Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 336,100 shares, an increase of 83,925.0% from the December 31st total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 421,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.8 days.

Subaru Trading Down 0.9 %

Subaru stock traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $8.60. 226,049 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 491,432. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.86, a PEG ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a current ratio of 2.35. Subaru has a fifty-two week low of $7.51 and a fifty-two week high of $11.76. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $8.39 and its 200-day moving average is $8.70.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The company had revenue of $7.89 billion for the quarter. Subaru had a net margin of 8.36% and a return on equity of 15.67%. On average, analysts predict that Subaru will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Beddow Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in Subaru by 38.1% during the 3rd quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 116,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,012,000 after acquiring an additional 32,205 shares during the last quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA lifted its stake in Subaru by 53.6% in the third quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 34,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 11,872 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in Subaru in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $83,000. Institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Subaru Company Profile

Subaru Corporation manufactures and sells automobiles and aerospace products in Japan, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Automotive, Aerospace, and Others. The company manufactures, sells, and repairs passenger cars and their components, aircrafts, aerospace-related machinery, and related components; and rents and manages real estate properties.