OMRON Co. (OTCMKTS:OMRNY) Short Interest Up 675.9% in April

OMRON Co. (OTCMKTS:OMRNY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 67,500 shares, an increase of 675.9% from the March 31st total of 8,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 258,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of OMRON

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in OMRON stock. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in OMRON Co. (OTCMKTS:OMRNY - Free Report) by 831.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,946 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 13,342 shares during the quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC's holdings in OMRON were worth $421,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 1.09% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

OMRON Trading Down 0.1 %

OTCMKTS:OMRNY traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $29.73. The company's stock had a trading volume of 20,549 shares, compared to its average volume of 60,710. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $29.34 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $32.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 2.20 and a quick ratio of 1.45. OMRON has a twelve month low of $25.08 and a twelve month high of $47.75. The stock has a market cap of $6.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 110.13 and a beta of 1.16.

OMRON (OTCMKTS:OMRNY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. OMRON had a return on equity of 0.81% and a net margin of 0.98%. On average, equities analysts predict that OMRON will post 0.42 EPS for the current year.

About OMRON

OMRON Corporation engages in industrial automation, device and module solutions, social systems, and healthcare businesses worldwide. The Industrial Automation Business offers sensors, switches, safety and control components, relays, motion and drives, robotics, energy conservation, power supplies, and automation system products.