Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MITSY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MITSY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,600 shares, an increase of 153.3% from the September 30th total of 3,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 18,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Trading Down 0.2 %

MITSY stock traded down $0.88 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $406.38. The company had a trading volume of 5,871 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,493. The company has a market capitalization of $60.45 billion, a PE ratio of 8.38 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $425.04 and a 200 day moving average of $482.03. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has a 12 month low of $335.73 and a 12 month high of $550.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.47, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.20.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:MITSY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The industrial products company reported $11.86 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $24.63 billion during the quarter. Mitsui & Co., Ltd. had a net margin of 7.75% and a return on equity of 14.15%. On average, equities analysts predict that Mitsui & Co., Ltd. will post 43.77 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Company Profile

Mitsui & Co, Ltd. operates as an trading and investment company worldwide. The company engages in the manufacture and sale of steel products; steel processing, maintenance, and recycling activities; investment, development, and trading of mineral and metal resources, as well as resource recycling and industrial developing solutions; and upstream development, logistics, and trading of energy resources, such as natural gas/LNG, oil, coal, and uranium.