West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 9,100 shares, an increase of 26.4% from the May 15th total of 7,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 22,800 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
West Japan Railway Trading Down 0.4%
Shares of WJRYY stock opened at $22.10 on Wednesday. West Japan Railway has a fifty-two week low of $16.32 and a fifty-two week high of $22.67. The stock has a market cap of $10.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.90 and a beta of 0.35. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $21.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $19.74. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01.
West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 2nd. The company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.14) by $0.18. West Japan Railway had a return on equity of 9.01% and a net margin of 6.66%. The business had revenue of $3.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.18 billion. On average, analysts forecast that West Japan Railway will post 1.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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West Japan Railway Company provides railway transport services in Japan. The company operates through Mobility, Retail, Real Estate, Travel and Regional Solutions, and Other segments. The Mobility segment provides passenger transportation, station operation and management, cleaning and maintenance, construction, machinery and equipment installation, rolling stock and other facility construction services, as well as engages in the railway operations and electric works.
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