Nikon Co. (OTCMKTS:NINOY) Short Interest Update

Nikon Co. (OTCMKTS:NINOY) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 800 shares, a growth of 14.3% from the January 15th total of 700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.4 days.

Nikon Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of Nikon stock traded down $0.06 during trading on Friday, hitting $10.10. The stock had a trading volume of 1,313 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,514. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.88 and a quick ratio of 0.96. The stock has a market cap of $3.50 billion, a PE ratio of 40.23 and a beta of 0.54. Nikon has a 12 month low of $9.30 and a 12 month high of $13.07. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $10.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $10.93.

Nikon (OTCMKTS:NINOY) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported $0.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.24 by ($0.18). Nikon had a net margin of 1.98% and a return on equity of 2.01%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Nikon will post 0.44 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Nikon

Nikon Corporation manufactures and sells optical instruments in Japan, North America, Europe, China, Thailand, and internationally. It operates through Imaging Products Business, Precision Equipment Business, Healthcare Business, Components Business, and Industrial equipment and Others segments. The Imaging Products Business segment provides digital SLR cameras, compact digital cameras, and interchangeable camera lenses.