Yaskawa Electric Corp. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Stock Short Interest Climbs 95.3%

Yaskawa Electric Corp. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) was the target of a large growth in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 705 shares, a growth of 95.3% from the September 15th total of 361 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 25,992 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.0 days.

Yaskawa Electric Trading Down 5.0%

OTCMKTS YASKY opened at $55.22 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $7.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.01 and a beta of 1.51. Yaskawa Electric has a fifty-two week low of $46.32 and a fifty-two week high of $96.17. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $69.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a current ratio of 2.25.

Yaskawa Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last posted its earnings results on Friday, October 9th. The technology company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $912.69 million for the quarter. Yaskawa Electric had a return on equity of 7.20% and a net margin of 6.32%.

About Yaskawa Electric

Yaskawa Electric Corporation is a Japanese industrial technology company that develops and manufactures automation and motion-control equipment. Founded in 1915 and headquartered in Kitakyushu, Japan, the company serves manufacturers and industrial customers worldwide.

Its products include AC drives, servo motors, motion controllers, industrial robots and robotic systems. Yaskawa’s robotics portfolio supports applications such as welding, assembly, material handling, painting, packaging and other factory-automation processes.