Short Interest in Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Increases By 2,600.0%

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,700 shares, an increase of 2,600.0% from the February 28th total of 100 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 32,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Ajinomoto Price Performance

Shares of AJINY stock opened at $40.02 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $40.60 and its two-hundred day moving average is $40.11. Ajinomoto has a 12 month low of $34.28 and a 12 month high of $44.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.93 and a quick ratio of 1.16. The company has a market capitalization of $20.34 billion, a PE ratio of 33.35 and a beta of 0.14.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter. Ajinomoto had a net margin of 6.02% and a return on equity of 10.45%.

Ajinomoto Company Profile

Ajinomoto Co, Inc engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications.