Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 15,500 shares, a growth of 66.7% from the February 13th total of 9,300 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Stock Performance

Shares of KWHIY traded up $0.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $25.00. 13,474 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 18,735. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 1.08. Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a 1 year low of $10.30 and a 1 year high of $25.10. The stock has a market cap of $10.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.94 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $19.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $17.38.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 14th. The industrial products company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.48. Kawasaki Heavy Industries had a return on equity of 12.40% and a net margin of 4.09%.

About Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in aerospace systems, energy solution and marine engineering, precision machinery and robot, rolling stock, and motorcycle and engine businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures aircraft for the Japan ministry of defense; helicopters; and helicopter and jet engines for commercial aircrafts.