Vivendi SE (OTCMKTS:VIVHY – Get Rating) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 25,000 shares, an increase of 24,900.0% from the July 15th total of 100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 225,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VIVHY has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price target on shares of Vivendi from €14.00 ($14.29) to €13.00 ($13.27) and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, July 26th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on shares of Vivendi from €13.40 ($13.67) to €12.00 ($12.24) and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, July 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Vivendi from €13.30 ($13.57) to €13.60 ($13.88) and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, April 25th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Vivendi from €15.50 ($15.82) to €15.10 ($15.41) in a report on Monday, August 1st. Finally, Credit Suisse Group raised their price objective on shares of Vivendi from €13.00 ($13.27) to €13.10 ($13.37) and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vivendi currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $13.13.

Vivendi Stock Up 2.1 %

Vivendi stock opened at $9.63 on Thursday. The company's 50-day moving average is $10.35 and its 200-day moving average is $11.72. Vivendi has a fifty-two week low of $9.23 and a fifty-two week high of $14.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.22.

About Vivendi

Vivendi SE operates as a entertainment, media, and communication company in France, the rest of Europe, the Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Africa. It operates through Canal+ Group, Havas Group, Editis, Prisma Media, Gameloft, Vivendi Village, Corporate, and New Initiative segments. The Canal+ Group segment publishes and distributes premium and thematic pay-TV and free-to-air channels; and produces, sells, and distributes movies and TV series.

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