SMC Co. (OTCMKTS:SMCAY) Short Interest Update

SMC Co. (OTCMKTS:SMCAY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 44,000 shares, a growth of 78.9% from the March 15th total of 24,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 116,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

SMC Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:SMCAY traded down $0.69 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $27.75. The company had a trading volume of 40,262 shares, compared to its average volume of 79,271. SMC has a 12 month low of $22.05 and a 12 month high of $31.42. The stock has a market cap of $36.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.94 and a beta of 0.95. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $28.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.55.

SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, February 13th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter. SMC had a return on equity of 10.50% and a net margin of 24.19%. Equities analysts forecast that SMC will post 0.97 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About SMC

SMC Corporation manufactures, processes, and sells automatic control equipment, sintered filters, and various types of filtration equipment worldwide. The company offers air management system, directional control valves, air cylinders, rotatory actuators/air grippers, electric actuators/cylinders, fitting and tubing, and modular F.R.L./pressure control equipment, as well as vacuum, air preparation, and lubrication equipment.