Short Interest in Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY) Rises By 31.8%

Key Points

• Unicharm experienced a significant increase in short interest, rising 31.8% in August, with a total of 14,500 shares shorted as of August 31st.
• The company reported earnings of $0.03 per share for the most recent quarter, falling short of analysts' expectations of $0.17 earnings per share.
• Unicharm has a market capitalization of $11.67 billion and a current stock price of $3.33, with a 52-week trading range of $3.06 to $8.10.

Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,500 shares, a growth of 31.8% from the August 15th total of 11,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 856,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 856,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Unicharm Stock Down 1.5%

UNICY traded down $0.05 during trading on Friday, reaching $3.26. 401,281 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 454,170. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $3.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 2.32 and a quick ratio of 1.87. Unicharm has a fifty-two week low of $3.06 and a fifty-two week high of $8.10. The stock has a market cap of $11.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.30 and a beta of 0.22.

Unicharm (OTCMKTS:UNICY - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.03 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $1.64 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.81 billion. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Unicharm will post 0.17 EPS for the current year.

About Unicharm

Unicharm Corporation engages in the manufacturing and sale of wellness, feminine, baby and children, kirei, and pet care products in Japan and internationally. The company's baby and child care products, including disposable diapers and wipes under the Moony, MamyPoko, Oyasumiman, and Torepanman brands; feminine care products comprise napkins, tampons, panty liners, sanitary short, panty liners, and other feminine care products under the Sofy, Center-In, and Unicharm brand names; and wellness care products include napkin-type incontinence pads, pants-type diapers, tape-type diapers, pants-type specialized urine pads, and tape-type specialized urine pads under the Lifree and Charmnap brand.