YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 5,500 shares, an increase of 266.7% from the August 31st total of 1,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 51,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.1 days.

YASKAWA Electric Stock Performance

Shares of YASKY opened at $69.73 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.89 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a current ratio of 2.31. YASKAWA Electric has a 1 year low of $59.44 and a 1 year high of $92.51. The company’s fifty day moving average is $64.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.35.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 5th. The technology company reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $864.76 million during the quarter. YASKAWA Electric had a net margin of 8.55% and a return on equity of 12.07%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that YASKAWA Electric will post 2.39 earnings per share for the current year.

About YASKAWA Electric

YASKAWA Electric Corporation engages in motion control, robotics, system engineering, and other businesses worldwide. It manufactures and sells various AC drives, including general purpose AC drives, specific purpose AC drives, AC Drive for systems, regenerative energy saving units, and PM motors for use in household appliances, such as air conditioners and refrigerators; social infrastructures comprising elevators, escalators, trains, cranes, fans, and pumps; and factories that manufacture printing machinery, textile machinery, rubber machinery, and other materials.