FUJIFILM Holdings Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJIY) Short Interest Up 86.3% in August

FUJIFILM Holdings Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJIY) saw a significant growth in short interest during the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 126,500 shares, a growth of 86.3% from the August 15th total of 67,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 112,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.1 days.

FUJIFILM Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:FUJIY traded down $0.25 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $13.40. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 39,960 shares, compared to its average volume of 90,864. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.34 billion, a PE ratio of 18.87, a P/E/G ratio of 2.49 and a beta of 0.43. FUJIFILM has a twelve month low of $8.99 and a twelve month high of $13.88. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $12.22 and a 200 day moving average of $11.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.82, a current ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.04.

FUJIFILM (OTCMKTS:FUJIY) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 7th. The technology company reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $4.80 billion for the quarter. FUJIFILM had a net margin of 8.19% and a return on equity of 7.96%. On average, equities analysts expect that FUJIFILM will post 0.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of FUJIFILM from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th.

FUJIFILM Company Profile

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation develops, manufactures, sells, and services imaging, healthcare, materials, and business innovation solutions worldwide. The company's Healthcare segment provides products and services, such as medical devices, biomedical contract development and manufacturing organization, pharmaceutical, regenerative medicine, and cosmetics and supplements in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.