Kyocera Corporation (OTCMKTS:KYOCY) Short Interest Update

Kyocera Corporation (OTCMKTS:KYOCY - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 6,700 shares, a decrease of 28.0% from the May 15th total of 9,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 32,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised Kyocera from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd.

Kyocera Trading Down 1.5%

OTCMKTS KYOCY opened at $11.65 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.92, a quick ratio of 1.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $11.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.18. Kyocera has a 12 month low of $9.21 and a 12 month high of $13.18. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 97.04 and a beta of 0.33.

Kyocera (OTCMKTS:KYOCY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The company reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.05 by ($0.02). Kyocera had a return on equity of 0.71% and a net margin of 1.15%. The firm had revenue of $3.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $515.77 billion. On average, analysts predict that Kyocera will post 0.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Kyocera

Kyocera Corporation develops, produces, and distributes products based on fine ceramic technologies in Japan, rest of Asia, Europe, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Core Components Business, Electronic Components Business, and Solutions Business segments. The Core Components Business segment offers components, such as fine ceramic components for semiconductor processing equipment, automotive camera modules, and ceramic packages, as well as organic packages and boards to protect electronic components and ICs to industrial machinery, automotive-related, and the information and communication-related markets; optical components, and jewelry and applied ceramic related products; and medical devices comprising prosthetic joints and dental implants.

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