Short Interest in Inpex Co. (OTCMKTS:IPXHY) Expands By 418.8%

Inpex Co. (OTCMKTS:IPXHY - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 91,300 shares, an increase of 418.8% from the May 15th total of 17,600 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company's shares are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 124,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Inpex Trading Up 0.9%

IPXHY stock traded up $0.13 on Thursday, reaching $14.34. The company's stock had a trading volume of 46,209 shares, compared to its average volume of 134,854. Inpex has a 12-month low of $11.27 and a 12-month high of $16.06. The firm has a market cap of $17.89 billion, a PE ratio of 6.32 and a beta of 0.54. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $12.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a current ratio of 1.29.

Inpex (OTCMKTS:IPXHY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 13th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter. Inpex had a return on equity of 8.73% and a net margin of 18.86%. The firm had revenue of $3.52 billion for the quarter.

Inpex Company Profile

Inpex Corporation engages in the research, exploration, development, production, and sale of oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources in Japan, rest of Asia and Oceania, Europe and NIS countries, the Middle East and Africa, and the Americas. The company is involved in the investment and lending to the companies engaged in mineral resources business, etc.