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

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 16,100 shares, a growth of 57.8% from the February 13th total of 10,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 23,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.

YASKAWA Electric Price Performance

OTCMKTS YASKY opened at $55.03 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $55.75 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $57.29. The stock has a market cap of $7.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.36 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 1.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. YASKAWA Electric has a 52 week low of $49.22 and a 52 week high of $87.95.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last announced 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 14.92% and a net margin of 11.36%. Analysts forecast that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.02 EPS for the current year.

YASKAWA Electric Company Profile

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.