Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 68,100 shares, a growth of 32.2% from the May 15th total of 51,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 186,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Subaru Stock Down 2.8%

Shares of OTCMKTS FUJHY traded down $0.24 during trading on Friday, hitting $8.58. The stock had a trading volume of 139,853 shares, compared to its average volume of 243,748. The company has a market capitalization of $12.58 billion, a PE ratio of 5.68 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.53 and a quick ratio of 2.00. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $8.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $8.87. Subaru has a 12 month low of $7.32 and a 12 month high of $11.00.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The company reported $0.10 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.15 by ($0.05). Subaru had a return on equity of 12.67% and a net margin of 7.21%. The business had revenue of $7.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1,289.35 billion. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Subaru will post 1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Rhumbline Advisers raised its position in shares of Subaru by 12.6% in the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 17,444 shares of the company's stock worth $157,000 after acquiring an additional 1,947 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Subaru by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 231,753 shares of the company's stock worth $2,083,000 after purchasing an additional 8,063 shares during the last quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Subaru by 20.5% in 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 during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in shares of Subaru by 1,214.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 120,802 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,076,000 after purchasing an additional 111,609 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA increased its holdings in Subaru by 17.7% during the first 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 last quarter. Institutional investors own 0.01% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

About Subaru

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.