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

Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 32,100 shares, a growth of 494.4% from the March 31st total of 5,400 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 100,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Subaru Stock Down 2.6 %

FUJHY traded down $0.28 during trading on Thursday, hitting $10.49. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 166,373 shares, compared to its average volume of 63,156. Subaru has a twelve month low of $7.76 and a twelve month high of $11.76. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $11.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $9.95. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.56, a PEG ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.66.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 8th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Subaru had a return on equity of 15.18% and a net margin of 7.63%. The firm had revenue of $8.69 billion for the quarter. Equities research analysts expect that Subaru will post 1.53 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Subaru

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Subaru stock. Beddow Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) by 14.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 82,936 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,243 shares during the quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Subaru were worth $939,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 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.