Seiko Epson Co. (OTCMKTS:SEKEY) Short Interest Up 105.7% in December

Seiko Epson Co. (OTCMKTS:SEKEY) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 32,300 shares, a growth of 105.7% from the November 30th total of 15,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 46,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Seiko Epson Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:SEKEY traded up $0.05 during trading on Friday, hitting $9.14. 7,843 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 19,727. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $9.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.78. Seiko Epson has a 1-year low of $7.02 and a 1-year high of $9.69. The firm has a market cap of $7.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.64 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a current ratio of 2.12, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

Seiko Epson (OTCMKTS:SEKEY) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 1st. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $2.27 billion during the quarter. Seiko Epson had a net margin of 3.54% and a return on equity of 5.62%. Equities analysts predict that Seiko Epson will post 0.47 earnings per share for the current year.

About Seiko Epson

Seiko Epson Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and provides services for products in the printing solutions, visual communications, manufacturing-related and wearables, and other businesses. It operates through three segments: Printing Solutions, Visual Communications, and Manufacturing-related and Wearables segments.