Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Short Interest Up 43.0% in January

Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) saw a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 133,600 shares, an increase of 43.0% from the January 15th total of 93,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 816,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Subaru Price Performance

OTCMKTS FUJHY opened at $9.64 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $8.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $8.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.95, a P/E/G ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a current ratio of 2.35, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. Subaru has a 12-month low of $7.51 and a 12-month high of $11.76.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.23. Subaru had a return on equity of 15.67% and a net margin of 8.36%. Analysts forecast that Subaru will post 1.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of Subaru in the fourth quarter worth $83,000. Beddow Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Subaru by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 140,598 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,262,000 after acquiring an additional 23,950 shares during the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC lifted its position in Subaru by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 231,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,083,000 after acquiring an additional 8,063 shares during the period. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers lifted its position in Subaru by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 17,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,000 after acquiring an additional 1,947 shares during the period. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Subaru

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.