Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SHECY - Get Free Report) was the target of a large decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 147,200 shares, a decrease of 59.8% from the April 30th total of 366,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 771,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.
Shin-Etsu Chemical Trading Up 1.6%
SHECY traded up $0.26 during trading on Monday, reaching $16.22. 1,010,036 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 629,907. The stock has a market cap of $64.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.02 and a beta of 1.34. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $14.71 and a 200 day moving average of $15.74. Shin-Etsu Chemical has a 52 week low of $11.88 and a 52 week high of $23.23.
Shin-Etsu Chemical (OTCMKTS:SHECY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, April 25th. The basic materials company reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $4.14 billion during the quarter. Shin-Etsu Chemical had a return on equity of 11.27% and a net margin of 21.64%. As a group, analysts forecast that Shin-Etsu Chemical will post 0.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Profile
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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co, Ltd. provides infrastructure, electronics, and functional materials in Japan. It is also involved in processing and specialized related services. The company operates through Infrastructure Materials; Electronics Materials; Functional Materials; and Processing and Specialized Services segments.
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