Mazda Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

Mazda Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) saw a large increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 84,300 shares, an increase of 16,760.0% from the January 15th total of 500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 311,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Mazda Motor Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS MZDAY opened at $3.28 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.62 and a beta of 0.80. Mazda Motor has a 12 month low of $3.02 and a 12 month high of $6.12. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $3.27 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.51 and a quick ratio of 0.98.

Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $0.30 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.02. Mazda Motor had a net margin of 2.74% and a return on equity of 9.04%. Analysts expect that Mazda Motor will post 0.66 EPS for the current year.

About Mazda Motor

Mazda Motor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Japan, China, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Toyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. and changed its name to Mazda Motor Corporation in May 1984. Mazda Motor Corporation was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.