Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

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

Subaru Stock Up 2.5 %

Shares of FUJHY opened at $9.53 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $13.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 5.38, a PEG ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 0.58. Subaru has a 12 month low of $7.51 and a 12 month high of $11.76. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $8.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.61. 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 (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.23. Subaru had a net margin of 8.36% and a return on equity of 15.67%. Analysts predict that Subaru will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FUJHY. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in Subaru in the 4th quarter valued at about $83,000. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of Subaru by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 17,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,000 after acquiring an additional 1,947 shares during the last quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Subaru by 38.1% in the third quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 116,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,012,000 after acquiring an additional 32,205 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Subaru by 3.6% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

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.