Sekisui House, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Sekisui House, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) was the target of a large growth in short interest in October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 27,200 shares, a growth of 24.2% from the October 15th total of 21,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 46,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Sekisui House Stock Up 0.2 %

SKHSY traded up $0.04 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $23.32. 24,302 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 30,253. Sekisui House has a one year low of $19.84 and a one year high of $28.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 1.92 and a current ratio of 1.93. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $26.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.28. The company has a market cap of $15.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.80 and a beta of 0.71.

Sekisui House (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, September 5th. The construction company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Sekisui House had a net margin of 6.64% and a return on equity of 11.12%. The company had revenue of $6.89 billion for the quarter.

About Sekisui House

Sekisui House, Ltd. designs, constructs, and contracts built-to-order detached houses in Japan and internationally. The company operates through Custom Detached Houses, Rental Housing, Architectural/Civil Engineering, Remodeling, Real Estate Management Fees, Houses For Sale, Condominiums, Urban Redevelopment, and Overseas segments.