Short Interest in Brother Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BRTHY) Expands By 3,900.0%

Brother Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BRTHY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,000 shares, an increase of 3,900.0% from the April 30th total of 100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold.

Brother Industries Price Performance

BRTHY remained flat at $33.61 during trading on Monday. 122 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,483. The stock has a market cap of $4.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.78 and a beta of 0.22. Brother Industries has a 52 week low of $28.75 and a 52 week high of $42.95. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $34.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.98.

Brother Industries (OTCMKTS:BRTHY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 9th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.43 by ($0.21). Brother Industries had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 5.02%. The business had revenue of $1.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $220.08 billion. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Brother Industries will post 2.8 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Brother Industries Company Profile

Brother Industries, Ltd. manufactures and sells communications and printing equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It operates through Printing & Solutions, Machinery, Domino, Nissei, Personal & Home, and Network & Contents segments.