BYD Company Limited (OTCMKTS:BYDDF) Short Interest Up 53.8% in March

BYD Company Limited (OTCMKTS:BYDDF - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest during the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,388,200 shares, a growth of 53.8% from the February 28th total of 902,600 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 278,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.0 days.

BYD Stock Down 0.0 %

BYDDF stock traded down $0.01 during trading on Thursday, reaching $48.99. The company's stock had a trading volume of 103,247 shares, compared to its average volume of 152,685. The company's fifty day moving average is $45.54 and its 200-day moving average is $38.57. BYD has a 1 year low of $24.35 and a 1 year high of $54.60. The company has a market capitalization of $142.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.24 and a beta of 0.31.

BYD (OTCMKTS:BYDDF - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The company reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $37.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $174.49 billion.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Barclays restated an "overweight" rating and set a $85.00 target price on shares of BYD in a research report on Friday, March 28th.

About BYD

BYD Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in automobiles and batteries business in the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and internationally. The company operates in two segments: Mobile Handset Components, Assembly Service and Other Products; and Automobiles and Related Products and Other Products.