Mazda Motor Co. (OTCMKTS:MZDAY - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 80,800 shares, a growth of 4,152.6% from the March 15th total of 1,900 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 361,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.2 days. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the company are sold short.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have commented on MZDAY. Daiwa America upgraded shares of Mazda Motor to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded Mazda Motor to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Monday.
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Mazda Motor Price Performance
MZDAY traded up $0.10 during trading on Friday, hitting $2.91. 254,309 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 191,295. The company has a current ratio of 1.56, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The company has a market cap of $3.67 billion, a PE ratio of 4.22 and a beta of 0.63. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $3.22 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $3.30. Mazda Motor has a 1 year low of $2.44 and a 1 year high of $5.72.
Mazda Motor (OTCMKTS:MZDAY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, February 14th. The company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.02. Mazda Motor had a net margin of 2.66% and a return on equity of 8.67%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Mazda Motor will post 0.66 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Mazda Motor Company Profile
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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.
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