100 shares as of October 15th. The short-interest ratio is curr" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/217949069.md" published_at: "2024-10-26T02:55:06.000Z" --- # Short Interest in Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFF) Increases By 256.8% > Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFF) experienced a significant increase in short interest, rising by 256.8% in October, totaling 1,478,100 shares as of October 15th. The short-interest ratio is currently 1,137.0 days based on an average daily trading volume of 1,300 shares. The stock price remained flat at $0.88, with a market cap of $0.89 billion and a PE ratio of 9.80. UBS Group recently upgraded the stock to a "strong-buy" rating, while the company also announced a dividend yield of 1.05%. Standard Chartered PLC (OTCMKTS:SCBFF - Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,478,100 shares, a growth of 256.8% from the September 30th total of 414,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1,137.0 days. Get **Standard Chartered** alerts: ## Standard Chartered Price Performance SCBFF stock remained flat at $10.88 during trading on Friday. 3,823 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,434. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.48, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $10.17 and a 200-day simple moving average of $9.49. Standard Chartered has a 1 year low of $7.06 and a 1 year high of $11.03. The company has a market cap of $27.89 billion, a PE ratio of 9.80 and a beta of 0.75. Standard Chartered (OTCMKTS:SCBFF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, July 30th. The company reported $0.45 EPS for the quarter. Standard Chartered had a net margin of 8.56% and a return on equity of 8.80%. The company had revenue of $4.66 billion during the quarter. Equities analysts expect that Standard Chartered will post 1.66 EPS for the current year. ## Standard Chartered Announces Dividend The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 10th. Investors of record on Friday, August 9th were given a $0.09 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, August 8th. Standard Chartered's dividend payout ratio is currently 16.22%. ## Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Separately, UBS Group raised Standard Chartered to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. **Get Our Latest Stock Report on Standard Chartered** ## Standard Chartered Company Profile (Get Free Report) Standard Chartered PLC, together with its subsidiaries, provides various banking products and services in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. The company operates in three segments: Corporate, Commercial & Institutional Banking; Consumer, Private & Business Banking; and Ventures. ## See Also - Five stocks we like better than Standard Chartered - Airline Stocks - Top Airline Stocks to Buy Now - Texas Roadhouse Stock Steering for New Highs This Year - What is Short Interest? 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