Short Interest in Obayashi Co. (OTCMKTS:OBYCF) Rises By 29.3%

Obayashi Co. (OTCMKTS:OBYCF) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,120,000 shares, an increase of 29.3% from the November 30th total of 866,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 11,200.0 days.

Obayashi Price Performance

Obayashi stock remained flat at $13.20 during midday trading on Tuesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $12.58 and a 200-day moving average of $11.78. Obayashi has a 1 year low of $13.09 and a 1 year high of $14.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.47 billion, a PE ratio of 14.19 and a beta of 0.32.

About Obayashi

Obayashi Corporation engages in the construction business in Japan, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Oceania. The company constructs buildings, including offices, condominiums, commercial facilities, factories, hospitals, and schools; and civil engineering projects, such as tunnels, bridges, dams, river works, urban civil engineering structures, railroads, and expressways.