<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Salzgitter AG (OTCMKTS:SZGPY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 367 shares,  an increase of 26.6% from the March 15th total of 290 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 4,017 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.</p><h2>Salzgitter Trading Up 8.0%</h2><p>Shares of OTCMKTS SZGPY opened at $5.64 on Thursday. Salzgitter has a 1-year low of $2.09 and a 1-year high of $6.86. The company has a market cap of $3.05 billion, a PE ratio of -37.60 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a 50-day moving average of $5.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.66. </p><p>Salzgitter (OTCMKTS:SZGPY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, March 19th. The basic materials company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.02) by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $2.46 billion during the quarter. Salzgitter had a negative return on equity of 1.61% and a negative net margin of 0.78%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that  Salzgitter will post -0.68 earnings per share for the current year. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><p>A number of equities analysts have commented on SZGPY shares. Citigroup  restated a &#34;neutral&#34; rating on shares of Salzgitter in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Oddo Bhf raised shares of Salzgitter from an &#34;underperform&#34; rating to an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research note on Monday, January 19th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft  reaffirmed a &#34;buy&#34; rating on shares of Salzgitter in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. UBS Group downgraded shares of Salzgitter from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley  reaffirmed an &#34;underweight&#34; rating on shares of Salzgitter in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued  a Hold rating and one  has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of &#34;Hold&#34;.</p><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Stock Report on SZGPY</b></p><h2>About Salzgitter</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>Salzgitter AG is a leading European steel producer headquartered in Salzgitter, Germany. The company operates an integrated steelworks, encompassing ironmaking, steelmaking, continuous casting and rolling mills. Its core business revolves around the production and processing of steel products for various industries, including automotive, construction, mechanical engineering and energy.  </p><p>Founded in 1937 as part of Germany's industrial expansion, Salzgitter evolved through post-war reconstruction and state ownership before being privatized in the late 1990s.</p><h2>Featured Articles</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than Salzgitter</li></ul><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com.</em></p><h2>Should You Invest $1,000 in Salzgitter Right Now?</h2><p>Before you consider Salzgitter, you'll want to hear this.</p><p>MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and Salzgitter wasn't on the list.</p><p>While Salzgitter currently has a Hold rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.</p><p>View The Five Stocks Here</p>                  </div>

<p>Salzgitter AG (OTCMKTS:SZGPY) experienced a 26.6% increase in short interest in March, totaling 367 shares as of March 31st. The short-interest ratio is 0.1 days, with 0.0% of shares sold short. The stock opened at $5.64, with a market cap of $3.05 billion. Analysts have mixed ratings, with three Buy, four Hold, and one Sell. The company reported a loss of $0.05 per share for the last quarter, missing estimates, and is forecasted to post -0.68 earnings per share for the current year.</p>

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