Short Interest in Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Decreases By 79.5%

Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) saw a significant decline in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 23,800 shares, a decline of 79.5% from the February 13th total of 116,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 312,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.

Subaru Trading Up 1.9 %

Subaru stock traded up $0.18 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $9.72. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 182,108 shares, compared to its average volume of 349,168. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.40, a P/E/G ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 2.08 and a current ratio of 2.63. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $8.94 and its 200 day moving average is $8.66. Subaru has a 1-year low of $7.51 and a 1-year high of $11.76.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.69 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.23. Subaru had a return on equity of 15.26% and a net margin of 8.50%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Subaru will post 1.44 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Beddow Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Subaru by 38.1% in the 3rd quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 116,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,012,000 after acquiring an additional 32,205 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Subaru during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $83,000. Great Lakes Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Subaru by 3.6% in the 4th quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 231,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,083,000 after buying an additional 8,063 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Subaru by 12.6% during the 4th quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 17,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 1,947 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 0.01% of the company’s stock.

Subaru Company Profile

Subaru Corporation manufactures and sells automobiles and aerospace products in Japan, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Automotive, Aerospace, and Others. The company manufactures, sells, and repairs passenger cars and their components, aircrafts, aerospace-related machinery, and related components; and rents and manages real estate properties.