Short Interest in Marubeni Co. (OTCMKTS:MARUY) Drops By 90.9%

Marubeni Co. (OTCMKTS:MARUY - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 400 shares, a decrease of 90.9% from the April 30th total of 4,400 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 24,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Marubeni Trading Up 1.6%

Shares of OTCMKTS MARUY traded up $3.30 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $206.37. The company's stock had a trading volume of 534,462 shares, compared to its average volume of 39,010. Marubeni has a one year low of $126.85 and a one year high of $206.56. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $173.88 and its 200-day simple moving average is $160.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 1.38 and a quick ratio of 1.05. The stock has a market cap of $34.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.78.

Marubeni (OTCMKTS:MARUY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The conglomerate reported $3.08 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.43 by ($0.35). The business had revenue of $14.24 billion for the quarter. Marubeni had a return on equity of 14.21% and a net margin of 6.94%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Marubeni will post 19.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Marubeni

Marubeni Corporation engages in various business activities. It manufactures, wholesales, and retails apparel, footwear, home furnishing and sport goods, industrial and textile materials, tire and rubber materials, and household and nursing care products; develops uranium, nuclear fuel cycle, iron ore, coking coal, copper mines, and related equipment and services; smelts and refines aluminum and magnesium; leases temporary steel construction materials; explores for, develops, and produces oil and gas; manages infrastructure funds; and develops and manages real estate.