Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Short Interest Update

Subaru Corporation (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the target of a significant drop in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 186,876 shares, a drop of 40.2% from the June 15th total of 312,718 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 669,489 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Subaru Stock Up 1.3%

OTCMKTS:FUJHY opened at $7.83 on Friday. Subaru has a 12-month low of $7.10 and a 12-month high of $11.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.80 and a beta of 0.37. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $7.65 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.67.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 15th. The company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by ($0.18). Subaru had a net margin of 1.96% and a return on equity of 3.38%. The company had revenue of $8.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.67 billion. Subaru has set its FY 2027 guidance at 0.572-0.572 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Subaru will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FUJHY. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in Subaru by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 18,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $203,000 after acquiring an additional 2,326 shares during the last quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA increased its stake in Subaru by 10.8% in the first quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 69,466 shares of the company’s stock valued at $542,000 after purchasing an additional 6,761 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Lakes Advisors LLC increased its stake in Subaru by 7.1% in the fourth quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 381,638 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,095,000 after purchasing an additional 25,432 shares in the last quarter. 0.01% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on FUJHY shares. Zacks Research cut Subaru from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 7th. UBS Group lowered shares of Subaru from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce”.

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.