Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Short Interest Update

Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the target of a large drop in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 116,100 shares, a drop of 13.1% from the January 31st total of 133,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 470,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Subaru Trading Up 2.8 %

FUJHY traded up $0.26 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $9.31. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 409,051 shares, compared to its average volume of 366,563. The stock has a market cap of $13.64 billion, a PE ratio of 5.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 0.58. Subaru has a fifty-two week low of $7.51 and a fifty-two week high of $11.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.63 and a quick ratio of 2.08. The business’s 50-day moving average is $8.90 and its 200-day moving average is $8.66.

Subaru (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The company reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.23. Subaru had a return on equity of 15.26% and a net margin of 8.50%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Subaru will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Subaru

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Beddow Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Subaru by 20.5% in the 4th quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 140,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,262,000 after purchasing an additional 23,950 shares during the last quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Subaru by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 231,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,083,000 after purchasing an additional 8,063 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in shares of Subaru by 12.6% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 17,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $157,000 after buying an additional 1,947 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Subaru in the fourth quarter valued at $83,000. 0.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Subaru

Subaru Corporation manufactures and sells automobiles and aerospace products in Japan, rest of Asia, North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Automotive, Aerospace, and Others. The company manufactures, sells, and repairs passenger cars and their components, aircrafts, aerospace-related machinery, and related components; and rents and manages real estate properties.