Analysts See $0.38 EPS for Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (ADR) (SQM), Vwr (VWR) Shorts Raised By 5.94%

Vwr Corporation (NASDAQ:VWR) had an increase of 5.94% in short interest. VWR’s SI was 8.95 million shares in May as released by FINRA. Its up 5.94% from 8.44 million shares previously. With 647,400 avg volume, 14 days are for Vwr Corporation (NASDAQ:VWR)’s short sellers to cover VWR’s short positions. The SI to Vwr Corporation’s float is 10.42%. The stock increased 0.21% or $0.07 during the last trading session, reaching $33.31. About shares traded. VWR Corp (NASDAQ:VWR) has risen 18.67% since October 4, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 7.08% the S&P500.

Analysts expect Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (ADR) (NYSE:SQM) to report $0.38 EPS on May, 17 after the close.They anticipate $0.16 EPS change or 72.73% from last quarter’s $0.22 EPS. SQM’s profit would be $96.53 million giving it 22.53 P/E if the $0.38 EPS is correct. After having $0.31 EPS previously, Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (ADR)’s analysts see 22.58% EPS growth. The stock increased 0.94% or $0.32 during the last trading session, reaching $34.25. About shares traded. Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (ADR) (NYSE:SQM) has risen 25.00% since October 4, 2016 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 13.41% the S&P500.

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. , is a producer of potassium nitrate and iodine. The company has market cap of $8.70 billion. The Firm produces specialty plant nutrients, iodine derivatives, lithium and its derivatives, potassium chloride, potassium sulfate and certain industrial chemicals. It has a 32.39 P/E ratio. The Company’s divisions include specialty plant nutrients, industrial chemicals, iodine and derivatives, lithium and derivatives, potassium, and other services and products.

Among 6 analysts covering Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (NYSE:SQM), 2 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 4 Hold. Therefore 33% are positive. Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile had 13 analyst reports since August 28, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The rating was upgraded by Santander to “Hold” on Tuesday, December 8. The stock of Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (ADR) (NYSE:SQM) has “Buy” rating given on Wednesday, October 19 by HSBC. HSBC downgraded Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (ADR) (NYSE:SQM) on Tuesday, November 17 to “Hold” rating. The company was upgraded on Friday, December 18 by Bank of America. The stock of Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile (ADR) (NYSE:SQM) has “Hold” rating given on Friday, August 28 by Zacks. The firm has “Neutral” rating by Citigroup given on Wednesday, January 25. Citigroup downgraded the stock to “Sell” rating in Wednesday, July 13 report. The company was downgraded on Wednesday, September 30 by JP Morgan.

Among 4 analysts covering VWR Corporation (NASDAQ:VWR), 1 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 25% are positive. VWR Corporation had 8 analyst reports since October 2, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. UBS downgraded VWR Corp (NASDAQ:VWR) on Tuesday, September 6 to “Sell” rating. The stock has “Neutral” rating by Bank of America on Friday, November 4. Deutsche Bank downgraded VWR Corp (NASDAQ:VWR) rating on Wednesday, January 18. Deutsche Bank has “Hold” rating and $26 target.

VWR Corporation is a provider of product and service solutions to laboratory and production customers. The company has market cap of $4.39 billion. The Firm offers a portfolio of branded and private label laboratory products, services and solutions to the life science, general research and applied markets. It has a 29.71 P/E ratio. The Firm operates in two divisions: Americas and EMEA-APAC.