Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (OTCMKTS:IMBBY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (OTCMKTS:IMBBY – Get Free Report) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 66,685 shares, a growth of 68.8% from the April 30th total of 39,510 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 606,784 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, UBS Group lowered Imperial Tobacco Group from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold”.

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Imperial Tobacco Group Price Performance

OTCMKTS:IMBBY opened at $36.37 on Thursday. Imperial Tobacco Group has a 12-month low of $35.90 and a 12-month high of $45.60. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a current ratio of 0.74. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $38.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.25.

Imperial Tobacco Group Company Profile

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Imperial Tobacco Group, historically established in the United Kingdom in 1901 and now operating under the Imperial Brands name, is a multinational tobacco and nicotine company headquartered in Bristol, England. The company’s core business is the manufacture, marketing and sale of tobacco products and alternative nicotine offerings to adult consumers. It supplies products through a combination of owned channels and third-party distributors and focuses on managing an international portfolio of consumer tobacco and nicotine brands.

Product categories include manufactured cigarettes, cigars and fine-cut tobacco for roll-your-own use, together with a growing range of next-generation nicotine products such as vaping devices, heated tobacco and non-combustible nicotine formats that reflect a strategic shift toward reduced-risk alternatives.

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