Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Short Interest Update

Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 117,200 shares, an increase of 122.8% from the March 31st total of 52,600 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 673,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Subaru Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS FUJHY traded up $0.06 during trading on Monday, reaching $9.22. The stock had a trading volume of 62,647 shares, compared to its average volume of 306,876. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $9.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.68. Subaru has a one year low of $7.32 and a one year high of $11.27. The stock has a market cap of $13.51 billion, a PE ratio of 5.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 0.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 2.63.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.23. Subaru had a net margin of 8.50% and a return on equity of 15.26%. On average, research analysts forecast that Subaru will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new position in Subaru during the 4th quarter worth $83,000. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in Subaru by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 17,444 shares of the company's stock valued at $157,000 after buying an additional 1,947 shares in the last quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA increased its stake in Subaru by 17.7% during the 1st quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 40,744 shares of the company's stock valued at $360,000 after buying an additional 6,136 shares during the period. Beddow Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Subaru by 20.5% during the 4th quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 140,598 shares of the company's stock worth $1,262,000 after buying an additional 23,950 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Subaru by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 231,753 shares of the company's stock worth $2,083,000 after acquiring an additional 8,063 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 0.01% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Sanford C. Bernstein raised shares of Subaru to a "strong sell" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th.

Subaru Company Profile

Subaru Corporation manufactures and sells automobiles and aerospace products in Japan, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Automotive, Aerospace, and Others. The company manufactures, sells, and repairs passenger cars and their components, aircrafts, aerospace-related machinery, and related components; and rents and manages real estate properties.

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