Nikon Co. (OTCMKTS:NINOY) Short Interest Up 100.0% in May

Nikon Co. (OTCMKTS:NINOY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 200 shares, a growth of 100.0% from the April 30th total of 100 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.0 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold.

Nikon Stock Performance

Nikon stock traded down $0.06 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $9.69. 1,046 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,047. Nikon has a fifty-two week low of $8.50 and a fifty-two week high of $13.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.88 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The stock has a market cap of $3.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.27 and a beta of 0.52. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $9.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $10.43.

Nikon (OTCMKTS:NINOY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported $0.00 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by ($0.16). Nikon had a return on equity of 2.01% and a net margin of 1.98%. The company had revenue of $1.41 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $201.19 billion. On average, research analysts expect that Nikon will post 0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Nikon

Nikon Corporation manufactures and sells optical instruments in Japan, North America, Europe, China, Thailand, and internationally. It operates through Imaging Products Business, Precision Equipment Business, Healthcare Business, Components Business, and Industrial equipment and Others segments. The Imaging Products Business segment provides digital SLR cameras, compact digital cameras, and interchangeable camera lenses.