Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 15,500 shares, an increase of 66.7% from the February 13th total of 9,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 22,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Trading Up 3.9 %

Shares of OTCMKTS KWHIY traded up $0.94 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $25.00. The company had a trading volume of 13,474 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,735. The business’s 50-day moving average is $19.66 and its 200-day moving average is $17.35. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52. The stock has a market cap of $10.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.94 and a beta of 0.88. Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a 52 week low of $10.30 and a 52 week high of $25.10.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The industrial products company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48. Kawasaki Heavy Industries had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 12.40%.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Company Profile

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in aerospace systems, energy solution and marine engineering, precision machinery and robot, rolling stock, and motorcycle and engine businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures aircraft for the Japan ministry of defense; helicopters; and helicopter and jet engines for commercial aircrafts.