YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Short Interest Up 2,233.3% in April

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,000 shares, an increase of 2,233.3% from the March 31st total of 300 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 165,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

YASKAWA Electric Stock Performance

YASKY stock traded up $1.04 during trading on Thursday, hitting $42.59. 34,559 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 30,569. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $48.08 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $52.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.44 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.27, a current ratio of 2.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. YASKAWA Electric has a 52 week low of $36.11 and a 52 week high of $87.95.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, April 4th. The technology company reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $935.09 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $998.44 million. YASKAWA Electric had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 11.36%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

YASKAWA Electric Company Profile

YASKAWA Electric Corporation engages in motion control, robotics, system engineering, and other businesses worldwide. It manufactures and sells various AC drives, including general purpose AC drives, specific purpose AC drives, AC Drive for systems, regenerative energy saving units, and PM motors for use in household appliances, such as air conditioners and refrigerators; social infrastructures comprising elevators, escalators, trains, cranes, fans, and pumps; and factories that manufacture printing machinery, textile machinery, rubber machinery, and other materials.