Obayashi Co. (OTCMKTS:OBYCF) Short Interest Down 23.3% in February

Obayashi Co. (OTCMKTS:OBYCF) saw a significant drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 467,100 shares, a drop of 23.3% from the February 13th total of 608,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 0 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently ∞ days. Approximately 0.1% of the company’s shares are sold short.

Obayashi Price Performance

OBYCF stock remained flat at $13.00 during mid-day trading on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $13.02 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.20, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. Obayashi has a 1 year low of $13.00 and a 1 year high of $14.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.31.

Obayashi (OTCMKTS:OBYCF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The company reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter. Obayashi had a net margin of 4.91% and a return on equity of 7.12%.

About Obayashi

Obayashi Corporation engages in the construction business in Japan, North America, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Oceania. The company constructs buildings, including offices, condominiums, commercial facilities, factories, hospitals, and schools; and civil engineering projects, such as tunnels, bridges, dams, river works, urban civil engineering structures, railroads, and expressways.