SMC Co. (OTCMKTS:SMCAY) Short Interest Update

SMC Co. (OTCMKTS:SMCAY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 85,400 shares, a decrease of 89.2% from the March 31st total of 788,500 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,675,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.1 days.

SMC Stock Performance

SMCAY traded up $0.05 on Thursday, reaching $16.28. 323,666 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 626,786. The company's 50 day moving average is $17.56 and its 200-day moving average is $19.25. The company has a market cap of $21.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.85, a PEG ratio of 16.73 and a beta of 0.96. SMC has a twelve month low of $14.30 and a twelve month high of $28.13.

SMC (OTCMKTS:SMCAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.28 billion for the quarter. SMC had a net margin of 20.52% and a return on equity of 8.31%. Sell-side analysts forecast that SMC will post 0.79 EPS for the current 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.