Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY) Short Interest Up 66.7% in February

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. (OTCMKTS:KWHIY - Get Free Report) saw a significant increase in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 15,500 shares, an increase of 66.7% from the February 13th total of 9,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 22,700 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.7 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Stock Up 2.3 %

KWHIY traded up $0.60 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $26.64. The stock had a trading volume of 25,633 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,266. The company has a market capitalization of $11.15 billion, a PE ratio of 20.18 and a beta of 0.88. Kawasaki Heavy Industries has a twelve month low of $10.30 and a twelve month high of $27.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a current ratio of 1.08. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $20.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.64.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries (OTCMKTS:KWHIY - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The industrial products company reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.48. Kawasaki Heavy Industries had a net margin of 4.09% and a return on equity of 12.40%.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Company Profile

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. engages in aerospace systems, energy solution and marine engineering, precision machinery and robot, rolling stock, and motorcycle and engine businesses in Japan and internationally. It manufactures aircraft for the Japan ministry of defense; helicopters; and helicopter and jet engines for commercial aircrafts.