Seiko Epson Co. (OTCMKTS:SEKEY) Short Interest Up 2,526.9% in March

Seiko Epson Co. (OTCMKTS:SEKEY) saw a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 68,300 shares, a growth of 2,526.9% from the February 28th total of 2,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 86,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Seiko Epson Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS SEKEY opened at $8.27 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 2.01. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $8.34 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.80. The stock has a market cap of $6.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.50 and a beta of 0.90. Seiko Epson has a fifty-two week low of $7.52 and a fifty-two week high of $9.69.

Seiko Epson (OTCMKTS:SEKEY) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter. Seiko Epson had a return on equity of 6.63% and a net margin of 4.24%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Seiko Epson will post 0.48 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Seiko Epson

Seiko Epson Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, sells, and provides services for products in the printing solutions, visual communications, manufacturing-related and wearables, and other businesses. It operates through three segments: Printing Solutions, Visual Communications, and Manufacturing-related and Wearables segments.