Dominos Pizza UK (OTCMKTS:DPUKY) Short Interest Update

Dominos Pizza UK (OTCMKTS:DPUKY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 36,400 shares, an increase of 1,633.3% from the September 15th total of 2,100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 115,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Based on an average trading volume of 115,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Dominos Pizza UK Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS DPUKY opened at $5.25 on Friday. Dominos Pizza UK has a 1 year low of $5.00 and a 1 year high of $8.91. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $5.48 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.49.

Dominos Pizza UK announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback program on Monday, September 1st that permits the company to buyback 0 outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Dominos Pizza UK Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 14th. Investors of record on Monday, August 18th were issued a dividend of $0.0765 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 434.0%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Peel Hunt raised shares of Dominos Pizza UK to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy”.

Dominos Pizza UK Company Profile

Domino’s Pizza Group plc owns, operates, and franchises Domino’s Pizza stores. It operates stores in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, as well as leases its stores. The company was formerly known as Domino’s Pizza UK & IRL plc and changed its name to Domino’s Pizza Group plc in May 2012.