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Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume - Here's Why

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Key Points

  • Komatsu Ltd. experienced a significant trading volume spike, with 240,316 shares traded, representing a 52% increase from the previous session.
  • The company's recent quarterly earnings fell short of analysts' expectations, with reported earnings of $0.69 per share versus the anticipated $0.74.
  • Komatsu has a market cap of $32.63 billion and a P/E ratio of 11.25, indicating potential value compared to its earnings growth prospects.
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Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY - Get Free Report) shares saw an uptick in trading volume on Friday . 240,316 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 52% from the previous session's volume of 157,975 shares.The stock last traded at $34.33 and had previously closed at $33.84.

Komatsu Stock Down 1.5%

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 2.00. The company has a market cap of $32.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 6.86 and a beta of 0.99. The stock's fifty day moving average is $32.84 and its two-hundred day moving average is $30.73.

Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The industrial products company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by ($0.05). Komatsu had a return on equity of 13.05% and a net margin of 10.37%.The business had revenue of $6.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.49 billion. Sell-side analysts predict that Komatsu Ltd. will post 2.73 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Komatsu Company Profile

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Komatsu Ltd. manufactures and sells construction, mining, and utility equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, Rest of Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and CIS countries. It operates through three segments: Construction, Mining and Utility Equipment; Retail Finance; and Industrial Machinery and Others.

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