Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Short Interest Update

Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 32,100 shares, a growth of 494.4% from the March 31st total of 5,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 100,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.3 days.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Subaru

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Subaru stock. Beddow Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) by 14.1% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 82,936 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,243 shares during the quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in Subaru were worth $939,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 0.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Subaru Price Performance

FUJHY stock traded up $0.31 during trading on Friday, hitting $10.80. 572,705 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 60,129. Subaru has a 1 year low of $7.82 and a 1 year high of $11.76. The company has a market cap of $16.28 billion, a PE ratio of 6.56, a P/E/G ratio of 0.27 and a beta of 0.66. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $11.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $9.96.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 8th. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter. Subaru had a net margin of 7.63% and a return on equity of 15.18%. The firm had revenue of $8.69 billion during the quarter. Research analysts expect that Subaru will post 1.53 earnings per share for the current year.

Subaru Company Profile

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.