Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Short Interest Update

Key Points

• Short interest surged 243.5% to 398,068 shares by July 31, up from 115,887 shares on July 15. Despite the increase, short interest represented 0.0% of shares outstanding and 0.4 days of average trading volume.
• Analyst sentiment remained negative, with UBS downgrading Subaru to “sell” and Zacks Research upgrading it to “hold”; MarketBeat reported an average rating of “Reduce.”
• Subaru’s latest quarterly results missed expectations on earnings, reporting $0.22 EPS versus the $0.27 consensus estimate, while revenue matched forecasts at $7.94 billion. Shares recently traded at $8.02, down 1.0%.

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 398,068 shares, an increase of 243.5% from the July 15th total of 115,887 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company's shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 1,007,470 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have issued reports on FUJHY shares. UBS Group downgraded shares of Subaru from a "neutral" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Subaru from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, August 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Reduce".

Institutional Trading of Subaru

An institutional investor recently raised its stake in Subaru stock. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA lifted its position in Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Free Report) by 10.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 69,466 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 6,761 shares during the period. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA's holdings in Subaru were worth $542,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Subaru Trading Down 1.0%

Shares of OTCMKTS:FUJHY traded down $0.08 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $8.02. The company had a trading volume of 19,227 shares, compared to its average volume of 285,793. Subaru has a 12 month low of $7.10 and a 12 month high of $11.70. The stock has a market cap of $11.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.05, a PEG ratio of 0.34 and a beta of 0.35. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $7.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $8.30.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.05). Subaru had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 3.01%. The company had revenue of $7.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.94 billion. Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Subaru will post 0.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru's product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.

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