Short Interest in Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) Increases By 291.2%

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (OTCMKTS:AJINY) saw a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 22,300 shares, an increase of 291.2% from the December 31st total of 5,700 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 35,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days.

Ajinomoto Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of Ajinomoto stock traded up $0.52 on Thursday, hitting $40.00. 12,002 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 18,008. Ajinomoto has a one year low of $34.28 and a one year high of $44.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 1.20. The company has a fifty day moving average of $41.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $39.37. The company has a market capitalization of $20.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.61 and a beta of 0.14.

Ajinomoto (OTCMKTS:AJINY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $2.55 billion during the quarter. Ajinomoto had a return on equity of 10.40% and a net margin of 6.07%.

About Ajinomoto

Ajinomoto Co, Inc engages in the seasonings and foods, frozen foods, and healthcare and other businesses in Japan and internationally. The Seasonings and Foods segment offers sauces and seasoning products under the AJI-NO-MOTO, HON-DASHI, Cook Do, Ajinomoto KK Consommé, Pure Select Mayonnaise, Ros Dee, Masako, Aji-ngon, Sazón, Sajiku, and CRISPY FRY names; and solutions and ingredients for foodservice and processed food manufacturers, processed foods, and restaurants, as well as industrial, retail, and other applications.