Marubeni Co. (OTCMKTS:MARUY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Marubeni Co. (OTCMKTS:MARUY - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 12,500 shares, an increase of 380.8% from the March 31st total of 2,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 73,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short.

Marubeni Stock Down 1.1 %

MARUY stock traded down $1.95 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $177.72. 9,082 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 29,058. The company has a current ratio of 1.38, a quick ratio of 1.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. Marubeni has a twelve month low of $126.85 and a twelve month high of $203.84. The firm's 50 day moving average is $160.69 and its 200 day moving average is $154.71. The firm has a market cap of $29.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.67.

Marubeni (OTCMKTS:MARUY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The conglomerate reported $7.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Marubeni had a net margin of 6.94% and a return on equity of 14.21%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Marubeni will post 19.54 EPS for the current year.

Marubeni Company Profile

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.