HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY) Sees Large Increase in Short Interest

HOYA Co. (OTCMKTS:HOCPY - Get Free Report) saw a large growth in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,000 shares, a growth of 40.0% from the January 15th total of 5,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 45,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.2 days.

HOYA Stock Performance

Shares of HOCPY stock traded down $1.20 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $126.38. 15,510 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 22,846. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 5.04 and a quick ratio of 4.35. The company's 50 day moving average is $129.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $132.97. The company has a market cap of $44.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.46 and a beta of 0.82. HOYA has a 1 year low of $108.12 and a 1 year high of $148.27.

HOYA (OTCMKTS:HOCPY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The technology company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.01 by $0.94. HOYA had a return on equity of 21.34% and a net margin of 24.17%. Equities research analysts anticipate that HOYA will post 3.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HOYA Company Profile

HOYA Corporation, a med-tech company, provides high-tech and medical products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Life Care, Telecommunication, and Other. The company offers life care products, including eyeglass and contact lenses; medical endoscopes; intraocular lenses; laparoscopic surgical instruments; automatic endoscope cleaning equipment; and other medical related products, such as prosthetic ceramic fillers and metallic implants for orthopedics.