MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MSADY) Short Interest Up 178.2% in April

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MSADY) saw a large increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 21,700 shares, an increase of 178.2% from the March 31st total of 7,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 118,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

MS&AD Insurance Group Stock Up 1.5 %

OTCMKTS MSADY traded up $0.26 on Friday, reaching $17.95. The company had a trading volume of 34,400 shares, compared to its average volume of 246,590. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $17.31 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.39. MS&AD Insurance Group has a 12 month low of $10.64 and a 12 month high of $20.06. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.87 billion, a PE ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 0.44.

MS&AD Insurance Group (OTCMKTS:MSADY) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 14th. The insurance provider reported $0.83 EPS for the quarter. MS&AD Insurance Group had a return on equity of 9.47% and a net margin of 5.71%. The firm had revenue of $8.93 billion during the quarter. On average, research analysts expect that MS&AD Insurance Group will post 1.19 EPS for the current year.

MS&AD Insurance Group Company Profile

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc, an insurance holding company, provides insurance and financial services worldwide. The company offers domestic non-life insurance; life insurance; international business; financial services; and provides risk-related services. The company was formerly known as Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc and changed its name to MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc in April 2010.