LY Co. (OTCMKTS:YAHOY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

LY Co. (OTCMKTS:YAHOY) saw a significant increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 142,300 shares, an increase of 848.7% from the July 31st total of 15,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 355,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

LY Trading Down 2.2 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:YAHOY traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $5.49. The stock had a trading volume of 38,072 shares, compared to its average volume of 70,103. The firm has a market cap of $20.96 billion, a PE ratio of 24.09 and a beta of 1.05. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.01 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $4.99. LY has a twelve month low of $4.32 and a twelve month high of $7.05.

LY (OTCMKTS:YAHOY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 2nd. The technology company reported $0.05 EPS for the quarter. LY had a net margin of 6.88% and a return on equity of 3.77%. The firm had revenue of $2.97 billion during the quarter. On average, equities analysts anticipate that LY will post 0.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

LY Company Profile

LY Corporation engages in the online advertising and e-commerce businesses in Japan. The company provides LINE, a communication app; and Yahoo! JAPAN, an internet service that offers search, news, weather, shopping, auction, and other services. It also offers reuse, membership, and payment-related services.