Short Interest in KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) Rises By 754.0%

KDDI Co. (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) saw a significant growth in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 150,300 shares, a growth of 754.0% from the January 15th total of 17,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 555,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.3 days.

KDDI Price Performance

OTCMKTS:KDDIY traded up $0.01 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $16.22. The company had a trading volume of 195,123 shares, compared to its average volume of 351,244. KDDI has a 52-week low of $12.80 and a 52-week high of $17.64. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $15.98 and its 200-day moving average price is $16.04. The company has a market capitalization of $71.10 billion, a PE ratio of 16.06 and a beta of 0.08. The company has a quick ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40.

KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. KDDI had a net margin of 10.71% and a return on equity of 10.87%. As a group, research analysts expect that KDDI will post 1.11 earnings per share for the current year.

KDDI Company Profile

KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo.