Short Interest in Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) Increases By 164.4%

Komatsu Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) saw a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 59,500 shares, an increase of 164.4% from the December 31st total of 22,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 264,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days.

Komatsu Stock Down 0.0 %

OTCMKTS KMTUY traded down $0.01 during trading on Friday, reaching $29.50. 157,984 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 96,037. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $27.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.42. Komatsu has a 12-month low of $24.05 and a 12-month high of $32.16. The firm has a market cap of $28.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.76 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a current ratio of 1.99 and a quick ratio of 1.10.

Komatsu (OTCMKTS:KMTUY) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 31st. The industrial products company reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter. Komatsu had a return on equity of 12.61% and a net margin of 9.70%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Komatsu will post 2.58 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Komatsu Company Profile

Komatsu Ltd. manufactures and sells construction, mining, and utility equipment in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, Rest of Asia, Oceania, the Middle East, Africa, and CIS countries. It operates through three segments: Construction, Mining and Utility Equipment; Retail Finance; and Industrial Machinery and Others.