Short Interest in YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) Increases By 352.2%

YASKAWA Electric Co. (OTCMKTS:YASKY) saw a significant increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 30,300 shares, an increase of 352.2% from the December 31st total of 6,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 86,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

YASKAWA Electric Stock Up 6.5 %

Shares of YASKY stock opened at $60.75 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $53.38 and a 200 day moving average of $59.62. The company has a current ratio of 2.41, a quick ratio of 1.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market cap of $7.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.16 and a beta of 1.07. YASKAWA Electric has a twelve month low of $49.22 and a twelve month high of $92.51.

YASKAWA Electric (OTCMKTS:YASKY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 10th. The technology company reported $1.45 earnings per share for the quarter. YASKAWA Electric had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 11.36%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that YASKAWA Electric will post 3.02 EPS for the current year.

YASKAWA Electric Company Profile

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.