Sekisui House Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) Stock Short Interest Jumps 82.7%

Sekisui House Ltd. (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 91,604 shares, an increase of 82.7% from the August 31st total of 50,144 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 89,602 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Sekisui House Price Performance

SKHSY stock traded up $0.02 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $21.44. The stock had a trading volume of 2,192 shares, compared to its average volume of 87,754. Sekisui House has a twelve month low of $19.71 and a twelve month high of $25.61. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $21.63 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $21.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 2.91 and a quick ratio of 2.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $13.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.51 and a beta of 0.37.

Sekisui House (OTCMKTS:SKHSY) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 10th. The construction company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.08. The business had revenue of $6.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.85 billion. Sekisui House had a return on equity of 11.16% and a net margin of 6.15%.

Sekisui House Company Profile

Sekisui House Ltd. is a Japan-based homebuilding and property development company. It designs, constructs and sells detached houses, rental housing and condominiums, while also developing commercial facilities, office buildings and other urban properties. The company provides related services including property management, remodeling, landscaping and housing-related consulting.

Founded in 1960, Sekisui House has grown from a Japanese housebuilder into an integrated residential and real estate company.