Sysmex Co. (OTCMKTS:SSMXY) Short Interest Update

Sysmex Co. (OTCMKTS:SSMXY) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 10,200 shares, an increase of 96.2% from the October 31st total of 5,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 103,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days.

Sysmex Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of SSMXY stock traded down $0.15 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $20.67. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 28,821 shares, compared to its average volume of 65,942. The stock has a market cap of $13.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.80 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.11, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a current ratio of 3.23. Sysmex has a 52-week low of $14.38 and a 52-week high of $29.78. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $19.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $17.99.

About Sysmex

Sysmex Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of diagnostic instruments, reagents, and related software in Japan. It offers three-part and five-part white blood cell differentiation instruments for use in hematology; and transport systems for high-volume testing in labs. The company also provides automated urine particle analyzers; automated blood coagulation analyzers; automated immunochemistry systems, which perform assays on minute sample quantities, as well as reagents to test for infectious disease and tumor markers; and flow cytometers to perform analysis in diagnosing leukemia, malignant lymphoma, and HIV/AIDS.