Kubota Corp. (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) Short Interest Down 48.7% in April

Kubota Corp. (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) saw a large drop in short interest during the month of April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 22,270 shares, a drop of 48.7% from the April 15th total of 43,370 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 52,951 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, Zacks Research downgraded Kubota from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Kubota has an average rating of “Buy”.

Kubota Price Performance

Shares of KUBTY opened at $92.66 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $83.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $79.42. The company has a market capitalization of $21.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.59 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.65. Kubota has a fifty-two week low of $52.43 and a fifty-two week high of $107.97.

Kubota (OTCMKTS:KUBTY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, May 8th. The industrial products company reported $2.05 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.51. The company had revenue of $5.18 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.91 billion. Kubota had a return on equity of 7.76% and a net margin of 7.00%.Kubota has set its FY 2026 guidance at 6.370-6.370 EPS. Research analysts predict that Kubota will post 5.89 earnings per share for the current year.

Kubota Company Profile

Kubota Corporation (OTCMKTS: KUBTY) is a Japanese multinational manufacturer specializing in agricultural machinery, construction equipment, engines and water infrastructure systems. Founded in 1890 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company has grown from its origins as a cast-iron manufacturer into a diversified industrial enterprise. Kubota’s agricultural machinery portfolio includes tractors, combine harvesters, rice transplanters and irrigation equipment, while its construction machinery lineup features compact excavators, wheel loaders and skid-steer loaders.