Marubeni Co. (OTCMKTS:MARUY) Short Interest Up 650.0% in June

Marubeni Co. (OTCMKTS:MARUY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totalling 4,500 shares, a growth of 650.0% from the June 15th total of 600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 8,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Marubeni Stock Up 1.3 %

Shares of MARUY traded up $2.43 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $190.43. 3,361 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,067. The stock has a market cap of $31.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.81, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 0.91. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $191.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $176.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.96, a current ratio of 1.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Marubeni has a twelve month low of $141.45 and a twelve month high of $203.84.

Marubeni (OTCMKTS:MARUY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The conglomerate reported $4.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Marubeni had a return on equity of 14.16% and a net margin of 6.51%. The company had revenue of $12.27 billion during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Marubeni will post 19.42 earnings per share for the current year.

About Marubeni

Marubeni Corporation engages in various business activities. It manufactures, wholesales, and retails apparel, footwear, home furnishing and sport goods, industrial and textile materials, tire and rubber materials, and household and nursing care products; develops uranium, nuclear fuel cycle, iron ore, coking coal, copper mines, and related equipment and services; smelts and refines aluminum and magnesium; leases temporary steel construction materials; explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas; manages infrastructure funds; and develops and manages real estate.