Sekisui House, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) Short Interest Up 99.6% in August

Sekisui House, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 54,300 shares, a growth of 99.6% from the August 15th total of 27,200 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 41,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.3 days.

Sekisui House Price Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS:SKHSY traded down $0.23 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $26.81. The stock had a trading volume of 156,121 shares, compared to its average volume of 47,841. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $24.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.28. Sekisui House has a fifty-two week low of $18.30 and a fifty-two week high of $27.87. The company has a quick ratio of 1.73, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The company has a market capitalization of $17.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.13 and a beta of 0.69.

Sekisui House (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) last released its earnings results on Thursday, September 5th. The construction company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $6.89 billion for the quarter. Sekisui House had a return on equity of 11.23% and a net margin of 6.64%.

Sekisui House Company Profile

Sekisui House, Ltd. designs, constructs, and contracts built-to-order detached houses in Japan and internationally. The company operates through Custom Detached Houses, Rental Housing, Architectural/Civil Engineering, Remodeling, Real Estate Management Fees, Houses For Sale, Condominiums, Urban Redevelopment, and Overseas segments.