Mazda Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:MZDAY) Sees Significant Increase in Short Interest

Mazda Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:MZDAY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 84,300 shares, an increase of 16,760.0% from the January 15th total of 500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 311,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days.

Mazda Motor Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of OTCMKTS MZDAY traded up $0.03 during trading on Friday, hitting $3.42. The stock had a trading volume of 56,680 shares, compared to its average volume of 175,003. The company has a market capitalization of $4.31 billion, a PE ratio of 4.81 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $3.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30, a current ratio of 1.51 and a quick ratio of 0.98. Mazda Motor has a 12 month low of $3.02 and a 12 month high of $6.12.

Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAY - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.02. Mazda Motor had a net margin of 2.74% and a return on equity of 9.04%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Mazda Motor will post 0.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Mazda Motor

Mazda Motor Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of passenger cars and commercial vehicles in Japan, China, North America, Europe, and internationally. The company was formerly known as Toyo Kogyo Co, Ltd. and changed its name to Mazda Motor Corporation in May 1984. Mazda Motor Corporation was incorporated in 1920 and is headquartered in Hiroshima, Japan.