HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) Short Interest Down 84.8% in March

HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,100 shares, a drop of 84.8% from the March 15th total of 26,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 71,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold.

HOYA Stock Up 0.9 %

HOYA stock traded up $0.99 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $108.35. The stock had a trading volume of 50,182 shares, compared to its average volume of 40,470. The company has a market capitalization of $37.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.57, a PEG ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 0.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 5.04 and a quick ratio of 4.35. HOYA has a one year low of $97.49 and a one year high of $148.27. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $114.85 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $126.04.

HOYA (OTCMKTS:HOCPY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The technology company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.94. HOYA had a net margin of 24.17% and a return on equity of 21.34%. On average, analysts expect that HOYA will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HOYA Company Profile

HOYA Corporation, a med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Life Care, Telecommunication, and Other. The company offers life care products, including eyeglass and contact lenses; medical endoscopes; intraocular lenses; laparoscopic surgical instruments; automatic endoscope cleaning equipment; and other medical related products, such as prosthetic ceramic fillers and metallic implants for orthopedics.