Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Short Interest Down 80.6% in January

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the target of a significant decline in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 21,986 shares, a decline of 80.6% from the December 31st total of 113,212 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 148,956 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 148,956 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.1 days. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Subaru by 12.7% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 15,286 shares of the company’s stock worth $132,000 after purchasing an additional 1,728 shares during the last quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Subaru by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 595,371 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,019,000 after purchasing an additional 16,372 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC grew its position in Subaru by 11.6% during the 3rd quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 356,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,601,000 after purchasing an additional 37,021 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CHICAGO TRUST Co NA grew its stake in Subaru by 27.5% during the 3rd quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 64,666 shares of the company’s stock valued at $663,000 after purchasing an additional 13,929 shares during the last quarter. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Subaru Stock Performance

Shares of OTCMKTS FUJHY traded up $0.14 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $10.57. 31,629 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 79,803. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.99 and a current ratio of 2.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.66 and a beta of 0.34. Subaru has a 1 year low of $7.32 and a 1 year high of $11.70. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $10.90 and a 200 day moving average of $10.41.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $7.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.53 billion. Subaru had a return on equity of 9.62% and a net margin of 5.49%. On average, analysts forecast that Subaru will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current year.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation, traded over the counter as OTCMKTS:FUJHY, is a Japanese multinational automaker known for its distinctive use of the horizontally opposed “boxer” engine and standard symmetrical all-wheel-drive system across most of its vehicle lineup. Founded in 1953 as Fuji Heavy Industries, the company rebranded to Subaru Corporation in 2017 to align its corporate identity with its well‐established automotive brand. Subaru’s product portfolio includes compact and midsize sedans, sport wagons, crossovers and SUVs, with flagship models such as the Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Crosstrek (also marketed as the XV in some regions), as well as the performance-oriented BRZ sports coupe developed in partnership with Toyota.

In addition to passenger vehicles, Subaru Corporation is involved in the manufacturing of automotive components, aerospace products and industrial machinery, leveraging advanced materials and precision engineering capabilities inherited from its Fuji Heavy Industries heritage.