YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Short Interest Up 150.8% in May

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 16,300 shares, a growth of 150.8% from the May 15th total of 6,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 30,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold.

YASKAWA Electric Stock Down 1.1%

OTCMKTS YASKY traded down $0.51 during trading on Friday, hitting $45.34. The company's stock had a trading volume of 10,784 shares, compared to its average volume of 28,163. YASKAWA Electric has a fifty-two week low of $36.11 and a fifty-two week high of $76.37. The company has a market cap of $5.88 billion, a PE ratio of 14.30 and a beta of 1.06. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 2.41 and a quick ratio of 1.27. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $43.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.15.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Friday, April 4th. The technology company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $935.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $998.44 million. YASKAWA Electric had a net margin of 11.36% and a return on equity of 14.92%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

YASKAWA Electric Company Profile

YASKAWA Electric Corporation engages in motion control, robotics, system engineering, and other businesses worldwide. It manufactures and sells various AC drives, including general purpose AC drives, specific purpose AC drives, AC Drive for systems, regenerative energy saving units, and PM motors for use in household appliances, such as air conditioners and refrigerators; social infrastructures comprising elevators, escalators, trains, cranes, fans, and pumps; and factories that manufacture printing machinery, textile machinery, rubber machinery, and other materials.