Kubota Co. (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) Short Interest Update

Kubota Co. (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,100 shares, a decline of 90.8% from the December 31st total of 12,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 161,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Kubota Stock Up 3.2 %

KUBTY stock traded up $1.95 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $63.50. 50,144 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 76,685. The stock has a market cap of $14.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.81, a P/E/G ratio of 4.03 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50. Kubota has a fifty-two week low of $54.19 and a fifty-two week high of $85.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $59.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $65.69.

Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 8th. The industrial products company reported $1.37 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $4.69 billion during the quarter. Kubota had a return on equity of 9.73% and a net margin of 8.34%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Kubota will post 6.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Kubota Company Profile

Kubota Corporation manufactures and sells agricultural and construction machinery in Japan, North America, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Farm & Machinery, Water & Environment, and Others. The Farm & Machinery segment offers tractors, power tillers, combine harvesters, rice transplanters, turf equipment, utility vehicles, other agricultural machinery, implements, attachments, post-harvest machinery, vegetable production equipment, intermediate management machine, and other equipment; cooperative drying, rice seedling, and gardening facilities; scales, weighing and measuring control systems, and air purifier; engines for farm equipment, construction machinery, industrial machinery, and generators; and mini excavators, wheel and skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, and other construction machinery related products.