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

Brother Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:BRTHY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of 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. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 3,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Brother Industries Stock Performance

Shares of BRTHY remained flat at $33.61 during midday trading on Friday. The stock had a trading volume of 122 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,483. The firm has a market cap of $4.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.78 and a beta of 0.22. The stock's 50-day moving average is $34.35 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.00. Brother Industries has a 1-year low of $28.75 and a 1-year high of $42.95.

Brother Industries (OTCMKTS:BRTHY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 9th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.43 by ($0.21). The company had revenue of $1.50 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $220.08 billion. Brother Industries had a net margin of 4.00% and a return on equity of 5.02%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Brother Industries will post 2.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Brother Industries

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.