Kyocera Co. (OTCMKTS:KYOCY) Short Interest Up 179.6% in March

Kyocera Co. (OTCMKTS:KYOCY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totalling 30,200 shares, an increase of 179.6% from the February 28th total of 10,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 81,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.0% of the company's stock are short sold.

Kyocera Stock Down 1.1 %

Shares of KYOCY traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $11.33. The company had a trading volume of 40,060 shares, compared to its average volume of 55,881. Kyocera has a 52 week low of $9.21 and a 52 week high of $13.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.97 and a current ratio of 3.20. The company has a market capitalization of $15.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 0.25. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $11.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.79.

Kyocera (OTCMKTS:KYOCY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The company reported ($0.08) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.24). Kyocera had a return on equity of 0.82% and a net margin of 1.34%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Kyocera will post 0.32 EPS for the current year.

Remove Ads

About Kyocera

Kyocera Corporation develops, produces, and distributes products based on fine ceramic technologies in Japan, rest of Asia, Europe, the United States, and internationally. It operates through Core Components Business, Electronic Components Business, and Solutions Business segments. The Core Components Business segment offers components, such as fine ceramic components for semiconductor processing equipment, automotive camera modules, and ceramic packages, as well as organic packages and boards to protect electronic components and ICs to industrial machinery, automotive-related, and the information and communication-related markets; optical components, and jewelry and applied ceramic related products; and medical devices comprising prosthetic joints and dental implants.