HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) Short Interest Up 246.2% in January

HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) was the target of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 9,000 shares, an increase of 246.2% from the December 31st total of 2,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 41,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

HOYA Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of HOYA stock traded up $1.43 on Wednesday, reaching $137.42. The company had a trading volume of 11,880 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,811. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $129.92 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $132.48. HOYA has a 1 year low of $108.12 and a 1 year high of $148.27. The firm has a market cap of $47.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.66 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 5.14 and a quick ratio of 4.43.

About HOYA

HOYA Corporation, a med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Life Care, Telecommunication, and Other. The company offers life care products, including eyeglass and contact lenses; medical endoscopes; intraocular lenses; laparoscopic surgical instruments; automatic endoscope cleaning equipment; and other medical related products, such as prosthetic ceramic fillers and metallic implants for orthopedics.