Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SQNXF - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 183,700 shares, a growth of 71.7% from the March 15th total of 107,000 shares. Approximately 0.2% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 306.2 days.
Square Enix Price Performance
SQNXF remained flat at $46.13 during midday trading on Tuesday. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3 shares, compared to its average volume of 806. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $45.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $41.66. Square Enix has a 52-week low of $27.98 and a 52-week high of $49.19. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 68.85 and a beta of 0.30.
Square Enix (OTCMKTS:SQNXF - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.24. Square Enix had a net margin of 3.52% and a return on equity of 10.63%. On average, equities analysts predict that Square Enix will post 1.71 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Square Enix in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. They issued a "sell" rating for the company.
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About Square Enix
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Square Enix Holdings Co, Ltd. operates in the content and service businesses in Japan and internationally. It operates through Digital Entertainment Business, Amusement Business, Publishing Business, and Rights Property Business. The company plans, develops, sells, and manages digital entertainment content primarily in the form of computer games.
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