YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 30,300 shares, a growth of 352.2% from the December 15th total of 6,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 86,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

YASKAWA Electric Price Performance

Shares of YASKY traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $52.68. The company had a trading volume of 11,981 shares, compared to its average volume of 33,026. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 1.32. The company’s 50-day moving average is $53.27 and its 200-day moving average is $60.82. YASKAWA Electric has a twelve month low of $49.22 and a twelve month high of $92.51. The company has a market capitalization of $7.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.31 and a beta of 1.07.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 10th. The technology company reported $1.45 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. YASKAWA Electric had a return on equity of 10.90% and a net margin of 8.11%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.26 EPS for the current year.

About YASKAWA Electric

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.