KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) Short Interest Up 754.0% in January

KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 150,300 shares, an increase of 754.0% from the January 15th total of 17,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 555,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

KDDI Stock Performance

KDDIY stock opened at $16.02 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $70.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.25 and a beta of 0.08. KDDI has a 1 year low of $12.80 and a 1 year high of $17.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.62. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $15.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.04.

KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter. KDDI had a return on equity of 10.87% and a net margin of 10.71%. On average, equities analysts forecast that KDDI will post 1.11 earnings per share for the current year.

KDDI Company Profile

KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo.