Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Short Interest Update

Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Get Free Report) saw a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 68,100 shares, an increase of 32.2% from the May 15th total of 51,500 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 186,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of Subaru by 47.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 13,558 shares of the company's stock valued at $121,000 after buying an additional 4,365 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in Subaru by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 17,444 shares of the company's stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,947 shares in the last quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA raised its holdings in shares of Subaru by 17.7% in the 1st quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 40,744 shares of the company's stock valued at $360,000 after purchasing an additional 6,136 shares during the period. Beddow Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Subaru by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 140,598 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,262,000 after purchasing an additional 23,950 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Subaru by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 231,753 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,083,000 after buying an additional 8,063 shares in the last quarter. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Subaru Stock Performance

Subaru stock traded down $0.08 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $8.58. 297,500 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 244,409. Subaru has a 52-week low of $7.32 and a 52-week high of $11.00. The stock has a market cap of $12.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.77, a P/E/G ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 0.41. The firm's 50 day moving average is $8.92 and its 200 day moving average is $8.87. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 14th. The company reported $0.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.15 by ($0.05). The company had revenue of $7.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1,289.35 billion. Subaru had a return on equity of 15.26% and a net margin of 8.50%. Analysts predict that Subaru will post 1.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Sanford C. Bernstein raised Subaru to a "strong sell" rating in a research note 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.

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