Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KYKOF) Short Interest Up 8.8% in August

Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KYKOF) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 317,900 shares, a growth of 8.8% from the August 15th total of 292,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1,589.5 days.

Kyowa Kirin Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:KYKOF remained flat at $20.97 during midday trading on Tuesday. 16 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,561. Kyowa Kirin has a one year low of $15.78 and a one year high of $22.21. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $19.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $18.37.

About Kyowa Kirin

Kyowa Kirin Co, Ltd. engages in the research, development, manufacturing, marketing, and import/export of pharmaceuticals for oncology, nephrology, central nervous system, and immunology therapeutic areas in Japan, the United States, rest of the Americas, Europe, Asia, and internationally. Its products include ALLELOCK, an antihistamine agent for patients with various types of allergies; CONIEL, a calcium channel blocker for hypertension and angina pectoris; Crysvita, a recombinant human monoclonal IgG1 antibody against the phosphaturic hormone fibroblast growth factor 23; ESPO, a glycoprotein and human erythropoietin; NESP, an erythropoiesis stimulating agent; and GRAN, a human colony-stimulating factor.