Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sees Large Growth in Short Interest

Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 133,600 shares, a growth of 43.0% from the January 15th total of 93,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 816,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Subaru Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:FUJHY opened at $9.53 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $8.61 and its two-hundred day moving average is $8.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $13.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.38, a PEG ratio of 0.26 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.87. Subaru has a 1-year low of $7.51 and a 1-year high of $11.76.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.23. Subaru had a return on equity of 15.67% and a net margin of 8.36%. Analysts forecast that Subaru will post 1.39 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in FUJHY. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in Subaru during the fourth quarter worth about $83,000. Beddow Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Subaru by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 140,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,262,000 after buying an additional 23,950 shares during the period. Great Lakes Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Subaru by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 231,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,083,000 after acquiring an additional 8,063 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in Subaru by 12.6% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 17,444 shares of the company’s stock valued at $157,000 after buying an additional 1,947 shares during the last quarter. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation manufactures and sells automobiles and aerospace products in Japan, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Automotive, Aerospace, and Others. The company manufactures, sells, and repairs passenger cars and their components, aircrafts, aerospace-related machinery, and related components; and rents and manages real estate properties.