West Japan Railway - WJRYY Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for West Japan Railway in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" WJRYY shares.
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West Japan Railway's stock was trading at $43.48 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, WJRYY shares have decreased by 4.7% and is now trading at $41.42.
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West Japan Railway saw a increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 11,400 shares, an increase of 256.3% from the February 28th total of 3,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 28,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.
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West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 31st. The company reported $0.68 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $2.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.80 billion. West Japan Railway had a net margin of 1.51% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.98%.

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) pays an annual dividend of $0.75 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 1.84%. The dividend payout ratio is 166.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, WJRYY will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.09% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

West Japan Railway issued an update on its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Tuesday, January, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.70-$1.70 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.27 billion-$9.27 billion.

West Japan Railway trades on the OTCMKTS under the ticker symbol "WJRYY."

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One share of WJRYY stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.42.

West Japan Railway (OTCMKTS:WJRYY) has a market capitalization of $7.92 billion and generates $9.18 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $-1,007,450,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.45 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 47,984 workers across the globe.

West Japan Railway's mailing address is 4-24 Shibata 2-chome Kita-ku, Osaka M0, 530-8341. The official website for the company is www.westjr.co.jp. The company can be reached via phone at (166) 376-6060, via email at ir@westjr.co.jp, or via fax at 816-6375-8976.