Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) Sees Significant Growth in Short Interest

Subaru Co. (OTCMKTS:FUJHY) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 336,100 shares, an increase of 83,925.0% from the December 15th total of 400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 421,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days.

Subaru Stock Down 5.0 %

Shares of OTCMKTS:FUJHY opened at $8.43 on Monday. Subaru has a one year low of $7.51 and a one year high of $11.76. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $8.28 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $8.88. The company has a market cap of $12.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.76, a PEG ratio of 0.25 and a beta of 0.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 2.35 and a quick ratio of 1.87.

Institutional Trading of Subaru

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in FUJHY. Beddow Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in Subaru by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 84,443 shares of the company’s stock worth $895,000 after purchasing an additional 1,507 shares during the period. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA boosted its position in Subaru by 53.6% in the 3rd quarter. CHICAGO TRUST Co NA now owns 34,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $295,000 after buying an additional 11,872 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new position in Subaru in the 4th quarter valued at about $83,000. 0.01% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Subaru Company Profile

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.