HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) Short Interest Up 40.0% in January

HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,000 shares, an increase of 40.0% from the January 15th total of 5,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 45,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

HOYA Stock Down 0.9 %

OTCMKTS HOCPY traded down $1.20 on Friday, reaching $126.38. The company had a trading volume of 15,510 shares, compared to its average volume of 22,846. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $129.54 and a 200-day moving average of $132.89. HOYA has a 1 year low of $108.12 and a 1 year high of $148.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.02 billion, a PE ratio of 32.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 5.04 and a quick ratio of 4.35.

HOYA (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The technology company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by $0.94. HOYA had a return on equity of 21.34% and a net margin of 24.17%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that HOYA will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About HOYA

HOYA Corporation, a med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Life Care, Telecommunication, and Other. The company offers life care products, including eyeglass and contact lenses; medical endoscopes; intraocular lenses; laparoscopic surgical instruments; automatic endoscope cleaning equipment; and other medical related products, such as prosthetic ceramic fillers and metallic implants for orthopedics.