Short Interest in BYD Company Limited (OTCMKTS:BYDDY) Increases By 194.0%

BYD Company Limited (OTCMKTS:BYDDY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 579,100 shares, a growth of 194.0% from the March 15th total of 197,000 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,999,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

BYD Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:BYDDY traded down $0.87 during trading on Friday, reaching $91.87. 872,802 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 731,649. BYD has a 52-week low of $50.00 and a 52-week high of $109.20. The stock has a market cap of $136.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.17. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $95.47 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.36.

BYD (OTCMKTS:BYDDY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The company reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.04. BYD had a net margin of 4.86% and a return on equity of 22.72%. The firm had revenue of $37.44 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.49 billion. Sell-side analysts expect that BYD will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current year.

About BYD

BYD Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in automobiles and batteries business in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates in two segments: Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products; and Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products.