Short Interest in BYD Company Limited (OTCMKTS:BYDDY) Expands By 194.0%

BYD Company Limited (OTCMKTS:BYDDY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large growth in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 579,100 shares, a growth of 194.0% from the March 15th total of 197,000 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 1,999,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days.

BYD Stock Performance

OTCMKTS:BYDDY traded down $0.87 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $91.87. 872,802 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 731,649. The company has a market capitalization of $136.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.35, a P/E/G ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 0.17. The company has a fifty day moving average of $95.47 and a 200 day moving average of $79.38. BYD has a twelve month low of $50.00 and a twelve month high of $109.20.

BYD (OTCMKTS:BYDDY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 24th. The company reported $1.43 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.39 by $0.04. BYD had a net margin of 4.86% and a return on equity of 22.72%. The company had revenue of $37.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $174.49 billion. On average, research analysts expect that BYD will post 3.87 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

BYD Company Profile

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.