Scout24 hikes dividend as short‑seller activity shifts in German tech and healthcare stocks

At its annual general meeting in Munich, Scout24 SE shareholders approved a 14% dividend increase to €1.50 per share and renewed authorization for share buy‑backs, while also adopting new supervisory‑board remuneration rules that require members to hold shares equal to their base salary over four years.

In German equity markets, Nagarro’s share price rose to €36.34, up 2.08%, as Citadel Advisors reduced its net short position from 0.88% to 0.78%. Other notable short sellers include Tages Capital (1.40%), Fosse Capital (1.10%), and Marshall Wace (0.61%).

Fresenius Medical Care traded around €40.62, slipping 0.20%, as hedge fund Marshall Wace increased its short stake from 0.92% to 1.02%. Kintbury Capital maintained a short position of 1.03%, keeping pressure on the dialysis‑services provider.