Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SVNDY) Short Interest Up 864.3% in May

Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SVNDY – Get Rating) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 13,500 shares, an increase of 864.3% from the April 30th total of 1,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 59,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, The Goldman Sachs Group lowered Seven & i from a “conviction-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 6th.

Seven & i Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:SVNDY traded down $0.43 during trading on Friday, hitting $22.18. 30,789 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 45,780. The stock has a market cap of $39.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.16 and a beta of 0.17. Seven & i has a fifty-two week low of $17.59 and a fifty-two week high of $24.19. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $22.55 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.97. The company has a current ratio of 0.96, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93.

Seven & i (OTCMKTS:SVNDY – Get Rating) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 6th. The company reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $21.18 billion for the quarter. Seven & i had a return on equity of 9.76% and a net margin of 2.38%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Seven & i will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Seven & i Company Profile

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Seven & i Holdings Co, Ltd. engages in the planning, management, and operation of its group companies. It operates through the following segments: Domestic Convenience Store, Oversea Convenience Store, Superstore Operations, Department Store Operations, Financial Services, Specialty store, and Others.