Kyocera Co. (OTCMKTS:KYOCY) Short Interest Update

Kyocera Co. (OTCMKTS:KYOCY – Get Rating) was the target of a large drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 6,000 shares, a drop of 54.9% from the April 30th total of 13,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 16,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Kyocera Price Performance

KYOCY traded up $0.37 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $54.95. The company had a trading volume of 11,893 shares, compared to its average volume of 27,375. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 1.49 and a current ratio of 2.55. The company has a market capitalization of $19.72 billion, a PE ratio of 20.75, a P/E/G ratio of 3.31 and a beta of 0.44. Kyocera has a twelve month low of $44.00 and a twelve month high of $59.05. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $52.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.82.

Kyocera (OTCMKTS:KYOCY – Get Rating) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May 15th. The company reported $0.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter. Kyocera had a net margin of 6.32% and a return on equity of 4.22%. Equities research analysts predict that Kyocera will post 2.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kyocera Company Profile

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Kyocera Corp. engages in the design, development, production, manufacture and sale electronic equipment. It operates through the following segments: Fine Ceramics, Semiconductor Components, Applied Ceramic Products, Electronic Devices, Telecommunications Equipment, Information Equipment and Others. The Fine Ceramics segment provides components for semiconductor processing equipment, flat panel display manufacturing equipment, information and telecommunication, general industrial machinery, sapphire substrates, and automotive.