Short Interest in MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MSADY) Expands By 23.5%

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (OTCMKTS:MSADY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totalling 20,500 shares, a growth of 23.5% from the July 31st total of 16,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 162,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

MS&AD Insurance Group Price Performance

MSADY traded up $0.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $22.98. The stock had a trading volume of 68,200 shares, compared to its average volume of 61,905. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $22.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $19.71. The firm has a market capitalization of $36.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.54 and a beta of 0.50. MS&AD Insurance Group has a 1-year low of $11.58 and a 1-year high of $24.62.

MS&AD Insurance Group (OTCMKTS:MSADY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, August 9th. The insurance provider reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter. MS&AD Insurance Group had a return on equity of 9.47% and a net margin of 5.71%. The business had revenue of $12.43 billion for the quarter. As a group, research analysts expect that MS&AD Insurance Group will post 2.65 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

MS&AD Insurance Group Company Profile

MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc, an insurance holding company, provides insurance and financial services worldwide. The company offers domestic non-life insurance; life insurance; international business; financial services; and provides risk-related services. The company was formerly known as Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc and changed its name to MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc in April 2010.